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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 69

Sydney Labour Council. Uphold the Miners. Sydney

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

A largely attended meeting of the New South Wales Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall to-night to discuss the industrial, trouble, Owing to…

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Catherine Hill Bay. Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 6

The strike is passing very quietly at Wallarah. Unless one knew otherwise, a person would assume that an ordinary pit holiday was taking place. Many of the miners…

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Miners' Grievances. a Lengthy List. Many of Long Standing

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

The list of grievances at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts, which has been prepared by Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary of the Colliery…

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Helping the Men. Two Mines to Work. a Definite Scheme

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

The opinion held throughout the district is that two pits will be worked by the miners, under the scheme which has been referred to as one which will yield…

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Mining Crisis. Support From Unions Complaints of the Men. a Detailed List. the Proposed Conference

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

The situation in regard to the coal mining difficulty was not altered yesterday, except in so far as other trade unions announced their…

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Colliery Proprietors. Decline Conference. Until Miners' Resume Work. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

The members of the Hunter River District Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association met at the offices of Dalgety and company to-day, when the request which…

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Colliery Workmen's Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Wallsend Colliery Workmen's Union was held on Thursday evening in Young's hall, Wallsend. Mr. J. Dunbar presiding. The attendance was…

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Miners' Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

Meetings of miners will be held as follows:—Cardiff and Waratah lodges, this morning; Glebe, Lodge, on Tuesday…

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Miners' Demonstration

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

The South Maitland miners' demonstration and dog-watch celebration is to be held on the Maitland Park. The sports programme includes footrunning, clycing, and dancing…

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Seaham Colliery Assessment Sydney

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

The Full Court to-day reserved judgment in the special case in which the Land and income Tax Commissioners appealed appealed against the…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in Cogan's Hotel, Merewether, on Thursday morning. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. B. Dobb…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

A special meeting of the Co-operative Miners' Lodge was held in Mr. Shaw's rooms, Wallsend, yesterday. The attendance was good Mr. J. Wilson in the…

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Working Collieries. Matter to Be Dealt With

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

Speaking at Hetton yesterday, Mr. Bowling said the scheme for working the two collieries, as put forward in yesterday's "Newcastle Morning Herald," will be dealt…

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The Southern Collieries. Position Explained. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

The misunderstanding that partially prompted the reply of the Southern Colliery Owners' Association to the request of the men for an open conference was…

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West Wallsend Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

The coal was drawn from West Wallsend Colliery yesterday. It was intended to draw the coal from Seaham Colliery yesterday, but the…

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The Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 7

Although the determination of the Newcastle miners to "down tools" was not altogether unexpected, it has nevertheless caused some little suprise in Queensland…

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The Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 16

The big strike which has commenced so suddenly at Newcastle has struck us all on thin side with the greatest surprise. In a casual sort of way some few…

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Views of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

The news received last night from the "Newcastle Morning Herald" office that the coal proprietors had refused a conference until the miners resumed work…

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Wallaroo Mines. Adelaide

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

Questioned to-day in regard to the notice of stoppage of works at the Wallaroo and Moonta mines in consequence of the Newcastle colliery difficulty, Mr…

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Mining Crisis. Decision of Owners Unfavourable Answer. Views of the Miners. Firm for Unionism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Colliery Propriotors' Association was held in Sydney yesterday. After two hours' discussion, the…

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