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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 69

Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 7

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held yesterday morning. There was a large attendance, and Mr. R. Powell occupied the chair…

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Help for the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 6

Offers of assistance continue to be made to the miners' executive by unions and by individuals. The Newcastle Sewer Workers' Union has decided to strike a…

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Shortland and Durham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 6

The Shortland miners met at Probert's Hotel, Adamstown, yesterday morning. There was a full attendance. The delegate explained the business dealt with…

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Big Deal in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 5

Evidently anticipating that the trouble might last, the Railway Commissioners have succeeded in purchasing all the coal that was lying in waggons on the Dyke…

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Wolgan Shale Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 6

A delegate from the men employed in the Wolgan Valley shale mines, in the Lithgow district, attended the conference of miners to-day. He stated that while…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 7

Sir,—I would like to throw out a suggestion on the present coal trouble, knowing a little about some of the 53, grievances that the delegate board have…

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Victoria's Coal Deposits. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. A. Bilson, the Minister for Railways, moved for reference to, the railway committee of the question of extending the…

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Mining Crisis. Offer by Mr. Wade. Conference and Work. to Be Simultaneous. Miners Oppose Proposal. to Be Considered To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 5

Mr. Wade, the State Premier, made a statement yesterday in regard to the industrial difficulty. He said that if the parties would…

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Nationalisation of Mines. Motion by Mr. Edden. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 5

Mr. Edden moved the adjournment of the House to discuss a matter of urgent public importance, that the Government should nationalise sufficient coalmines to supply…

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Action by the Premier. Proposal to the Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 5

Mr. Wade, the Premier, to-night forwarded to Messrs, Bowling and Hughes communications in accordance with the Statement made by him in the…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 1s 11¼d per ounce standard. The closing price of copper yesterday was £59 2s 6d per ton, an advance of 5s…

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Illinois Mine Disaster. Fate of Rescue Party. All Hope Abandoned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 5

Watchers at the mouth of the St. Paul's Company's mine at Cherry, Illinois, where a disastrous explosion occurred, have heard muffled reports…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 5

By order of the officials of the Wallsend Colliery, the pumps were yesterday removed from the Modder River and Chinaman's districts. It is understood…

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Collieries Board. Mechanics' Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 7

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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The Southern Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 5

The southern colliery owners met this afternoon, when consideration was given to the Premier's proposal that work should be resumed, and a conference…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 7

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Poel's Hall on Tuesday, afternoon, Mr. W. Standing presiding. There was a large…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Wallarah miners was held at Catherine Hill Bay yesterday, Mr. F. Reach presiding. The minutes of the delegate board…

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Miners' Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 5

Meetings of miners lodges will be held as follows:—Hetton Burwood Extended, and combined meeting of West Wallsend and Seaham, to-day…

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Coal at Newcastle Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 5

Reference to coal supplies at the Newcastle Hospital was made by the house committee in their report to the general committee last night…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 6

Sir,—I, write with some diffidence, to make a suggestion as to a way out of the present industrial deadlock. Where men who have made a practical study of the…

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