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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 68

Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's hall on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr. W…

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Broken Hill Mining. Stoppage of the South Mine. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 5

The South mine will not resume productive operations on Monday owing to the continuance of the coal strike rendering it impossible to obtain a sufficient…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 10

Very little coal at all was shipped. One steamer left for beyond the State, taking 200 tons of bunker coal, supplied from another vessel in port. Several…

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Co-operative Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 5

The men at Young Wallsend and Ebbw-Main collieries have received their second pay. Works at the mines ceased about the middle of last week, but at each pit the…

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Month's Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 4

The full effect of the strike on the coal export, trade was felt during the month of December. The total quantity of coal sent to places beyond the State totalled 2470…

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The Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 16

The coal trouble promised trouble to the Government in the last stage of the recent session, when the Legislative Council, in passing the bill to provide for the…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

Sir,—A great number of peo[?] cially those not initiated in [?] not understand why the pro[?] fuse to go to an open conf[?]…

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Mining Crisis. Distribution of Relief. Presents to Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 5

The organisation for the distribution of relief by the Northern District Relief Fund has been completed, and the agents appointed upon the recommendation of the…

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Welsh Mining Trouble. Owners Claim Damages. Stoppage of Work Feared. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 5

A serious difficulty has occurred in South Wales, owing to the decision of the High Court that the miners are liable to work sixty extra hours…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 7

Sir,—I have read with a good deal of interest the contributions of your many correspondents on the present strike, but the letter of W. Conu seems to me…

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Southern Miners. Invitation to Mr. Bowling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. P. Bowling, president of the Northern miners, has been invited to go down to the Illawarra district, and to address the men of Mount Kembla. He will leave…

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Welsh Mining Trouble. Men Give Notices. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 5

The Welsh Miners' Federation has given consideration to the claim of the colliery proprietors for damages amounting to £960,000, on account of…

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Mining Crisis. Mr. Connington's Criticism. Mr. Bowling in Reply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 5

When seen yesterday afternoon by a representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," and asked if he had anything to say in reply to the remarks…

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Our Sydney Letter. That Very Big Fine.—who Are the Owners ?—A Big Question—acquiring the Shares.—the Co-operation Principle As a Means to an End.—what Broken Hill Might Have Done.—a Distinction Between Silver and Coal. the Richest People Are the Many. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 4

Fair-minded men in this city were staggered at the heaviness of the penalty imposed on the men who came up before Mr. Justice Heydon. These things may…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 3

Sir,—I would like to say a few words on the very severe sentences passed on the thirteen union delegates. I have nothing but the very kindest of feeling…

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Coal for Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 5

The Irish Monarch is expected to reach Port Phillip Bay to-night or to-morrow with 6000 tons of Calcutta coal for the Railway Commissioners…

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Co-operative Mines. Statement by Mr. Lee. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. Lee, the Acting State Premier, had something to say this afternoon concerning the statements that have been made concerning payment by the…

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Mining Crisis. Mr. Bowling and Congress. Mr. Connington's Reply. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 5

A further statement was made to-day by Mr. W. J. Connington, secretary to the Trolly, Draymen, and Carters' Union, in reference to Mr. Bowling. He said:—…

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British Mining Trouble. Bank-to-bank System. Fifteen Thousand Men Idle. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 5

The eight-hour system from bank to bank has evoked some dissatisfaction among the Northumberland miners…

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Sydney Coal-lumpers. Confidence in Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 6

A meeting of the Sydney Coal-lumpers' Union was held this morning when a resolution was passed expressing confidence in the miners' congress—now commonly…

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