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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 69

Colliery Managers' Meeting. Grievances Made Light Of

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

A meeting of the colliery managers was held yesterday at the offices of the Association Colliery Proprietors, in Newcastle There were 35 of them present. The…

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Wallaroo Mines Stop. Adelaide

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

The Wallace and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company posted a, notice at the mines this afternoon stating that in consequence of the Newcastle strike the…

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Prussian Mining Trouble. Mineowners' Exchange. Danger of a Strike. London

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

The Prussian mineowners have organised a miners' labour exchange, with twelve branches, besides a head office at Essen…

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Mining Crisis. the Sydney Meeting Resolutions Arrived at Conference Asked For. Sydney

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

An important conference was held at the Trades Hall, to-day, at which practically the whole of the unionist, of the State were represented…

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Coal-mining Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 7

Sir,—Strikes are at all times, to be avoided if possible. Without entering into the merits or otherwise of the present conflict, it is to be hoped that the disaster…

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Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 5

The Price of coal continues to harden, and yesterday was nominally £3 per ton, All the small pits around the district were again at work yesterday, but it is…

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Protest by Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 5

The miners are waiting patiently the development of the Present crisis, but in very warm terms comment on the misleading and slanderous statements that…

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Cessnock. Aberdare Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge was held in Hampton's Hall on Tuesday morning. Mr. George Gregory, the president, occupied the…

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The South Coast. Collieries Laid Idle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 6

Four of the collieries on the South Coast were laid idle to-day. Those are the Corrimal, South Bulli, Mount Kembla, and Metropolitan. The South Bulli is…

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Adamstown. Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 6

New Lambton miners met yesterday at Russell's hotel, Adamstown, and Shortland Lodge met at Probert's hotel. At each meeting the lodge delegate gave a report of the…

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The Sydney Conference. Delegates Pleased. Northern Miners Justified

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 5

Seen yesterday morning by a representatives of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," as they left the train on their return from Sydney, Messrs. Bowling,…

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Mining Crisis. Cabinet Neutral. Hope for Settlement. Await Negotiations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 5

The situation in regard to the coalmining dispute was intensified yesterday by the cessation of work at several of the South Coast collieries…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Northern Situation.—our Dependence on Coal.—a Form of Passive Civil War.—who Owns the Coal?—the Troubles of Both Sides.—sydney Talks to Newcastle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 4

There's only one topic—the strike! When the news reached Sydney that there was going to be an upheaval the proof came with it, and Sydney was in…

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Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 5

The English and Australian Copper Company has enough coal on hand to last for three months at the usual rate of consumption. Other places of industry have…

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Seaham Colliery Assessment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 4

The Full Court to-day heard a special case in which the Land and Income Tax Commissioners appealed against the decision of Mr. District Court Judge Murray,…

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Protest by Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 3

Sir,—Under the above heading, I notice a small paragraph in reference to one of the collieries being watched; and an impression formed that a certain…

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The Southern Collieries. Owners Refuse Conference. Apparent Misunderstanding. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 5

The Southern Colliery Proprietors refused to-day to meet the representatives of the Federated Coal and Shale Workers of Australia in conference. The…

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The Mining Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 4

Mr. Wade, the State Premier, has adopted a wise course in deciding, that the Government shall not attempt, to take any action with regard to the…

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Brisbane Workers. Support the Miners. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 5

Throughout the entire wharf frontage to-day there was an air of unwonted excitement, and small bands of waterside workers could be seen quietly discussing the…

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The Miners Supported. Sympathy From Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 5

At the Trades Hall Council, to-night, Mr. E. Holloway, of the Bootmakers' Union, moved: "That, this council expresses its hearty sympathy with, and…

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