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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 68

New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1910 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the New Lambton miners was held last night, at Russells Hotel. Adamatown, Mr. T. Hopton presided…

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Deductions From Miners' Wages

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

Sir,—" Stanford-Morthyr Employee" states in his letter of Monday that there was deducted from his small wages the sum of is 3d for the band, without…

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Miners' Wages Board. Evidence Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 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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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 3

Sir,—Regarding the Borehole trouble, I was not referring to the two men who went to the district officers to get into the Borehole Colliery to do stone work,…

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Lymington Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 4

The company which controls Lymington Colliery is being reconstructed. It is being formed into an English company, and provision is being made for…

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Short of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 4

The steamer Friendship, which left the Tweed River for Sydney several days ago, encountered rough weather on the north coast, which prolonged her voyage, and…

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Colliery Explosion. 130 Men Entombed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 6

A colliery explosion has occurred in the Wellington pit at Whitehaven, in Cumberland. One hundred and thirty men are entombed. Four have been…

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Miners' Wages Board. Evidence Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 4

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

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 9

The new plant for the Newcastle Coalmining Company's Whitburn Colliery, Greta, is now about completed, and is one of the most up-to-date in the State…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 2

The Sea Pit miners met at Blackburn's hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. B. Dobb in the chair. The following nominations for local…

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Miners and Doctors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 2

Sir,—A correspondent, signing himself "Skip," refers to the fact of the West Wallsend miners living away from the township objecting to pay what is…

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Deductions in Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 2

Sir,—"Stanford Merthyr Employee" makes charges which, in justice to the East Greta Company, the hospital authorities, and his own lodge, I must…

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Colliery Explosion. Many Men Entombed. Large Number Rescued. Others Not Yet Reached. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 5

It appears that the majority of the miners in the Wellington pit at Whitehaven, in Cumberland, where an explosion has occurred, were a long…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 5

The proportionate number of days worked at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday, shows a falling-off…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 5

Bar sliver was yesterday quoted at 2s 0[?]d per ounce standard. The closing price of copper yesterday was £56 2s 6d per ton, a reduction of 15s,…

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The Mining Disaster. Hope Now Abandoned. Rescuers' Splendid Work. Message From the King. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 5

There is great dismay at White-haven at the decision of the management to brick up the Wellington pit. The fire has driven the rescuers…

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Colliery Disaster. Sealing the Pit. the Miners Distracted. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 5

When the decision to seal the Wellington pit, at Whitehaven, was made known, the excitement among the colliers nearly reached the stage of…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 3

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodges was held on Sunday morning, in Poet's Hall, Minmi. There was a large attendance, and Mr. W…

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Miners and Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 3

Sir,—Your correspondents, "Fair Play" and "Farmer," in Friday's issue, complain bitterly of the state of the roads in the agricultural portions of the Tarro…

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Miners and Doctors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 3

Sir,—As the agitation is now spreading rapidly in the above controversy, and seeing that there is more than one miners' lodge in this trouble, compulsory…

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