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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 60

Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 7

A meeting of the Whitburn miners was held at Greta on Sunday morning, Mr. A. D. Jones, president, occupying the chair…

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Scottish Miners' Demands. No Work on Saturday. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 5

The conference of the Scottish Miners' Federation has adopted the policy of a five days' working week. The conference also demands that…

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The Coal Vend. the Hearing Continued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 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 in…

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Maitland Coal Seams. Commission of Inquiry. Safety of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 11

The Royal Gommission appointed to inquire into the working of the thick coal seams in the Maitland-C[?]ock district and other matters affecting the miners…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 8

A meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held on Friday, at Catherine Hill Bay. Mr. J, Bassett in the chair. The lodge decided that T. J. Pearce's…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 3

A meeting of the Glebe Minors' Lodge was held in Simpson's hall, Merewether, on Monday evening. Mr. J. Lloyd prosided, and there was a good attendance of…

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British Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 5

The matter of the quarterly adjustment of the wages of the Northumberland (England) miners was before the Coal" Trade Conciliation Board (Mr. J"…

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British Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 5

Speaking on the subject of the consdition of the British coal market at the beginning of July, the home journal "Fairplay" of Jury 6, says:—''Although…

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Mining Matters. Wallsend Wheelers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 5

The zward made by His Honor Judge Scheles; in settiement of the dispute between the management of the Wallsend Colliery and tha wheelers came into…

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State Yield of Gold. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 4

The return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold Yield recorded for this State for the month or July is 15,361 ounces crude,…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 4

When Lymington Colliery recommenced work a few weeks ago friction was caused when it became known that one member of the lodge had been told that…

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Maitland Coal Seams. Commission of Inquiry. Safety of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 5

The Royal Commission appointed to inquiro into the working of the thick coal scams in the Maitland-Cessnock district and other matters affecting the miners…

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Ebbw Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 4

Ebbw Vale Colliery, near Adamstown, was idle yesterday. It appears that two miners were "chalked up" on Thuesday for having filled dirt with their cool…

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Mining Matters. Shortland Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 4

The Shortland Concillation Committee resumed its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, but the result was that a deadlock occurred over the…

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The Coal Vend. Hearing Continued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 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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Maitland Coal Seams Commission of Inquiry. Safety of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 4

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working of the thick coal seams in the Maitland-Cessnock district and other matters affecting the miners…

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Victorian Coal. Price at the State Mine. Melbourne's Complaint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

In handing over the Victorian Slate coal mine to the Railway Department, in accordance with the decision of Parliament the Minister of Mines issued a…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Pillars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 4

The conciliation committee agreed to in connection with the dispute over the working of pillars in Abermain Colliery commenced its sittings at the Newcastle…

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The Coal Vend. Hearing Continued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 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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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Mining Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 2

The hearing was concluded of the case in which Frederick Elwin Clarke, miner's checkweighmnan at Lambton B Colliery, sued August Krake, machineman at the…

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