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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 69

Aberdare Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 5

On Wednesday, being the first of the weekly roll calls at the Aberdare Miners' Lodge, the largest number yet seen at any meeting was in attendance. Mr. G…

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The Southern Collieries. Refuse the Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 5

The following letter was to-day received by Mr. Lee, the Acting Premier, from Mr. W. A. Firth, the secretary to the Southern Colliery Proprietors'…

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The Two Collieries. Work to Start at Once

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 5

The scheme for the working of Young Wallsend and Ebbw-Main collieries will be put into operation during the next few days. In fact, Ebbw-Main may start…

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Adamstown. Miners' Relief Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the officers of Sea Pit, Glebe, Waratah, Burwood, Burwood Extended, Durham, New Lambton, and Shortland miners' lodges was hold…

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Wallsend Miners. Commissary Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the commissary committees of the Wallsend, Co-operative, Elermore Vale, Maryland, and Lambton lodges was held at Houston's hotel on…

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Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 7

Sir,—Grant calamities are only such so long as they teach us no lessons for our future guidance. The present strike is a calamity; but it will become a great…

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Miners' Mass Meeting. at West Wallsend. Address by the President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 5

A mass meeting of the members of West Wallsend, Seaham, South Seaham, Killingworth, Back Creek and Duckenfield, and Young Wallsend Lodges was…

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The Entombed Miners. Fight for Water. Hope Not Relinquished. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 5

Further reports regarding the terrible mining disaster, at Cherry, Illinois, state that Walter Waite, William Clelland and their immediate…

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Commercial News. Wool, and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 5

The wool sales opened last evening. Competition was brisk at from par to 5 per cent. decline. On the Stock Exchange, yesterday, City…

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Mining Crisis. Owners Obdurate. Refuse the Conference. Insist on Their Terms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association was held in Newcastle yesterday. At its close a letter was forwarded…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Growing Dulness in Town.—our Harbour Transit in Danger.—every Hour's Delay in Calling That Conference Is an Hour of Folly.—who Could Arbitrate?—our Position with the Outside World.—that Coal That Is "Hurrying" Oversea. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 6

The "Newcastle Morning Herald" tells us that Newcastle is stagnant, the result of the strike. The return news is that Sydney is becoming stagnant where…

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Working the Mines. New Development. Coal Will Not Be Hauled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 5

A sensational development in connection with the proposal to work Ebbw-Main and Young Wallsend collieries occurred last evening, when it became known that the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 7

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Warner's Hall yesterday morning. There was a large attendance, and Mr. R. Powell presided…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held yesterday afternoon to consider the proposition of the central commissary committee with…

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Teralba Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 6

A combined meeting of Borehole, Pacific, Northern Extended, Cardiff, and Rhondda lodges was held in Parry's Hall, Teralba, on Wednesday, Mr. J…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the Lambton miners was held at Smith's Hotel, yesterday, Mr. J. Morgan presided, and there was a large attendance, including members of the…

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Miners' Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 6

Killingworth Miners' Lodge will meet at three o'clock to-day, and Sea Pit Miners Lodge at ten o'clock…

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Danish Coal Contracts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 4

The contracts for supplying the Danish State railways with steam coal over the winter have now been closed, says an English paper. The major portion, has been placed…

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Coal for the Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 5

Thu report published in Wednesday's issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" that the Railway Commissioners would probably purchase the coal in the steamer…

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The Western Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 6

The directors of the Lithgow Coal Association have sent the following letter to the Acting Premier:— "Dear Sir,—We have to acknowledge…

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