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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 69

Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 5

There is considerable distress in the Killingworth district, owing to the fact that this is the sixth week in succession that the mine has been idle, and that for…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Glebo miners was held in Simpson's Hall. Merewether, on Monday evening, Mr. R. Powell presiding…

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Mining Matters. Special Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 5

The Special Mining Court will meet again this morning at the Newcastle Courthouse. A month ago it was adjourned in order that the executive of the…

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Mining Matters. Special Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1909 · page 4

When the Royal Commission on Coalmining disputes met on the 11th August, the president, his Honor Acting Judge Edmunds, adjourned it indefinitely, but it…

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An Inventor's Death. Blown Up by His Own Mine. Two Other Men Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1909 · page 5

An accident, resulting in loss of life, has occurred in connection with the testing of a military invention at Presburg, in Hungary, 40 miles by…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

An interview will take place in Newcastle, to-morrow morning, between Mr. F. Livingstone-Learmonth, Superintendent of the A.A. Company, and the district…

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Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

Good progress is being made with the concrete arch in the engine-plane at the Hetton Colliery. About 100 feet of the wall and arch is nearing completion, which…

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Tanami Goldfield. Port Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

Preparations have been made by the Government for the despatch of a party to the Victoria River on the next trip of the coastal steamer Nelson, for the…

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Coal Miners Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

The Westport Coal Company is discharging 200 men from its Granity Creek mine, the reason given being the slackness of the demand for coal. The…

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Coal-loading Appliances. Conference in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 5

As an outcome of a special meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, held on Monday last, a conference was held yesterday to consider…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1909 · page 7

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge was held in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Thursday evening. Mr. W. Standing presided…

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Merewether. Mining Employees' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1909 · page 6

The employees of the Newcastle Coal Mining Company held their annual picnic at Speers' Point on Saturday, and the weather being delightful, a large number…

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Cardiff Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 3

A meeting of the Cardiff miners was held at Cardiff on Friday, Mr. E. Buxton presiding. The secretary, Mr. P. Sneddon, read a…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the members of Hetton Lodge was held in the lodgeroom, Wickham, last night. Mr. W. Sheridan, chairman of the lodge, presided, and Mr. W…

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Mining Matters. Dismissal of Mr. Burns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 4

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation will meet to-day, to consider the position caused by the dismissal of Mr. A. Burns, secretary of the…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 6

With regard to wet places in Hetton Colliery, the manager informed the deputation which conferred with him last week, that he was prepared to pay for…

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Mining Matters. Dismissal of Mr. Burns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 6

The delegate board of the Colliery Employee's Federation met yesterday at the Trades Hall, to consider the position created by the dismissal of Mr. Albert…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 6

The ballot for officers of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge resulted as follows:—Chairman, F. Roach 109, J. Bassett 85; secretary, J. N. Brown 78, G. H. North…

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Distress at Killingworth. Appeal to the Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 6

"Gentlemen,—I have been instructed by the members of the Killingoworth-Lodge to most respectfully place before you the painful, and, as we believe, the…

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Commercial News. Stocks and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 1s 11¾d per ounce standard. The closing price of copper in London was £58 10s, an advance of 5s…

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