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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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South Wales Mines. Demands of Engine-men. a Month's Notice. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 5

The engine-men and stokers demand advanced rates and better conditions. They have given notice to the South…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 6

The Burwood miners met last night lit the. Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow, Mr. T. Sayers presiding, and there was a good attendance…

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Hetton Colliery. the Bore Question

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

The Stockton Council, at a meeting held on the 19th April, resolved to protest regarding the intention of the Hetton coal Company to bore through the…

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Miners' Wages Board. Difficulty at Minmi. Reference to the Board

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

The Miners' Wages Board (Judge Scholes, president, and Messrs. H, S. Forsyth and J. Paterson, employers' and employees' representatives respectively)…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Seaham miners was held in Federal Hall, West Wallsend on Wednesday evening. Mr. W. Brownice presided…

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Minmi Miners

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

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance, including Messrs…

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Dudley Miners

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

The Dudley Miners Lodge met last night at Russell's Hotel, Adamstown Mr. W. Jackson presided, and there was a large attendance…

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Wallsend Miners

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

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners Lodge was held in the school of arts on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. Johnson presiding over a fairly good attendance…

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Commercial News. Copper and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 5

The closing price of copper yesterday was £56 7s 6d per ton, a reduction of 5[?] At the wool sales last evening there was strong competition and prices for all…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the West Wallsend Miners was held in the Federal Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Wright presided…

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Mysterious Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 7

As was thought likely from the first, Mr. Justice Hedges found himself unable to decide who was the owner of the 303 ounces of gold Nathan Bear, a…

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Gold Faking

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 7

Reference to the gold case reminds me that an ingenious method of "faking" alleged alluvial nuggets out of quartz gold has been practised more than once at the…

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Mining Explosion. Black Damp Stops Rescue. Many Men Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 5

An explosion has occurred in the Palos coalmine, near Birmingham, in Alabama. It is reported that there are 185…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1910 · page 7

Sir,—I, would like to make a statement through your columns regarding Borehole miners, seeing that we have refused to fill coal behind the machines for 10d per…

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Deductions From Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1910 · page 7

Sir,—I would like to protest against the action of the East Greta Company in deducting sums of money from our not excessive wages yesterday (pay day). The…

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Alabama Disaster. Many Miners Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1910 · page 6

It is estimated that 100 negroes and 45 white men perished in the coulmine explosion at Ralos, in Alabama,…

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Borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1910 · page 4

With regard to the statement that miners from Northern Extended Colliery are working in Stockton Borehole Colliery, the fact is that two men were asked by the manager…

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Mining Matters. Local Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1910 · page 4

At the meeting of the Hetton Miners' Lodge yesterday, Mr. W. Bower, acting treasurer of the federation, explained the proposals which have been made, as the…

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Miners' Wages Board. Evidence Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1910 · page 6

The Miners' Wages Board (Judge Scholes president, and Messrs. H. S. Forsyth and J. Paterson (employers' and employ[?]es' representatives respectively) sit again at the…

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Miners and Doctors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1910 · page 7

Sir,—I notice, that the miners at West Wallsend and other places are objecting to having to pay to two doctors, one at the colliery, and one where their…

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