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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 69

Singleton Collieries. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Rix's Creek Miners' Lodge was held this morning, when the resolutions adopted by the delegate board of the Northern Colliery Employees'…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 6

Sir,—The bulk of your correspondent "Miner's" letter is unworthy of notice. Doubtless the audience have a vivid recollection of many things your…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Lambton miners was held at Smith's Commercial Hotel on Saturday afternoon. Mr. J. Moran presided, and explained that the meeting had…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

The Back creek and Duckenfield miners' lodges met at Minmi yesterday, and unanimously adopted the delegate board's resolutions…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

The Wallarah miners met at Catherine Hill Bay yesterday. There was a large attendance, and the resolution sent to the district by the delegate board were…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

The Hetton miners met at Carrington yesterday morning, Mr. W. Sheridan chairman of the lodge, presided, and there was a large attendance of the men…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

A largely attended meeting of the Globe miners was held in Warner's Hall on Saturday morning, Mr. Rees Powell presiding…

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Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

One of the first questions asked on Saturday was—"What are the coal supplies?" It is exactly two years since the sudden stoppage of work in 1907, and at that…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the West Wellsend miners was held in the Federal Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Wright presided, and the attendance was good…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

The Sea Pit minors met in the grounds of the school of arts on Sunday morning. Mr. B. Dobb, presided, and explained that the business for which they had been…

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Dudley and Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

A combined meeting of Dudley and Burwood miners was held yesterday morning on the Piggery Hill, near Adamstown. There were about 700 miners…

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The Mining Crisis. Men Cease Work. Lodges Almost Unanimous

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 5

The probability of general strike of the miners throughout the Newcastle and Maitland districts hinted at in Saturday's "Newcastle Morning Herald," has had…

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Lambton Miners

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

A meeting of the Lambton mines was held at Smith's Commercial Hotel yesterday evening. Mr. J. Morgan presiding. Correspondence was road from the…

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The Coal Trade Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 4

The effects of a stoppage in the coal trade are illustrated by the excitement which has been caused all over Australia by the cessation of…

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The Bundamba Miners. Ipswich

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 5

Mr. David Gledson, the secretary of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Association, stated to-day that that organisation was not affiliated with any southern…

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Mining Crisis. Strike Commenced. Both Sides in Earnest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 5

The mining strike was fully entered upon yesterday, when the whole of the mines in the Newcastle and Maitland districts were idle…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 6

Messrs E. Williams and C. North trade an inspection of the Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill, Bay on the 2nd and 3rd inst., and report as follows:—…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 6

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Pool's hill on Monday evening, Mr. W. Standing, the president, being in…

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Miners' Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 5

A miner, who takes a keen interest in the work of the federation, speaking yesterday about the situation said things were moving much too slowly for his…

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Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 5

Some coal was sold at the small collieries in the district yesterday at up to £1 per, ton, and small parcels of coal from the larger mines at £2 and £2 10s…

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