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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Collieries Board. General Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 5

The sitting of the Newcastle Collieries (Newcastle and Maitland Workers, not Miners) wages Board were resumed yesterday at the council…

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Aberdare Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 6

A meeting of the Aberdare Miners Lodge took place on Sunday. Mr. Bainbridge occupied the chair. Attention was drawn to the death or Mrs. Duncan…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 5

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. R. Camaron, vice-president was in the chair, and the other…

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Miners' Eight Hours. Effects in England. Increase of Fatalities. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 5

The "Financial News" reviewing the results of the Eight Hours in Mines Act, says that there were 26 per cent, more fatal accidents during…

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Collieries Board. General Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 7

The sittings of the Newcastle collieries (Newcastle and Maitland Workers not Miners) Wages Board were resumed yesterday at the council…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 7

The Globe Miners' Lodge met in Waraer's Hall on Monday evening, There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. Lloyd presided…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 2

The Shortland miners met on Monday night at Russell's, hotel, Adamstown, Mr. R, Drinkwater presiding. The secretary, Mr. J. Buckley, reported…

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Miners' Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 5

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, has declined to accept nomination for the position of representative of the federation on the…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 5

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met again yesterday at the Trades Hall, Mr. R. Cameron, vice-president, was in the chair, the…

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Northumberland Miners. End of Conciliation. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 5

Owing to the employers rejecting certain proposed amendments, the Northumberland Minors' Council has recommended the ending of the…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 5

Owing to a disturbance in a portion of Shortland Colliery, due it is believed, to the Glebe Workings underneath, a number of men were unable to work yesterday…

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Collieries' Board. General Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 4

The sittings of the Newcastle Collieries (Newcastle and Maitland Workers not Miners) Wages Board were resumed yesterday at the council…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 7

Sir,—As our federation is liable to bump against an unknown rock, and from a financial standpoint, is helpless, it will be essential to place our true position…

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British Mining Trouble Sectional Strikes. Great Upheaval Prophesied. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 5

Several sectional strikes, attributed to the extreme Socialists, have occurred in the mines in South Wales. Mr. Hartshorn, the defeated Labour…

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Robbery of Gold. Mine Manager Sentenced. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

Charles Byrne, formerly mining manager of the Tarcoola Blocks Mines, was at the Adelaide Police Court to-day, charged on remand with having had in…

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Collieries' Board. General Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 5

The sittings of the Newcastle Collieries (Newcastle and Maitland Workers not Miners) Wages Board were resumed yesterday at the council chambers, Watt-street…

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Quality of Powlett Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

A Melbourne exchange says:—Important testimony as to the quality of Powlett coal has been received by the Minister for Mines. It has already been announced that…

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Powlett Field. Area of Coal-bearing Land

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

Recently Mr. M'Whae, M.L.C., of Victoria, strongly criticised the Victoria State coal mine, and declared that in [?] report furnished him by a person who [?]…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

The resignation of Mr. H. S. Fo[?] from the Miners' ages Board ca[?] some surprise in Newcastle yesterday although it was well known that a…

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Collieries' Board. General Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 3

The sittings of the Newcastle Collieries (Newcastle and Maitland Workers not Miners) Wages Board were continued yesterday at the council chambers,…

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