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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 69

Maitland Mining District. a Word to Advertisers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 6

THE "NEWCASTLE MORNING HERALD AND MINERS' ADVOCATE" is the recognised PEOPLE'S PAPER THROUGHOUT the whole of the…

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Commercial News. Corn and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 5

The closing price of copper yesterday was £59 is 3d per ton, an advance of 6s 3d. Herr F. O. Licht, of Magdeburg, in his…

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Durham Colliery. Trouble with the Drivers. Miners Will Take the Horses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 5

Durham (Lambton. B) Colliery was thrown idle yesterday, owing to the drivers—ten in number—declining to turn out their horses…

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Miners' Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 4

The bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Edden for the regulation of the hours worked in coal and shale mines did not receive the…

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Barrier Mining Accidents. Complaint by the Unions. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 4

The Combined Unions committee has for warded the following letter to Mr. Woo[?] the State Minister for Mines:—"Under instructions from the Combined Unions…

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Colliery Carpenters. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 6

In the Industrial Disputes Court, to-day, before Judge Reydon, Mr. A. P. Sparke (agent for Messrs. Sparks and Millard of Newcastle), appeared for…

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Mining Matters. District Grievances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 4

The resolution passed by the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation on the 16th September, and which has been endorsed by the lodges, relative…

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Colliery Inspections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 3

Mr. W. Rees, district cheekinspector, and the local cheekinspector, report as follows upon the result of their examination of the ventilation of Rosedale…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 7

A special meeting of the Killingworth miners was held in Killingworth Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Winters was voted to the chair in lien of Mr. J…

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Tanami Goldfield. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 6

The Minister controlling the Northern Territory received a telegram to-day from the Government . Resident at Port Darwin, reporting that Mr. Pearce, who…

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Mining Matters. Federation's Requests. Proprietors' Answer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 September 1909 · page 4

At the meeting in Sydney on Friday of the associated Colliery Proprfetors, the requests of the Colliery Employees' Federation, contained in the resolution…

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Our Sydney Letter. a Great Rise in Barriers.—why the Public "Debt" of New South Wales?—the Value of the Girl As a Worker.—an Elderly Spinster's Tragedy.—lost Property From "Gamps" to Flying Machines.—a Ribbon of Gold for Pitt-street Property. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 September 1909 · page 4

The ups and down of the silver-lead share market are a never-falling subject of interest to these who dabble in this kind of investment. At the moment of writing,…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Borehole miners was held at Boolaroo on Sunday, Mr. J. Cain presiding. The meeting was called to decided on a course of action to be taken in…

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Coal-buyer's Complaint. Statements Refuted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 6

A complaint was made on Saturday, in a Sydney morning newspaper, by the owner of the barque Laura, that she had been unable to get coal at…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 7

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners Lodge was held in the Masonic Hall on Monday evening to receive the check-inspectors' report and the delegate…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 3

A special meeting of Shortland miners was held on Monday night at Probert's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J, Usher presiding. Mr. P. Bowling was present…

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Discoveries at the Pole. Tropical Remains. Fine Coal Seams. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 5

Professor M'Millan, who was a member of Commander Peary's expedition to the North Pole, states that he found a huge rock split open by frost…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of the New Lambton miner was held last night at Russell's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. T. Hopton in the chair…

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Tanami Goldfield. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 6

Mr. O'Loughlin, the Minister for the Northern Territory, has received from, Mr. L, A, Wells, Government surveyor, who recently completed a trigonometrical…

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Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 6

A miner named George Alston, employed at the Duckenfield Colliery, Minmi, was killed while at work in the old tunnel yesterday morning, having…

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