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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 60

Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 11

A meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's hall on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. Lloyd presided…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 6

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

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English Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 6

It is estimated that the direct burden that will be placed upon the coal industry in South Wales, arising from the new insurance Scheme of the Chancellor…

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Oil Versus Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 6

Discussion has been revived recently in England on the subject of the use of oil for generating power on steamships, and in consequence, there is…

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Colliery Accident. Claim for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 4

In No. 1 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Sly, a case in which George Dunn is claming compensation from John and William Brown for injuries received in the…

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Mining Matters. South Wales Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 6

The strike in South Wales has now continued for about seven months, and the cable message published to-day Indicates that the end is not yet in sight…

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The Coal Vend. Federal Prosecution. the Crown Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 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 Isaac…

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Welsh Mining Trouble. Meeting in Cardiff. National Strike Urged. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 5

There were exciting scenes at a conference in Cardiff yesterday of miners' delegates from various centres…

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Killingworth Colliery. the Shafts Unsealed. Interesting Operations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 5

A quiet little village is Killingworth, With picturesque surroundings, and one that rarely experiences a thrill of excitement, and since the sealing down of the…

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The Coal Vend. Federal Prosecution. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 5

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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Mining Matters. Position at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 5

The offer made last week by the colliery proprietors to the men at the Teralba collieries, that they should return to work on the rate of 1s 0 3-8d per ton…

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Welsh Mining Trouble. No General Strike. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 5

The Miners' Federation does not [?]gee with the proposition of the [?] Wales miners that there should is a general strike until the…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 6

Sir,—There appeared in your issue of June 12th, a letter front the pen of that extreme revolutionist, "Oakum's Razor," in reply to my letter, wherein he stated…

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Colliery Troubles. Seaham No.1. Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 5

Trouble has again arisen at the Seaham No. 1 Colliery, West Wallsend, over the method of holing the coal. Yesterday morning the miners refused to enter the…

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Killingworth Colliery. Successful Descent. Condition Satisfactory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 4

Operations in connection with the unsealing and re-opening of Killingworth Colliery were continued throughout Wednesday night and yesterday. The success…

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The Coal Vend. Federal Prosecution. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 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 Isaac[?]…

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Mining Matters. Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation, it was decided that a ballot should be taken to decide whether or not the men of…

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Teralba Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 4

There has been no farther development in connection with the situation at the Teralba collieries. The delegate board decided at last meeting that the request of…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 6

The Back Crock and Duckenfield Lodge met in Peel's Hall on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr. J. Porter presided…

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New Zealand Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 4

At the annual meeting recently of the Westport-Stockton Coal Company, the chairman of directors, Mr. W. Reece, state that while there was an ample…

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