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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 69

Mining Matters. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 5

Mr. P. Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, took the chair it a meeting of the committee of management, held at the Trades Hall…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Maitland Coalfield. Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 6

The Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company has made great progress during the past year in the development of its colliery at Neath, on the Maitland…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, was idle yesterday. The men turned up as usual in the morning, and were told that there would be half a day's work for them…

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Newcastle Miners' Attitude

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 5

Last week the rumour was circulated in Sydney and Melbourne that a general strike throughout the State was imminent, in sympathy with the Borken Hill…

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Newcastle-wallsend Coal Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company was held at the offices of the company, Bridge-street, Sydney, on Thursday, Mr. J. H…

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Mining Matters. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation met again yesterday at the Trade Hall, Mr. P. Bowling, president of the federation,…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners Lodge was held in Peel's Hall on Thursday night, Mr. W. Standing presiding…

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Rescue From Flooded Mine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

Twenty-four natives have been rescused from the Witwatersrand goldmine, in the Transvaul, which was flooded through the bursting of a dam…

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Meeting in Sydney. Support for the Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

An open-air meeting was held in the Domain this afternoon in reference to the Broken Hill strike. Speeches were delivered and a sum of money was collected…

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South Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 7

Sir,—I desire to refer to some of the conditions prevailing at the South Greta Colliery. A miner, when starting work, is told that there is constant work and…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 5

The Stortland Miners' Lodge met last night at Probert's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. Usher being in the chair. An appeal for assistance was received…

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Cardiff Miners

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

The Cardiff (Lymington) Miners' Lodge met on Monday afternoon at Russell's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. E. Buxton being in the chair…

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McMYLER Coal Dumps. Commissioner's Assurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

The M'Myler coal dump was at work again yesterday. The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Urilla was placed alongside the dump early in the…

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Pelaw-main Miners

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

Mr. D. Evans, chairman of Pelaw-Main Miners' Lodge, at a meeting held on Tuesday evening, said it would be advisable to see what could be done regarding the…

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Victorian Brown Coal

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—A firm of high standing in London has assured Mr. J. W. Taverner, Agent-General for Victoria, that there is ample capital…

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Queensland Miners. Ipswich

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

A mass meeting of miners of the West Moreton district was held at Bundamba to-day. Mr. A. Waiters, the president of the…

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Borehole Collieries, Limited

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

The fifty-first half-yearly meeting of Stockton Coal Company, Limited, and the third ordinary general meeting of the Borchole Collieries, Limited, were held…

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New Zealand Miners. Sydney

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

Mr. P. H. Hickey, a delegate from the Miners’ Federation of New Zealand, attended the meeting of the Sydney Labour Council to-night, and delivered an…

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Broken Hill Trouble. Miners Accept Award. Company Decides to Day. Broken Hill

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

The assurance demanded by Mr. Justice Higgins from both the Proprietary Company and the combined unions, that his award would be faithfully observed, has…

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Coal-weighing Appliances

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

The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce has for some time past been urging upon the Railway Commissioners that the coal-weighing appliances at the port should be…

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