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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 68

South Wales Strike. Miners Resuming Work. London

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

Seven thousand miners who struck work in sympathy with the Powell-Duliryn miners have decided to resume work…

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West Australian Goldfields. Southern Cross (W.a.)

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

Remours of a discovery in the Chaffinch mine are still persisted in, but Mr. Arthur disclaims any knowledge of such Nevertheless, he professes faith in the…

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The First Cargo of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1910 · page 15

The value and permanence of the coal on the Hunter having been proved, Governor King issued the following Government and General Order dealing with…

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First Efforts to Get Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1910 · page 15

Governor King was anxious to get coal for use in the colony and for export, and as early as the year 1800 a vessel (The Martha, 30 tons, commanded by Captain…

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Coal Transport to Italy. Rome

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

The Chamber of Deputies is discussing a proposal for a subsidy to an Italian company to transport 7,000,000 tons annually of South Wales coal to…

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Maryland Miners

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

A special meeting of the Maryland miners was held in Menzies' room Wallsend, on Tuesday 20th instant Mr. J. King presided…

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Killingworth Miners

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

A meeting of the members of Killingworth Lodge was held last night, in the Killingworth Hall. Mr. J. Richmond, chairman, presided. There were only six…

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The Chaffinch Mine. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1910 · page 5

The Minister for Mines has received a telegram from inspector Crabbe in charge of the Yugara district, couched in the following terms—"I have made careful…

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Mining Fatality. Ipswich

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1910 · page 5

A fall of coal occurred to-day in the Parkhead Colliery, Bundamba. A young married man named Frank Fischer, who was working with his brother, was buried…

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Broken Hill Mining. Settlement Probable. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1910 · page 5

A largely attended meeting of members of the Amalgamaled Miners Association was held in the Trades Hall last night, at which the result of the conference…

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Leyden Mining Disaster. Three Bodies Found. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1910 · page 5

Three of the bodies of the ten miners who were entombed in the Leyden mine, in Colorado, have been found…

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Mining Explosion. Men and Boys Entombed. Only One Boy Escapes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1910 · page 5

A terrible explosion occurred at an early hour this morning in the Hulton Colliery, near Bolton, in Lancashire…

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Colliery Employees Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 6

Sir,—Several letter have recently appeared, taking exception to the affiliation of the Colliery Employees' Federation with the Political Labour League. A…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Seaham miners was held at West Wallsend on Wednesday evening. Mr. W. Brownice presided…

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New Lambton Miners

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

New Lambton Miners' Lodge held their quarterly meeting last night at Russell's Hotel Adamstown. Mr. F. Watson presided…

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Converting Coal Into Electricity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 6

"Engineering" report Mr. S. Z. de Ferranti president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers of Great Britain, in his recent inaugural address, that in…

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Colliery Employees. Election of Officers. Mr. Bowling Defeated

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

The ballot for the election of officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation for 1911 has just been completed. Interest centred chiefly in the election of…

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Barrier Mining Case. Melbourne

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

At a meeting to-day of the representatives of the Barrier mining companies, it was decided not to great the request of miners for the increased wages demanded…

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Mining Disaster. Explosion at Bolton. Many Men Rescued. Large Number Entombed. London

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

The explosion at the Hueton Colliery, at Bolton, in Lancashire, yesterday, occurred in the Pretoria pit at eight o'clock in the morning…

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Little Hulton Colliery. Details of the Mine. Sydney

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

Mr. Cordingley, of King-street, who was born near Bolton, and knows many of the minors in that locality, to-day gave some information regarding the…

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