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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 60

Coalmines Act. Miners' Proposals. Sydney

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

The conference of delegates of the Northern, Southern, and Western Miners' Federations, which met in Sydney recently agreed upon certain recommendations…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Tops

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

The members of the board of connection that is inquiring into the question of the payment for timber in connection with the working of top coal in…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 4

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

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 7

Sir,—I desire to raise an objection to the, misleading remark contained in the last letter of Mr. T. Johnson when referring to my letter upon the question of…

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Mining Matters. Queensland Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 5

During the past half-year the Bluff Colliery Company, Rockhampton, sold 5726 tons of coal, a falling-off from a the previous half-year, due to active…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday morning, at the Wallsend School of Arts, Mr. T. Johnson presiding over a good…

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Tasmanian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 5

An effort is being made to secure the flotation of the Launceston-Preclenna[?] Coal and Shale Mining Syndicate, No. Liability, which has as its Object the…

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An Old Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 5

The oldest coal mine in New Zealand has just changed hands. Forty-seven years ago a coal-bearing area at Brunnerton, Westland, was taken up by the…

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Powlett River Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 5

The election of officers of the Wonthaggi (Vivtoria) ) branch of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association has been announced. The following were elected:…

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British Coal Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 5

Statistics prepared by the British Home Office, under the Coalmines Regulations Act and the Metalliferous Mines Act, for, the year 1910, show that coal is by far the…

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Outtrim Coal Company. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 4

At the meeting to-day of the shareholders of the Outtrim, Howitt, and British Consolidated Coal Company, Mr. R. B. Stamp, chairman of directors, said it…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, June 16. the Miners' Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 13

For the past three days the executive of the New Zealand Federation of Labour have been considering what action should be taken in regard to…

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Mining Matters. Seaham Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 5

In connection with the difficulty that has arisen at Seaham No. 2 Colliery over the question whether or not the men in certain places shall, be allowed to hole…

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Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 5

On Saturday morning Mr. A. Edden, Minister for Minces, with the Government inspectors, visited the Killingworth Colliery. After being below for some…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 5

Good work was done at the majority of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday. Owing to the holiday. 10 days…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the Wallsend School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. T. Johnson presided over a fair attendance…

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Mining Matters. Seaham Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 4

With reference to the trouble that has arisen at Seaham No. 1 and No. 2 Collieries, and the negotiations that are taking place between the Colliery Employees'…

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Miners' Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 4

The new insurance proposal of Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, are causing much controverey in industrial circles in Great Britain. It has…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 7

Sir,—I find on reference, that I made an error in my letter on the above subject, in reply to Mr. J. Longworth in the issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald"…

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Labour in Mines. Universal Eight Hours. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 5

There is a strong Labour movement in favour of an international treaty regulating labour in mines on the basis of a universal eight-hour day,…

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