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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 60

Oil Versus Coal

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

Reference was made this week to the matter of the competition between oil and coal as a fuel for steamships; and to the opinion expressed by a writer in…

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Brown Coal Possibilities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 2

The development of Victoria's black coal resources seems to have again drawn attention to the Immense deposits of the brown article in various parts of the…

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Killingworth Colliery. Question of an Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 5

Mr. Atkinson, the Chief Inspector of Mines, has forwarded to the Minister an official report of the unsealing of the Killingworth mine. The officer states that…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 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 Isaacs…

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Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 6

The delegate board also dealt with the position that has arisen at Seaham Colliery. A resolution was carried instructing the men of that mine to return to…

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Mining Matters. Teralba Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation at the Trades Hall on Saturday, the Teralba position was discussed, and also…

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Industrial Legislation. Minister and Miners. Mr. Beeby Explains His Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 4

Special interest attached to the meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation, held on Saturday, in the Trades Hall, for Mr. G. S. Booby,…

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Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 4

Mr. D. Watson, district president, and a local deputation, will meet Mr. 1. Chapman, general manager of the Seaham Coal Company, at West Wallsend, this…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 4

A meeting of members of Shortland Lodge was held in Russell's Hall Adamstown, at six o'clock last evening, to hear the result of the district bullet…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the Whitburn Miners' Lodge was held at Greta on Sunday morning, Mr. A. D. Jones in the chair. The meeting was called to hear the…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Tops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 4

The board of voluntary arbitration to decide the question of the payment for timbering in the working of top coal in Pelaw-Main Colliery met again yesterday…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 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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Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 6

Mr. I. Chapman, general manager of the Seaham Coal Company, Mr. J. Henwood, manager of Seaham No. 1 Colliery, and Mr. W. Lawson, manager of Seaham…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. J. Longworth has a letter in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of June 16th purporting to be a reply to mine of a previous date. His statements in…

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Mining Matters. Shortland Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 6

A meeting of the members of Shortland Lodge was held in Russell's hall, Adamstown, yesterday morning, Mr. J. Jenkins, chairman of the lodge, presided, and there…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 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 Isaacs…

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West Australia. Its Mining Future. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 5

Sir Newton Moore, Agent-General for West Australia, presided at the luncheon of. the West Australian Mine-owners' Association yesterday…

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Teralba Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 5

A meeting of mampers of Northers Extended Lodge will be held at Teralba at half-past three this afternoon. The [?]avils for this colliery will be drawn to-morrow…

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Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 5

In connection with the trouble that has arisen at Seaham No. 1 Colliery, over the question as to whether the men shall hole in the top or in the bottom of…

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German Miners' Insurance. Successful Working

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 5

Reference has previously been made to the successful working of German miners'. insurance and annuity funds. In an article in the "Engineering and Mining…

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