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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 60

Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Colliery. Conference to Be Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 5

In connection with the trouble at Pelaw-Main Colliery, over the manager insisting on two skips going into each working place instead of one, as is the rule…

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Maitland Mining District. to Theatrical Managers and Others

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 6

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

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Evidence Continued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 4

The hearing of the Commonwealth prosecutions against what is known as the Coal Vend and the Steamship Companies was continued-before Mr. Justice Isaacs,…

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West Wallsend Miners

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

A meeting of the West Wallsend Miners Lodge was hold on Thursday evening Mr. W. Johnson presided. The secretary, Mr. T. Chariton,…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Conference

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

A conference was held yesterday between representatives of the Proprietors' Association and of the federation with a view of arriving at some satisfactory…

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Welsh Miners. Capture of a Non-unionist. London

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

Miners at Ton-y-Pandy captured a non-unionist, and attired him in a white shirt. They then compelled him to parade…

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Maitland Mining District. to Theatrical Managers and Others

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 6

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

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Evidence Continued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 4

The hearing or the Commonwealth prosocutions against what is known as the Coal vend and the Steamship Companies was continued before Mr. Justice Isaacs…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 6

Messrs. J. Means and J. Barnett made an inspection of the Wallsend Colliery last month, and report as follows:—C Pit: No. 1 split: Intake, 3250ft per min.;…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Evidence Continued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

The hearing of the Commonwealth prosecutions against what is known as the Coal Vend and the Steamship Companies was continued before Mr. Justice Isaacs,…

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Coal Mine on Fire. Miners Entrapped. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 5

A mine at Negaunee, in Michigan, United States, is on fire. Five men are known to be dead, and others are entrapped…

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Teralba Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 5

The men of the Teralba a district were paid on Friday on the reduced rates. Miners received on shilling per ton for shooting and filling coal, and the wheelers,…

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Welsh Miners. Biots at Rhondda Valley. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 5

There have been renewed disturbances among the strikers in the [?]hondda Valley in Wales. They seized non-unionists, and…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 5

The following letter has been received by Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, from Mr. A. R. Cant, secretary of the Colliery…

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Disturbance in Alaska. Coal Thrown Into the Sea. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 5

It was recently reported that a mob at Cordova, in Alaska, enraged at the non-settlement of the Alaskan coal lands cases by the Washington…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the Whitburn miners was held in the Greta Park on Sunday morning Mr. A. D. Jones presiding. The chairman stated that as a telegram…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 5

The Back Creek and Duckenfield miners met on Thursday evening, in Peel's Hall, Minmi. There was a large attendance and Mr. T. Pokoney presided…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 4

The hearing of the Commonwealth prosecutions against what is known as the Coal Vend and the Steamship Companies was continued before Mr. Justice Isaacs,…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Pelaw-main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 6

It is only fair to the Pelaw-Main, miner who has expressed his views on the existing state of affairs at that colliery to state that the opinions expressed by…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 5

The executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation were in communication, yesterday with Mr. G. S. Beeby, State Minister for Education and Labour,…

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