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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 68

Powlett Coal Field. Progress of State Mine. Optimistic View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 2

Mine months ago the site of the Victorian State coalmine and township at the Powlett Basin was an unoccupied waste. To-day (says the "Age") it is a…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Back Crock and Ducka[?] miners was held in [?] Hall, [?] on Thursday evening. There was a fair attendance and Mr. W. Laird…

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British Miners. the Strike Deferred. Fight Against Non-socialism. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 5

The strike of the Cambrian colliers has been deferred, Mr. Mabon persuaded 1200 of the miners in the combine to postpone it for…

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Merewether. Colliery Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 5

The Newcastle Coal Mining Company's employces' picnic being favoured with ideal weather on Saturday, proved a delightful outing, and was largely attended…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 5

Messrs, J. Barnett and E. Buxton, check inspectors, made an inspection of Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, on 8th instant, in company with the…

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Metropolitan Coal Company. Action by Mr. Dunleavy. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 4

An applications was made to-day to Judge Hoydon, in the Industrial Court by Frank Dunleavy, president of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association…

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Collieries Board. General Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 5

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

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Dudley Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 5

Dudley miners met last night at Russell's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. W. Jackson president, and Messrs. Cameron, president, and W. Brennan, general secretary…

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Mining Matters. Victorian Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 4

Advices received from Melbourne state that coal from the Victorian State mine is likely to prove a keen competitor with Newcastle coal as well as with the…

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Robbery of Gold. on an American Steamer. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 5

A mysterious robbery has taken place on the steamer Humbolt, while on route to Seattle from Fairbanks. Gold dust to the value of 57,000…

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Collieries' Board. General Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

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

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

A special meeting of the Burwood miners was held last night, at Denny's Hotel Broadmeadow. Mr. T. Sayers presiding. There was a good attendance…

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Suit for Strike Pay. Action by Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

A thouand workman who were, employed at the Preston Colliery are suing the trustees of the Northumberland Miners' Union for seven weeks'…

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Mining Matters. Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 4

A rumour has been circulated during the last few days that Dudley Colliery is likely to close down; but there is no foundation for such a report. The mine has…

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Collieries' Board. Evidence Concluded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

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

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Victorian Miners' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 4

In the Victorian Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, the Premier proposed a motion authorising the appointment of a special board to fix the lowest rates to be paid to…

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Explosion in a Mine. Two Men Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

Two men were killed and five injured by an explosion yesterday in a mine at Linton, Indiana, caused by a defective miner's lamp…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 13

Sir,—It might be to some advantage if the members, of the Colliery Employees' Federation recognised the advisability of taking a reasonable view of the mining…

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Government Coal Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 7

The competition of the Government coalmine at Powlett is having a serious effect on the other Gippsland mines—more particularly owing to the price the…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 4

The output of the Newcastle and Maitland collieries continues considerably above 100,000 tons per week, and for the fortnight ended on Saturday the majority…

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