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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 60

Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 11

The quarterly meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held on Saturday in Tobins hall. Catherine Hill Bay, Mr. J. Bassett in the chair…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 6

A meeting of the Glebe miners was held in, Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Monday evening. Mr. J. Lloyd presided. A letter was received from the district…

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Wallsend Colliery. Difficulty Unsettled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 5

A largely attended meeting of the Wallsend miners and wheelers was held at the school of arts, Wallsend, on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Frew presided, and Messrs. W…

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Maitland Coal Seams. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 4

A preliminary meeting of the Royal Commission, consisting of Mr. Newbury (chairman), and Messrs. Hardie and Rees, appointed to inquire into the best and…

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Mr. Andrew Fisher. Visit to Wales. Address to Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 5

Mr. Andrew Fisher, the Prime Minister of Australia, will leave London on Wednesday for Marseilles. Mr. Fisher has visited the…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Defence. Address by Counsel. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 4

The hearing of the Commonwealth prorsecutions against what is known as the Coat Vend and the Steamship Companies was continued before Mr. Justice issaes…

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Wallsend Colliery. Dispute Unsettled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 5

In consequence of the failure of the efforts of the executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation to persuade the wheelers employed at the…

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Miners' Federation. Remarks by Mr. Morgan. Reply by Mr. Watson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 3

Certain statements made recently by Mr. T. R. Morgan the retiring general secretary of the Illawarra Miners' Association are taken exception to by Mr…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Defence. Address by Counsel. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 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…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Defence. Addresses by Counsel. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 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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Canadian Coal Miners. Conciliation Fails. Ottawa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

The Conciliation Board, reporting on its failure to settle the strike of the British Columbia and Alberta coal miners, blames the tyrannical "pit…

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Rather Cold Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

Could we work a coal mine in the Antarctic if either Captain Scott or Dr. Mawson were to find one? Take a map, and note the position of Spitzbergen. This…

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Miners' Safety Lamps. a Valuable Prize. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

It was stated some days ago that Mr. Lewis Harcourt, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, had written to the Acting Treasurer, announcing that, in…

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Mining Matters. the Wallsend Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

An interview took place last evening between representatives of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coalmining Company and the Colliery Employees' Federation on…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Defence. Address by Counsel. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 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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South Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1911 · page 5

In connection with the endeavour to come to an agreement respecting the dirt scale for South Seaham Colliery, Mr. Clark, mining adviser to the Colliery…

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Gold in Scotland. Mining Camp Opened. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1911 · page 5

A gold-mining camp at Kildonan, in Sutherlandshire, has been opened by the Marquis of Stafford. A number of miners are busy, under…

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Mining Matters. Wallsend Difficulty. Settlement Effected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge and wheelers was held in the Wallsend School of Arts on Saturday. The attendanee was very good, although not…

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Alleged Frauds. Alaska Coal Lands. Attorney-general Charged. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1911 · page 5

Mr. Wickershame, delegate for Alaska in the United States House of Representatives, has been charged before the Judiciary Committee of the…

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Mining Matters. Killingworth Colliery. Coal Within Six Weeks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 5

The work of exploring Killingworth Colliery, and of getting it in order again for the output of coal, in proceeding satisfactorily, and if no unforeseen difficulty…

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