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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 69

Amalgamation of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 5

Mr. F. Dunleavy, president of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, Mr. A. Waugh, treasuree, and Mr. A. Gray, secretary, arrived in Newcastle yesterday,…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 4

The material falling-off in the export of coal from Newcastle during the past half-year is no doubt to be accounted for by various reasons. The…

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Queensland Coal Deposits. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 5

Mr. E. C Marks, the assistant Government Geologist, who has been examining the country south and east of Mount Peter, reports that while carbonaceous shales are…

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Commercial News. Mining Quotations. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 5

The middle prices of Australasian mining scrip on Saturday were as follows:— Brisels 7s 1½d; Mount Lyell 7s 6d; Zine (ordinary), 11s 4½d;…

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Mining Matters. Dudley and Hebburn. Proposals for Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 5

The delegate board of the Colliery Employee's Federation met yesterday at the Newcastle Trades Hall. Mr. P. Bowling, president of the federation, was in the…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Shortland Miners' Lodge was held on Monday night, at Probert's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J. Usher presiding…

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Britain As a Coal Country

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 5

In the days of Elizabeth a law was passed to forbid the use of coal in London during the Parliamentary session—the smoke offended the senses of…

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The Hetton Mine. the Danger of Flooding. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 5

The situation at the Hetton Colliery is viewed with some anxiety. It is stated by authorities who have a personal knowledge that during the last…

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Commercial News. Corn and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at is 11 11-16d per ounce standard. The wheat afloat for the United kingdom is estimated at 2,405,000…

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Hetton Colliery. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 4

A Special meeting of the members of the Hetton Lodge was held yesterday morning, at the lodge-room, Wickhar Mr. J. Cusick, chairman of the lodge,…

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Lymington Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 7

The Lymington miners held a meeting yesterday at Cardiff, Mr. E. Buxton presiding. Various matters were dealt with, also…

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Reopening of the Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 4

Representatives of the Hetton Colliery have had an Interview with Mr. Wood, the Minister for Mines, and there is good reason for believing that the question of…

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A New Gold Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 7

Many new goldfields have been discovered in Queensland from time to time; but, unfortunately, the majority of them have not proved themselves to be permanent…

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Our Sydney Letter. Beware the Chinese Trade Boycott.—a Little Gold Item.—mr. Justice Street on Will-making. a Dying Rich Man's Obligations.—union Jack and Star-spangled Banner.—the Unemployed at Broken Hill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 4

Mr. Suttor, our commercial agent in the Ear East, has contributed a very readable report on Australia's trade there. In one part he refers to the extreme sensitiveness…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

The Burwood Miners' Lodge met last night, Mr. T. Sayers being in the chair. The whole of the minutes of the last meeting of the delegate board were adopted as…

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The Special Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

The ballot on the question of the withdrawing from the Special Mining Court is now being taken along the members of the various lodges. The Burwood Lodge…

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Mining Affairs. Conference Agreed To. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 3

A meeting of the northern colliery proprietors was held in Sydney to-day, an the proceedings occupied some hours. At the conclusion it was learned that…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 1s 11½d per ounce standard. The closing quotation of copper yesterday was £58 5s per ton, a fall of…

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Strike in Canada. Fighting at Glace Bay. Troops Sent to the Mine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

A section of the workers employed by the Dominion Coal Company, in Canada, have struck work for higher wages…

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Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 11

Sir,—Mr. Charlton, M.P., is reported to have said in Parliament that there is a stoppage of work at Hetton Colliery, because of an alteration in working…

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