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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 69

Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

At a meeting on Saturday of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation, the president, Mr. Peter Bowling, gave a report of the…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

The collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland district are still, in the Majority of cases, working irregularly. The trouble at Broken Hill affects some…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 6

The Wallsend miners met on Friday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presiding over a fair attendance. Mr. P. Bowling, district chairman, was present…

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Cardiff Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

A special meeting of the Cardiff miners was held at Russells' Hotel, Adamstown, on Saturday night, Mr. E. Buxton presiding. The opening of the meeting was…

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British Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

The question of the coal export trade of Great Britain has been again brought to the front in an address delivered by Sir Lees Knowles,…

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Mining Matters. New Zealand Delegation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

During the recent mining trouble in New Zealand the Western Federation of Miners of the Dominion telegraphed to the Colliery Employees' Federation of…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 7

The Killingworth Miners’ Lodge met on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Richmond presiding. The chairman secretary reported…

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A Helpless Steamer. Short of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

The steamer Falls of Orchy arrived at Newcastle yesterday after a stormy passage from Manila, via Takluban. Captain Broome informed a “Newcastle…

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Mining Matters. Court or Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

It transpires that the chief matter under consideration by the committee of management of the Colliery Employees’ Federation on Saturday was a letter from…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 5

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening. Mr. R. Powell presided. A letter was read from the Islington…

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Pacific Colliery. Work in Special Places

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 5

The question of working the special places in Pacific Colliery has recently cropped up. The Teralba award does not mention the matter particularly, but the…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of Shortland miners was held on Tuesday night at Probert's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J. Usher being in the chair…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 6

The Burwood Miners' Lodge met on Tuesday night, Mr. W. Ward in the chair Mr. P. Bowling, president of the federation, was present, and also Mr. Hickey, of…

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Northern Extended Mine. Trouble Threatening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 5

Difficulty has arisen at Northern Extended Colliery, Terslba, over the cleaning of the black band which intrudes itself in the coal. On Tuesday Mr. W…

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The Special Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 4

The decision of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation to support the continuation of the Special Mining Court…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 5

The Wallarah Miners' Lodge met at Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday night. Mr. F. Rouch presiding. The minutes of the last quarterly and…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 6

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge met on Thursday night, Mr. W. Standing presiding. Mr. W. M'Blane was appointed to…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 6

A general meeting of the Abermain miners was held at Sharp's Hall, over which Mr. T. Riley presided. There was a good attendance. An appeal was read from…

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Mining in Morocco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A France-German and a British syndicate are being formed for mining in Morocco…

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Copper-mining in Greenland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 16

It was in the year 1852 (writes "Engineering") that a Greenlander, Joshua by name found a piece of almost pure copper ore on the Greenland coast near…

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