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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 68

Coal for Newcastle. Shipment From Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 5

The time-honoured saying, "Carrying coals to Newcastle," was verified several times during the strike, and continues. In the early stages of the struggle the…

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British Coal Strike. Relief Pay Distributed. Board of Trade Intervenes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 5

The executive of the Northumberland Miners' Association continues to distribute relief pay to 11,000 men on strike…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 5

Burwood Extended Colliery was while yesterday. A misunderstanding arose in connection with a request of the manager that the machine men who were to…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Warner's hotel, Mr. Rees Powell in the chair. Al application for clearances from two…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. Wool and Wheat. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 1s [?] 15-16d per ounces standard. The closing price of lead yesterday was £13 1s 3d per ton, a reduction of 1s 3d…

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Mining Matters. Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 6

A meeting of the members of Hetton Lodge was held at Carrington yesterday, and was largely attended, Mr. J. Phillips, chairman of the lodge, presided…

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Weighing of Coal Cargoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 5

At different times for years past complaint has been made concerning the weights recorded by the railway weighbridges at Carrington, and more recently…

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Maitland Mining District. a Word to Advertisers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 7

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

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 6

Messrs. J. Barnett, district check-inspector, and John Haddow, local check-inspector, examined Lymington Colliery on 18th March. They report as…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 6

A meeting of the members of Hetton Miners' Lodge was held yesterday morning, at Carrington. Mr. J. Phillips, chairman of the lodge, presided, and there was a…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 6

A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge was held in Peel's hall, Minmi, on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance, and…

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Broken Hill Mines. Future of the District. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Public Works Committee yesterday afternoon, Mr. James Hebbard, manager of the Central Mine, and president of the Mine…

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British Coal Trouble. General Strike Feared. Government Intervention. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 5

The trouble in the coal trade is now becoming very grave. A demand has been made to the Miners' Federation of Britain by a…

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Northern Collieries. Reduced Output. Use of Safety Lamps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

In his annual report upon the working of the collieries of the State for the year 1000. Mr. A. A. Atkinson Chief Inspector of Collieries, refers to the reduced output…

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Hetton Colliery. the Barrier Difficulty. Ocean Workings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

The firm stand taken by the Minister for Mines in regard to the barrier difficulty at Hetton Colliery leaves but one course open to the company, namely to…

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Victorian Coal. the Early Projects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 11

It is a well-known fact that Victoria has paid New South Wales in half a century over £20,000,000, writes J. S. Butters, in the Melbourne…

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A Great Mining Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

The inquiry by the Public Works Committee into the proposed water supply scheme for Broken Hill has brought forward some valuable…

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Fortunes of Mine Owners. Two Large Estates. Bequests to Charities. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

Mr. John Cory, the South Wales coal owner, who died recently, left personality sworn at £726,356. He bequeathed to charities, etc.,…

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British Mining Trouble. Another Conference. Government Mediation. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

Hopes are entertained that a general strike of coalminers throughout England and Wales may be averted. Mr. Sydney Buxton, the President…

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Boring for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1910 · page 7

Several months ago a number of persons resident in Cooktown, North Queensland, believed that there were valuable coal measures in the neighbourhood, and…

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