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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 68

Mining Matters. Hetton Lodge

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

A special meeting of the members of Hetton Lodge, was held at the lodge room, Wickham, last night. Mr. W. Sheridan was voted to the chair. There…

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Fall of a Colliery Cage. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 5

The cage at Ferndale Colliery, Glamorganshire, South Wales, fell 30ft, one miner being killed and 11 severely injured…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Abermain Colliery Co. a New Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 6

The Abermain Colliery Company, which commenced operations on the Maitland coal field in April of 1903, when the work of [?]ring the Wallaby scrub was…

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Powlett Coal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 5

As tests of slack coal from the State mine at Powlett, by the Metropolitan Board of works, have resulted satisfactorily, the board has decided to order ten…

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Gold in British Columbia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 5

A placer discovery on Gold River, in the Kootenary district, British Columbia, is causing a rush…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Grievances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 5

The disputes in connection with the working of pillars and tops at Abermain Colliery have been discussed by representatives of the Proprietors'…

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Mining Matters. South Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 September 1910 · page 4

With respect to the report recently furnished to the executive of the Colliery. Employees' Federation by Mr. W. Rees, district check inspector, and an…

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Oil Versus Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 September 1910 · page 4

The possibilities of oil as a fuel in place of coal were referred to recently by the "Western Mail," of Cardiff, one of the best informed journals on the coal trade,…

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New Zealand State Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 September 1910 · page 4

In a paper read by Mr. H. E. R. Rowe, president of the Council of the Chamber of Mines, of Victoria, before that body recently, upon the New Zealand State…

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Mining Matters. Coal in Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 4

When at any time an outcry has been made against the shipping companies of the Colliery Proprietors' Association because of the prices charged for coal, the…

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Sensational Mining Accident. One Man Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 5

Stanford-Merthyr, Maitland mining district, which earned notoriety on the occasion of the sensational explosion of October 29th, 1905, when six lives were…

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Mining Matters. Powlett Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 5

The sale of slack from the State mine at Powlett, Victoria, is increasing, and the Minister for Mines has stated that the sale now amounts to 400 tons per…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 3

A meeting of the Lambton miners was held at Smith's Commercial Hotel on Monday night. Mr. Jas. Morgan presided, Correspondence was read from the secretary…

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Colliery Wages Board. Mechanics' Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 5

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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Huge Coal Order. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 5

The Egyptian State railways have ordered 300,000 tons of Cardiff and Monmouthshire coal…

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Industrial Troubles. South Wales Miners Momentous Ballot. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 5

Mr. William Abraham ("Mabon"), M.P., president of the South Wales Miners' Federation, in view of the ballot to be taken to-day, advises that…

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Maryland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Maryland miners was held in Menzies' room, Wallsend, on Tuesday evening. Mr. King presided…

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Victorian Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 4

The men who went out on strike at the North Woolamal mine. Victoria, a couple of days ago, held meeting to consider what was best to do, in view of…

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Collieries' Wages Board. Engine-drivers' Application

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 5

The Newcastle Collieries (Newcastle and Maitland Workers not Miners) Wages Board sat again yesterday, at the council chambers, Watt-street. Mr. W…

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Mining Matters. Collie Machine Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 4

With reference to the inquiry through the press for machine-drivers for the Scottish Collieries at Collie, West Australia. Mr. George Young, secretary of the…

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