Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 60

The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 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…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Mining Matters. Seaham Collieries. Top-holing and Dirt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 5

Interviews took place on Saturday, at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Newcastle, between representatives of the Seaham Coal Company,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Collie Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 5

In order to remove a grievance of Collie (West Australia) mineowners, the Government of that State has decided to construct 100 coal-waggons, which will…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Miners' Federation

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

Sir,—I appreciate the spirit exhibited by Mr. T. Johnson, In his letter of the 27th, wherein he stated that he made an error on the question under…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

South Wales Miners. Refused Assistance. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 5

The executive committee of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain rejected an appeal by the South Wales miners for financial assistance for the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

New Industrial Law. Newcastle Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 4

"I wish," said Mr. Booby, the Minister for Labour and Industry, in conversation with a representative of the Newcastle Morning Herald" this afternoon,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 7

A special meeting of the Whitburn miners was held in the Picture Palace, Greta, on Sunday morning, when the president, Mr. A. E. Jones, occupied the chair…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

British Coal Deposits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 6

The following paragraphs from English files by the last mail show that England has largo deposits of coal that have nut yet been exploited :…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Coal Vend. Arguments in Defence. Temporarily Overruled. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 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…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Colliery Dangers. Instructing the Miners. American Methods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 6

From time to time luring the last twelve or eighteen months brief references have been made in American and English papers to the work that is being done by the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Teralba Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 4

Claims have been lodged on behalf of the men of the four Teralba collieries, in connection with the framing of a now agreement. Representatives of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 4

With regard to the difficulty at Shortland Colliery, over the rate for shooting and filling machine-cut coal, a conciliation board has been formed on the lines of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Balmain Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 6

The award of the Sydney Harbour Collieries' Wages Board, of which Mr. W. Edmunds is chairman, was announced to-day. The principal provisions of the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Tops. Claims Withdrawn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 4

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

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Coal Vend. Adjournment of the Case. Sydney, Tuesday. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 6

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

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Bush Fires in Ontario. Mining Camps Destroyed. Vancouver

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

Fierce bush fires are raging in the Cobalt mining region of Ontario. Several mining camps have been destroyed, and it is feared there has…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Mining Matters. Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

The Conciliation Board appointed to decide upon the rate for shooting and filling machine-cut coal in Shortland Colliery, and to deal with other matters in connection…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Teralba Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

The adjournment of the Shortland case will not delay the proceedings of the Conciliation Board, that has before it the work of drawing up a fresh agreement for the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

A conference with regard to a dispute in connection with the working of pillars in Abermain Colliery, was asked for last month by the Colliery Employees'…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Illawarra Miners' Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

News of the election of Mr. A. Gray to the position or general secretary of the Illawarra Miners' Association, was received with satisfaction in this district,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →