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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 60

Mining Matters. State Coalmine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 5

The proposal to establish a State coalmine is not meeting with enthusiastic support in this district. It is contended that there are already…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held on Saturday, Mr. J. Bassett presiding. The delegate, Mr. W. Wardle, read and…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 5

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodges was held in Peel's Hall. Minmi, on Friday evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. Dove presided…

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Abermain. Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 6

A special general meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge was held in Sharp's Hall on Sunday. Mr. M. Mannion presiding…

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Greta. Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the Whitburn miners was held on the park on Sunday morning, the chairman, Mr. A. D. Jones, presiding…

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The Miners' Ex-president

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 7

We have received a large number of letters referring to Mr. P. Bowling's connection with and conduct of the late coal mining strike, but as the ex-president…

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Dudley Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 6

The Dudley Miners' Lodge met on Monday night at Adamstown, Mr. W. Jackson presiding. A resolution was carried instructing…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 6

Shortland miners met on Monday, and dealt with the minutes of the delegate board, Mr. J. Jenkins presiding. Mr. Drinkwater, the delegate, gave a…

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Weston. Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge was held in Jewell's Hall on Sunday. Mr. J. W. Roche presiding. The case of a member who had met with…

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Keeping Up Coal Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 4

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation had before it yesterday a motion from Abermain Lodge, the object of which is to initiate…

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Coal Shipping Board. Further Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 11

The wages board constituted for the industry of the shipment of coal and coke at Newcastle sat again yesterday at the offices of the Benevolent Society,…

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Mining Matters. Conference Not to Be Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 4

At the meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation yesterday, a letter from Mr. A. R. Cant, secretary to the Colliery Proprietors'…

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Maitland Mining District. to Theatrical Managers and Others

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 11

The "Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate" is the only Daily Newspaper circulating extensively throughout the whole…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

Sir.—It is very difficult to understand what "J.W.R." really means. After deriding Mr. R. Wright and myself for not accepting the political gag, he throws…

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Coal and Shale Workers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the Central Council of the Coal and Shale Workers' Association was held in the Trades Hall, Sydney, on Friday. Mr. Daniel Rees, the acting…

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The Unemployed. Finding Work. Miners Not Satisfied

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

Up to the present, 680 men have registered their names at the Newcastle Labour Bureau. The majority are single men…

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Coal Shipping Board. Danger in Coupling-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 7

The wages board constituted for the industry of the shipment of coal and coke at Newcastle sat again yesterday at the offices of the Benevolent Society,…

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Mining Matters. Meeting the Premier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

The executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation will go to Sydney to-morrow morning, to meet Mr. M'Gowen, the Premier…

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Distress in Wales. American Coal Imports. Women and Children Starve. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

The "Daily Express" reports that there are hundreds of families of the men on strike in Mid Rhondda, who number 12,000, which are on the verge…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

A special of the Hetton Miners' Lodge was held at Wickham last night Mr. W. Sheridan, the chairman of the lodge, presided, and there was a good…

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