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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Miners' Congress. Regulating Output. Assistance in Strikes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 5

The International Miners' Congress at Brussels has concluded. It was resolved that in the event of a coal strike in one country the…

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Alleged Frauds. New York Case. Shares in a Worthless Mine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 5

There are 700 complaints against William Wintemute, who is charged is New York with fraudulently using the post-office to promote mining…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the Released Leaders. Welcome by Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 6

Mr. Albert Burns, treasurer to the Amalgamated Coal and Shale Worker's, who was recently released from Goulburn Gaol, was entertained at a social in Jewell's Hall…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 7

The Back Creek and Duckenfield miners met in Peel's Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. W. Laird presided. Correspondence was received from…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the appeared a letter written by, Mr. J. Houston, concerning Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodges, in reference to a notice of motion to be…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 5

"There has been it grant amount of dissatisfaction amongst the Shortland miners in consequence of the manager keeping men idle who have finished their places…

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Railway Accidents. Mail Train in Difficulties. Coal Waggons Derailed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 4

Two accidents happened to trains the Northern line yesterday morning one near Hamilton, to a train of emp[?]cal waggons, and the other to the…

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Mining Matters. Powlett Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 5

The permission given by the Victorian Legislative Assembly to the State coal mine to sell slack coal at 6s per ton has given rise to considerable criticism in…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 6

The Burwood Miners' Lodge mat last night at Denney's hotel, Broadmeadow, Mr. T. Sayers presided, and there was a good attendance…

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The State Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 7

The annual statement of the Mines Department shows that the total output from the State collieries for the year was 281,600 tons, a slight decrease as compared with…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 6

The Back Creek and Duckenfield miners met in Peel's Hall, on Thursday afternoon, Mr. W. Laird presiding. Mr. W. Burke brought under the notice…

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Coal Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 7

There was a record production of coal in New Zealand last year, amounting to 1,811,000 tons. This is over 50,000 tons more than the previous year's output…

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Coal for Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

A new line of coal cargo steamers will, according to the British Consul at Rouen, be running before the end of the year, carrying cargoes either from the United Kingdom or…

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Coal at Danzig

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

It is certain, says a consular report, that the amount of coal exported from the United Kingdom to Danzig and other ports in thin district was much smaller than in 1908, when…

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Federated Mining Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 6

A meeting of the Federated Mining Mechanics was held at Hampton's hall Cessnock, on Thursday evening. Mr. R. Ramsey presided over a large attendance,…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 5

The output of coal from the Newcastle and Maitland collieries is still very satisfactory, in spite of forebodings in some quarters. For the past fortnight, the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Friday evening Mr. T. Johnson presided. In the correspondence read there…

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Powlett Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 5

The question of the sale of slack coal from the Victorian State mine at Powlett, has given rise to sharp comments in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. At…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 7

Sir,—As one of the vast number who were absent from the Showground through not allowing sentiment to supersede honest judgment in reference to the welcome…

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New Zealand State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 5

Affairs have not gone too well with the State coal mine of New Zealand; but no attempt is made to make things look better than they are. The balance-sheet is…

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