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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 66 of 68

Work at the Collieries

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

The average number of days worked at the coilleries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts during the fortnight ended on Saturday, notwithstanding that…

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Colliery Disaster. Many Men Killed. Vancouver

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

Forty-five miners were entombed in the Believe Colliery, in the Crow's Nest Pass of the Rocky Mountains, in Canada…

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Mining Matters. the Selling Price

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

The important question of what the selling-price of coal shall be for the opening months of 1911 was decided by the colliery properties of the Hunter River district…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 11

Sir,—A charge of serious responsibility is now imposed upon the members of the above federation in the ballot that is new being cast for the election of…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 11

The quarterly meeting of the Whitburn Miners' Lodge was held in the Greta Park on Sunday morning, Mr. J. Clark in the chair…

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Cessnock Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Cessnock Miners' Lodge was held in Lane's hall on Sunday morning, Mr. J. Brown, the president, being in the chair. There…

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Miners' Risks. British Statistics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 9

"Bad as was the record in respect of colliery calamities for 1908, that for the years 1909 has been still more unfortunate." Thus says Mr. R. A. S. Rodmayne…

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Great Chaffinch Mine. Southern Cross

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

In the course of an interview Mr. Randolph Bedford, speaking in regard to Mr. Grut's report on the Great Chaffinch mine, said: "Mr. Grut's allusion to…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 6

A meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge was held in Sharp's hall on Sunday, Mr. R. Howe presiding, Mr. R. Cameron, acting district president, was present,…

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Aberdare Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 6

A special meeting of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge was held in Hampton's Hall on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Gamble presiding. There was a large attendance,…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 3

Sir,—I am not one who cares to make himself prominent through the press, but I take this opportunity of putting Mr. Brennan right as to the local…

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Colliery Disaster. Many Miners Killed. Vancouver

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

The terrific explosion occurred at the Green Mine, Tacoma, Virginia. Twenty-two miners were killed, and twenty-six entombed…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board

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

A meeting of the delegates board of the Coillery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. R. Cameron, vice-president, was in the…

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British Labour Troubles. Boilermakers and Miners. London

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

The ballot of the Bollermakers' Society resulted in 13,715 member voting for the Edinburgh agreement and 1290 against it…

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Coal in Strike Time. Claim Against Government. Sydney

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

The hearing was Commenced to-day in the No. 8 Jury Court, before Mr. Justice Pring, without it jury, of an action in which the plaintiff was John George…

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The Colliery Cases. Trial Fixed for April 10. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1910 · page 4

An application was made before Mr. Justice Isaacs to-day in before will the proceedings which the Federal Attorney-General has instituted against various…

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American Cable News. a Mine on Fire. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1910 · page 5

Ten men are entombed in a burning mine belonging to the Leyden Coal Company, four miles from Denver, Escape is cut off…

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Government Model Colliery

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

The United States Bureau of Mines will operate a model mine at Pittsburg…

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Entombed in a Mine

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

Rescuers are fighting to reach ten entombed miners at Leyden, Colorado…

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Taxing Diamond Mines

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

A bill imposing a 10 per cont, tax on the profits of the Cape and Orandia diamond mines, has been read a second time in the Union Assembly…

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