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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 69

Collieries Board. Proprietors' Application

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 5

In connection with the sittings of the Newcastle and Maitland Collieries' Board, Mr. A. J. Kelynack appearing for the Hunter District Colliery Proprietors' Defence…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 7

Sir,—I desire to correct the impression that is likely to be created by your correspondent's report of the Aberdare miners' meeting, with regard to my…

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Neath Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 6

A dispute has arisen at the Neath Colliery, resulting in the refusal by the manager to allow yesterday afternoon's shift to go to work. The manager…

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Mining Matters. Price of Explosives

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

The committee appointed by the Northern Colliery Employees' Association to take into consideration the price and method of distribution of explosives,…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 6

Messrs. E. Williams and W. Bower made an inspection of the Newcastle Coal Company's A pit on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of October, and report as follows:—Ladysmith…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallarah miners was held at Tobin's Hotel Catherine Hill Bay, to deal with the minutes of the quarterly delegate board meeting,…

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Wallsend Miners

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

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening, to receive the minutes of the delegate board meeting of the 21st and…

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Neath Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 6

The trouble which has arisen at Neath Colliery over the height of the seam to be worked, was advanced another stage yesterday, when the manager absolutely…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 6

Mr. Jarvis presided over a largely attended meeting of the Hebburn, miners at Jewell's haill last evening. Mr. Bowling, district president, was in…

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Young Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 7

A meeting of the Young Wallsend Minors' Lodge was held on Tuesday evening. Mr. D. Hutton being in the chair. Nominations for district officers were…

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Polar Research. Peary's Proofs Accepted. Awarded the Gold Medal. London

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

Commander Peary has been awarded the gold medal of the American National Geographical Society for Polar research…

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Collieries Board. Mechanics' Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 9

The sitting of the Newcastle and Maitland Collieries (Workers not Miners) Board, as at present constituted, was continued yesterday at the Newcastle…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 13

Sir,—I desire to point out that Mr. Johnson must be a very big man in the Colliery Employees' Federation, to the able to go around the various lodged…

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Miners' Sports

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

The committee of the South Maitland miners' dog-watch celebration have decided to hold their annual demonstration on the Maitland Park on Monday, 15th…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. W. Brownlee president and there was a good attendance…

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Minmi Miners

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

The monthly meeting of the Back Creek, Duckenfield Lodge, was held in Peel's Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. W. Standing presiding, and there was a large attendance of…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 5

The return furnished by the Undersecretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for New South Wales for the month of October is 25,212 ounces…

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Mining Situation. a Serious Position. Lodges to Be Consulted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 5

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met yesterday at the Trades Hall, to consider the situation as it affects the whole district…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Hebburn Miners, Advisory Board Adopted

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

At a meeting of the Hebburn miners, held at Weston on Thursday evening, the question relative to the proposal to appoint a sub-committee of five to act with…

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The Coal-mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 4

The district finds itself suddenly confronted to-day with the cessation of work at the collieries. The suddenness of the occurrence has…

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