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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 69

The Coal Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 4

The suggestion that the State Government should acquire the use of certain mines with a view to supplying the needs of the railways and the…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge was held yesterday morning at the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow, Mr. T. Sayers presiding over a large meeting…

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Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the miners of the Whitburn Colliery (who did not accept work at the Ebbw-Main mine) was held at the Tattersall Hotel, Grata, on Tuesday, for…

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Cardiff Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 6

The Cardiff mines met yesterday at Russell's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. E. Buxton being in the chair. Mr. W. Davis was appointed to fill the…

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Aberdare Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge was hold in Hampton's hall yesterday morning. Mr. G. Gregory, the president, oceupled the chair, and stated…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the members of Hetton Lodge was held yesterday morning, in the lodgeroom, Wickham. Mr. W. Sheridan, chairman, presided. There was a good…

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Mining Crisis. Cabinet's Decision. Import Indian Coal. Parliament Will Adjourn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 5

No practical steps towards the settlement of the coalmining trouble were taken yesterday. Mr. Lee, the Acting Premier,…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 3

A meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in Cogan's hotel, Merewether, yesterday morning, Mr. B. Dobb in the chair. A circular was read from Mr. D…

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Co-operative Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 6

Ebbw-Main and Young Wallsend collieries are working well, and three shifts are now going in to the last-named colliery. It is anticipated that three shifts will…

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Colliery Employees. Wages Boards. Application to the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 4

In the Industrial Disputes Court to-day, Mr. Kelynack, instructed by Messrs, Sparke arid Millard, of Newcastle, Minter, Simpson and Company, and Curtiss and…

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The Coal Vend. Inquiries in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 5

An inquiry regarding the coal vend was made in the Legislative Assembly to-day. Mr. CLARK asked the Minister for…

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Coal From India. Orders for Australia. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 5

The correspondent in Calcutta of the London "Daily Mail" says that if the Australian strike continues, there are prospects of numerous, orders being received…

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Commercial News. Silver and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 1s [?] per ounce standard. The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's." is 02,414,000…

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Miners Eight Hours. Effect on Coal Output. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 5

Since the Mines (Eight Hours) Act has been enforced 500 instead of 600 trucks of coal are sent by the Taff Vale Railway daily…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 9

Owing to the strike, the coal export trade was at a standstill. The only coal sent away was taken for bunker purposes and amounted to 200 tons…

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Co-operative Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 5

It is anticipated that by next week there will be the full complement of men on the three shifts both in Ebbw-Main and Young Wallsend collieries. The…

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The Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 16

The news that the strike leaders had been arrested at Newcastle came as a great surprise here, because in view of the establishment of the Special Court it…

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The State Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 13

The State coalmine strike continues, and the position, owing to the inaction of the Government, is far from satisfactory. The Prime Minister made a…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 13

Sir,—A similarity exists between the rule of the late Emperor of the French, Napoleon III., and the strike leaders in the present disastrous state of affairs in…

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Victorian Coal. Value for Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 2

Mr. Tait, the Chief Commissioner of Victorian Railways, in giving evidence before the Railways Standing Committee of that State respecting the Powlett coalfield,…

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