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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 60

Minmi Miners' Lodge. Executive Condemned

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

The Buck Creek and Duckenfield miners met in Poel's hall on Friday evening. Mr. W. Laird presided. Mr. W. Muir asked, as a matter of…

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Mining Matters. the Present Position. Trouble Ahead

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

Trouble is brewing rapidly, in the district. The colliery proprietors are not a happy family, and the wheelers are apparently imbued with the same restless…

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Mining Accident. Claim for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 4

In No. 2 Jury Court, to-day, before Mr. Acting Justice Ferguson, and a Jury of four, the hearing was commenced of an action brought by George Dunn, a minor,…

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Labour Troubles. Mining Difficulties. Non-unionist Question. London

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

The Durham Miners Conference have demanded that the minimum pay of coal-hewers shall be 7s per day, and of others proportionately…

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Neath Colliery

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

The men at Neath Colliery will, have only 7½ day's pay to draw on Friday, Broken time has been worked at the mine for some time past, and the men are…

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Curlewis Colliery

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

Reference was made in the Legislative Assembly recently to the fact that ne portion of the railway contract had this year good to the Centenary Colliery at…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 3

A meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. J. Lloyd presided…

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The Mining Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 4

Affairs in the coal-mining industry are now approaching a condition which must be regarded as grave, and will rapidly become more serious…

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Mining Matters. a Critical Position

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

The impression that there is some understanding amongst the wheelers of the district to hand in their notices, received further confirmation yesteray, by…

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Mining Accident. Claim for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 3

In No. 2 Jury Court, to-day, before Mr. Acting Justice Ferguson, and a jury of four, the hearing was continued of an action brought by George Dunn, a miner,…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of Now Lambton miners was held last night at Russell's Hotel, Adamstown. Mr. T. Hopton presided…

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Newcastle Miners' Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 5

In the Industrial Court' to-day, an, application was lodged by Messrs. Sparke and Millard, on behalf of the Newcastle and Maitland colliery proprietors, asking…

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Maitland Coal Seams. Commission of Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 6

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into matters affecting the mining industry in the Maitland-Cessnock district continued its sittings at the East Maitland…

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Mining Accident. Claim for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 5

In No. 2 Judy Court, to-day, before Mr. Acting Justice Ferguson, and a jury of four, the hearing was continued of an action brought by George Dunn, a miner,…

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Maitland Coal Seams. Commission of Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 5

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into matters affecting the mining in in the Maitland-Cessnock district continued its sittings at the East Maitland…

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New Mining Explosive. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 4

The company which was formed some time ago at Weston to manufacture a new explosive called "Westonite," is experiencing some difficulty in getting its…

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Mining Matters. the Government Intervene. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, accompanied by Messrs. Grahame and Estell, Ms.P., will, at the request of the Government, proceed to Newcastle by…

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Mining Accident. Claim for Damages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 4

In No. 2 Jury Court, to-day, before Mr. Acting Justice Ferguson, and a jury of four, the hearing was continued of an action brought by George Dunn, a miner,…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 13

Sir,—In reading the report of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners' meeting, which was published on September 6, I notice that a great deal of dissatisfaction…

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Mining Matters. Hopeful Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 4

The mining situation wears a much brighter appearance than it did at the beginning of the weak, and there in every prospect that a few days' time will see…

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