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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 58 of 69

Cherry Mine Disaster. the Fire Spreading. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 4

The St. Paul Mine, at Cherry, Hill[?], has again been sealed. The fire has again commenced to spread…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, November 24. the Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 16

Matters in connection with the coal strike have been wonderfully quite over this side during the past week, and though there has been a good deal of…

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Commercial News. Copper and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 4

The closing price of copper last night was £59 12s 6d per ton, an advance of 10s. At the wool sales last evening all…

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Haulage of Coal. Acting Premier's Statement. the Report Contradicted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 5

Regarding the statement that the Railway Commissioners had issued instructions that, until further notice, no coal is to be hauled except for railway…

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Mining Crisis. Situation Serious. Miners Still Waiting. Concilation Door Open

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 5

The position of affairs in connection with the coalmining trouble is becoming grave. The unions have, however,…

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Haulage of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 5

The order which had been issued that no coal should be hauled on any lines in the States had not been countermanded on Saturday, so far as this district was…

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Gunnedah Miners. Curlewis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 5

Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Colliery Employees’ Federation, left for Newcastle last night, after having had successful meetings amongst the men…

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Engine-drivers. Will Assist Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday morning. There was considerable…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 7

Sir.—It is to be hoped that every member of the Collier Employees’ Federation will from this henceforth stick together like glue, and prepare for the rich…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 4

That the situation in regard to the coal strike is becoming exceedingly critical has unfortunately to be admitted. Yet it no frequently happens…

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Working Mines. Ebbw Main First to Start

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 5

Ebbw-Main Colliery will commence to work this morning, and will work one shift for the time being. It will put out out between 200 and 300 tons of coal in…

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Meeting in Melbourne. the Miners Supported. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 5

An open-air meeting in support of the Newcastle miners was held at Collingwood to-day, the president of the Trades Hall Council presiding…

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Mining Crisis. Position Unaltered. Effort at Mediation. Miners' Colliery Starts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 5

No progress towards a settlement was effected yesterday, so far as is publicly known. A report was current that an…

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Collieries Board. Mechanics' Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 4

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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Cardiff Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Cardiff miners was held at Russell's Hotel, Adamstown, on Saturday morning. Mr. E. Buxton presided. A committee was formed to deal with…

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South Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the South Seaham miners was held in the Esteilville Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. W. H. Gates presided, and there was a good attendance. An…

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Mining Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 3

Sir,—I crave your indulgence to ask the Rev. Dean, "to cases flapping his white flag on the fence, to find out just where justice lies, and to take his stand on…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 4

"Rumour and confusion all embroiled," in the words of John Milton, yesterday characterised reports as to the industrial difficulty. They were…

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A Coal Transaction. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 5

It is reported that legal proceedings are contemplated in regard to a purchase of coal just before the occurrence of the strike by a Sydney firm, on account of…

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Working the Mines. Ebbw Main Started

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 5

Ebbw Main Colliery started to work yesterday morning. It was anticipated yesterday that Young Wallsend colliery will be at work by to-day…

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