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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 60

Northumberland Miners. a Strike Favoured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 5

The ballot of the Northumberland miners upon the question as to whether there should be a strike against the three-shift system has concluded…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Defence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 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 Issacs…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 3

Messrs. J. Barnes and J. Means, check inspectors, inspected the Wallsend Colliery this month, and report as follows:— C. Pit.—No: 1 split: Intake, 5600ft.;…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was concluded yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. D. Watson, district…

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Riot Among Miners. Many Men Killed. Pittsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 5

A riot has occurred between miners in the Mansfield Mine, which was only quelled by the intervention of a large force of police…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Defence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 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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Victorian Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 6

In a article on the brown coal deposits of Victoria the "Mining Standard" says:— "The announcement has been made unofficially that Messrs. Hoffmann, Karplus, and…

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South Wales Miners. Pithead Riots. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 5

Several pithead riots have occurred in Rhondda Valley, following a mass meeting at Ton-y-Pandy. The police defending the pits made…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Defence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 5

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

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Abermain Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 5

The Abermain Coal Company is developing its property in the Maitland district in a way that will soon place it in the front rank, even when compared with…

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Miners' Congress. Nationalisation Adopted. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 5

At the International Congress of Miners yesterday, a resolution proposed by Austrian and German delegates in favour of State-paid…

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Mining Matters. Hetton Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the members of Hetton Ledge was held in the lodgeroom, Wickham, last night. The matter of chief interest, was the attitude of a number of…

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Coal-mining in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

The latest report of the Queensland Mines Department states chat last year the number of collieries working was 37, and the quantity of coal raised (which…

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In the Public Eye. London, June 20. a Scottish Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 6

The Duke of Sutherland, who is going to his estates in Canada, after the Coronation, has the uncommon fortune of owning a gold mine in the British Isles…

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Victorian Coal Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

There are, according to an official return, 32 salaried officers employed at the Victorian State coal mine at Wonthaggi. Their salaries in the aggregate absorb…

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Mining Matters. Wallsend Wheelers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

The conciliation board which has been appointed to deal with the matters in dispute between the wheelers at Wallsend Colliery and the management, met…

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Mysore Mine Disaster. Eighty Bodies Recovered. Calcutta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

The explosion at the Champion Reefs Mine, Mysore, was more disastrous than at first reported. Already 80 bodies have been…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, July 21. the Westport Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 2

It has often been a puzzle to many people why the coalmining district of Westport has for so many years tolerated the restraint of trade that has…

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Miners' Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 July 1911 · page 5

At the public meeting in sympathy with the sugar workers of Queensland held in Newcastle on Saturday night, Mr. D. Watson and Mr. J. Stenhouse,…

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Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1911 · page 5

The greater part of Killingworth Colliery has now been explored, and nothing has so far been met with to cause the management any concern. Two small…

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