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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 69

Mining Matters. Important Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 4

A conference took place yesterday in the Masonic Hall, Newcastle, between the mmbers of the Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association of the Hunter River…

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Scottish Miners. Unanimous Decision. Eighty Thousand Strike. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 5

The Scottish miners have determined upon taking united action to resist the proposed reduction in wages. Men employed at all the collieries…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 5

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

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Borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 6

The trouble at Borehole Colliery arose through two men being sent up for not filling a certain quantity of coal. The report of the deputation which…

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Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 2

Messrs. E. Williams and W. H. Gates made an inspection of Seaham No. 2 colliery on the 7th and 12th instant and report as follows:—…

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Hetton Colliery. Reference in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Wood, the Chief Secretary, in reply to Mr. J.. Miller, said he was not aware that Mr. Edden had stated that the barrier…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall, Newcastle. Mr. P. Bowling,…

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Commercial News. Produce and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 1s 11 7-16d per ounce standard. The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 3

A few days ago the winding engine-driver and fireman employed at Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, were informed by the manager that their services were…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 13

A special meeting of the Wallarah miners was held at Catherine Hill Bay to deal with the minutes of the delegate board meeting of July 5. Mr. F. Roach…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 5

A special meeting of the above mines was held in Blackburn's Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr. H. Oxley occupied the chair…

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British Coal Mining. Reduction of Wages. General Strike Feared. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 5

The coalowners of the federated districts in England and Wales ask for a reduction of 5 per cent. in wages. The Conciliation Board is to meet…

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Coal in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 2

Though there are at present a number of coal seams being worked in Queensland providing employment for hundreds of miners and others, and other…

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Durham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 5

A meeting of Darham Miners' Lodge was held yesterday morning on the Charles-town-Adamstown road, Mr. T. Pokoney Presiding…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 5

A meeting of Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Thursday night, Mr. W. Standing presiding…

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The Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 4

While the results of the conference between the representatives of the colliery owners and the miners' representatives have not as yet been made…

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Special Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 5

His Honor Acting Judge Edmunds, president of the Royal Commission on Cacimining Disputes, has informed the proprietors' association and the miners'…

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Miners' Accident Fund. Meeting of Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 5

A meeting of delegates to the Miner' Accident Relief Fund Conference was held at the Trades hall on Saturday morning. Mr. W. Bower, chairman of the conference,…

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Mining Matters. Conference Resumed. Satisfactory Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 5

The conference between the members of the Coillery Proprietors' Defence Association and the executive officers and delegate board or the Colliery Employees'…

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Southern Collieries' Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 5

The Southern Collieries Board sat again to-day. Mr. H. AMitchell addressed the board at length [?] behalf of the claimants, the…

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