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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 69

Maitland Mining District. a Word to Advertisers

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

THE "NEWCASTLE MORNING HERALD AND MINERS' ADVOCATE" is the recognised PEOPLE'S PAPER THROUGHOUT in the whole of the…

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Mr. Hughes on the Situation the Haulage of Coal. Sydney

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

The Union congress met again at the Trades Hall this afternoon and sat for several hours. Mr. Hughes subsequently stated that the…

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Price of Miners' Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 6

When asked this morning of he could say what the price of coal from the Ebbw-Main and Young Wallsend collieries would be, Mr. Bowling said the market…

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Working the Mines. First Trainload of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

The company's estimate of the output of Ebbw-Main mine for Monday, working one shift, was over 200 tons. The full complement of men was not at work, and now…

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Collieries Board. Mechanics' Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 7

The sitting of the Newcastle and Maitland Collieries (Workers other than Miners) Board, as at present constituted, was continued yesterday, at the…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of Shortland miners was held yesterday afternoon at Probert's hotel, Adamstown. Mr. J. Usher presided…

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Dean and Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

The Dean of Newcastle said yesterday that he had decided to accept the challenge issued by Mr. Bowling, miners' president, through the columns of the…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 3

Sir,—As a meaning which I never intended has been placed upon the words which appeared in my letter of November l6th last, referring to Mr. Thomas Frith's…

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Railway Department. Haulage of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

In connection with the haulage of coal from collieries in the district, the Railway Department has taken up an extraordinary attitude. Persons who applied…

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Mining Crisis. Cabinet Decision. Compulsory Board. Drastic Action Threatened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

Mr. Lee, the Acting Premier, made a statement in the Legislative Assembly yesterday relative the intentions of the Government in regard…

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Government Intentions. Take All Coal Necessary. If No Settlement. Act to Be Enforced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

As soon as the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon, Mr. Leo, the Acting Premier, made a statement concerning the strike…

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Working the Mines. Young Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 5

The output of Ebbw-Main Colliery on Tuesday was about 500 tons. The Railway Commissioners took half of it, and the remainder has been brought down to…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 7

Sir,—I notice that Alderman Light is reported to have said while supporting his motion in the Newcastle Council for a public meeting to discuss the question…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 4

The Acting Premier stated yesterday that the limit of time to be afforded to the parties to the coal dispute to confer would expire on Friday. If no…

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The Government's Attitude Views of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 5

Mr. James M'Williams, vice-president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, when seen yesterday by a representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," and asked…

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Haulage of Coal. Federal References. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 5

In the House of Representatives to-day, reference was made to the attitude of the Railway Commissioners of New, South Wales in regard to the haulage of coal…

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Prices of Coal. Large Profits Made. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 5

Mr. Waddell, the Treasurer and Minister for Railways, replying on a question asked on behalf of Mr. Charlton, in the Legislative Assembly to-day, said that from…

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Colliery Proprietors. Their Case Presented. Conference May Be Held. But on Specified Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 5

Mr. A. R. Cant, secretary of the Hunter River District Colliery, Proprietors' Defence Association, has issued the following statement on behalf of the members…

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Coal From Japan. First Shipment To-day. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 5

The first shipment of coal from Japan is expected to reach Sydney to-morrow by the Palermo. In the hope of avoiding any trouble, the P. and O. Company has…

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Death-dealing Device. a Swedish Invention. Operation of Marine Mines. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 5

A Swedish engineer has invented a method whereby submarine mines may be lowered or raised by pressing an electric button, by defenders operating…

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