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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 60

W[?]ihi Mining Company. Meeting of Shareholders. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 5

At the meeting of shareholders of [?] Waihi Goldmining Company yesterday, Mr. Mitchison, the chairman, [?] there was not the shadow of a…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 3

Sir,—Many letters have appeared in your columns from various correspondents since the beginning of the late coal strike dealing with the unsettled industrial…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Saturday evening, Mr. T. Johnson presiding over a good attendance…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 6

A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Thursday evening. There was a very large attendance, and Mr. T…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 5

A special meeting of the above miners was held in Cogan's hotel on Saturday evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. J. Mitchell presided…

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Saturday's Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 4

Eight steamers and two sailing vessels left Newcastle on Saturday, carrying in all (cargo and for ships' use), 28,689 tons, of coal for places beyond the…

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Mining Fatality. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 5

An accident occurred in the Eclipse mine on Saturday morning, causing the death of two men, Harry Angwin, a shift boss, aged 35, and Ben Williams, a miner,…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 5

Shortland Colliery, which stopped work early in the year owing to the difficulty in regard to the rate for shooting and filling machine-cut coal, is still idle. The…

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The Miners' Levies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 6

Sir,—I have been given to understand that some members of the Colliery Employees' Federation have refused to pay the levy agreed to by the delegate board…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 5

The taking of the lodge vote on the Delegate Board minute that the Pelaw-Main men should return to work on the conditions existing before the stoppage,…

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Mining Disaster. One Man Killed. Others Seriously Injured. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred at the Sons of Gwalia mine this morning, one man killed and nine others seriously injured. While the nine o'clock shift was going…

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The Mining Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 4

The intelligence that the result of the votes of the miners' lodges has been against the proposal that a general stoppage, of work should take…

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Pelaw-main Miners. District Mandate Accepted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 4

There was a very large attendance of Pelaw-Main miners at the Empire Hall last evening, to consider the verdict given by the district on the delegate board's…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Trouble. Board's Decision Upheld

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 4

The final count of the lodge vote on the minute of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation that the Pelaw-Main miners return to work on the…

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Welsh Mining Trouble. the Cambrian Dispute. a Fresh Deadlock. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 5

A fresh deadlock has arisen in connection with the Cambrian mining dispute. The Council of the South Wales…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

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

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Mining Matters. Teralba Lodges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 4

A combined meeting of the members of the Teralba Ledges was held in Parry's Hall, Teralba, yesterday morning. Mr. T. Griffiths was appointed chairman. There…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 5

The members of the Hetton Lodge met at the lodge room, Wickham, last night Mr. W. Sheridan presided, and there was a fair attendance of the men…

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Fifteen-ton Block of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 3

To the enthusiastic rambler, this sphere round which he travels possesses innumerable curiosities, worth more than a passing glance; but, alas, how many…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 6

Work was resumed at Pelaw-Main Colliery yesterday morning after a period of Idleness covering ten weeks. The shifts are not fully manned, as a good number…

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