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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 68

The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 11

Sir,—It is a long time since we have road or heard of anyone raising their voice in public to condemn the conditions under which the employees of the…

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Mining Disaster. Fourteen Men Killed. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 5

Fourteen men have been killed or entombed by an explosion at the Jumbo Colliery, in Oklahoma. Five bodies were hurled out of the…

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Bullfinch Goldfield. Southern Cross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 6

The rich had said to have been made yesterday on the Young Bullfinch has been repudiated by the management, who have telegraphed to Adelaide to that effect. The…

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Month's Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 4

The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the month of November was satisfactory, being only 45,000 tons loss than in the corresponding month of…

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Cessnock Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 6

A special meeting of the Cessnock Miners' Lodge was held in Lake's hall on Monday, Mr. J. Brown, the president, in the chair, There was a large attendance, Mr. R…

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West Australia. Its Goldfields. Duties of Governments. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 5

A meeting of the Society of Arts was held yesterday, which was presided over by Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, formerly Governor of West…

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West Australian Goldfields. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, a deputation from the other unions asked the association to fall into line with the other…

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Maryland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 5

A meeting of the Maryland miners was held in Monzies' room, Wallsend, on Tuesday. Mr. J. King presided, and there was a fair attendance…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 6

A meeting of the Lambton miners was held in the Commercial Hotel on Wednesday night, Mr. James Morgan presided…

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Northern Territory Mining. Port Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 5

The coastal steamer Nelson returned yesterday from Borrolloola. News from Borroloola is to the effect that Mr. King, an assayer, and Mr…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Wednesday evening. Mr. W. Brownlee presided. Reports from the committee relative to…

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Great Chaffinch Mine. Extraordinary Circumstances. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 5

A sensation was caused on the Stock Exchange this evening by the positing up of the following telegrams from the mine manager of the Great Chaffinch Company,…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 7

Sir,—The nomination of officers for the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation is now being considered by the various lodges, and trust that the…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 7

The Back Creek and Duckenfield miners met Peel's Hotel, Miami, on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance and Mr. W. Laird presided…

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Great Chaffinch Mine. Adelaide

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

As was anticipated, in the view of the adverse telegram received from Mr. H. Greenway, the mine manager of the Great Chaffinch on Friday evening, the…

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Powlett Colliery. Further Criticism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 4

In a paper read recently before the Chamber of Mines of Victoria by Mr. H. E. Rowe, the president, in which the Victorian State Treasurer's figures of the…

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Mining Booms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 4

Speculation must always play a large part in the development of mining fields. It is perfectly legitimate, hut if carried too far it degenerates…

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Great Chaffinch Mine. Latest Reports. Adelaide

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

Bullfinch stocks opened fairly firm on the Adelaide Exchange this morning, but further telegrams in regard to the Great Chaffinch Mine had the offset of causing…

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Collieries' Board. Workers, Not Miners. Terms of the Award. Sydney

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

The award of the Newcastle Collieries (Newcastle and Maitland Workers, not Miners) Wages Board, of which Mr. W. Edmunds, is chairman, was delivered…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 6

Sir,—I would like to say a few words to the members of the Colliery Employees' Federation, We are just about to elect officers for next year, and we have…

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