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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 68

Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 5

The Wallsend Miners' Lodge met on Friday evening at the school of arts Mr. T. Johnson presided over a fair attendance, The district acting chairman, Mr. R…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 5

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Pool's Hall on Friday evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. W. Laird presided…

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Collieries' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 5

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

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Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Whitburn miners was hold on the Greta Park on Sunday morning Mr. J. Clark occupying the chair, Correspondence was received…

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Cessnocr. Aberdare Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 6

A special meeting of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge was hold in Hampton's Hall on Sunday morning Mr. E. Bainbridge being in the chair. There was a…

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Welsh Miners. Strike Supported. Lockout Threatened. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 5

Regardless of the decision of the conference at Cardiff to take a ballot, the 12,000 men employed in the Cambrian Combine's mines have decided…

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Mining Matters. South Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 4

Messrs. W. Rees, district check-inspector and J. Shaw, local check-inspector, have made the following report to the federation concerning South Greta…

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Collieries' Board. Boilermakers' Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 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, Watt-street,…

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Elermore Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 3

"Rattler" writes that Elermore Vale Colliery averaged only one day per week for eight weeks prior to the strike. Since the strike, the mine has worked 106 days,…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 3

The quarter meeting of the Globe miners was held in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. Lloyd…

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Cessnock Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 6

A special meeting of the Cessnock Miners' Lodge was held in the Cessnock Hall on Sunday morning. Mr. J. Brown, the president, occupied the chair, and…

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Burwood Extended Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 2

In their report of an inspection of Burwood Extended Colliery on 7th September. Messrs. J. Barnett, district check-inspector, and E. Abraham, local…

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Victorian State Mine. Competition Complained Of. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 5

A deputation representation of the coalmine owners, miners, and business people of Gippsland waited on Mr. Murray, the State Premier, to-day, and…

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Maryland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 3

A special meeting of the Maryland miners was held in Minzie's room, Wallsend, on Tuesday evening, Mr. R. Hays presided, and there was a fair…

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Powlett Small Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 4

Several enterprising Victorians experienced in coal working and confident of the immense future to the Powlett field have been experimenting with the…

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Mining Matters. Strike in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 4

There were no fresh developments Monday in regard to the trouble at North Woolamai Coal Company's lea[?] All the men on the lease turned up…

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Our Sydney Letter. Still on the Gold Reserve.—some Interesting Figures.—what England Could Pay in Gold, Also France and Others.—australia's Credit the National Honour.—this Ought to Be Sound Enough.—what Is Better It Is Sound. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 4

The Federal paper issue still worries a lot of people, and their spokesmen talk of certain countries which they allege something correctly and sometimes not…

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Collieries' Board. Boilermakers' Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 5

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

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Effect of Weather on Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 4

"Engineering" describes experiments with car-load lots of American coal under conditions comparable with actual experience in the storage of coal. Lots…

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Victorian State Mine. Private Interests Threatened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 4

The deputation of business and mining people of Outtrim, Korumburra, and Jumbunna, which waited upon Mr. Murray Premier of Victoria, on Monday…

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