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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 60

Labour in Britain. Further Difficulties. Miners' Dispute Settled. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 5

A strike which had lasted for twenty-two weeks, and had affected 1200 workers, at Wigan, Lancashire, and which related to "abnormal"…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 5

A number of collieries in Newcastle and Maitland districts again worked well for the fortnight ended on Saturday. At others, there was broken time, the cause…

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Coal Strike Settled. in British Columbia. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 5

The coal strike which has been carried on for eight months in Eastern British Columbia and Alberta has been Settled by the good offices of the…

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Indian Coal Mines. Last Year's Output. Explosions of Gas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 5

The annual report of Mr. G. F. Adams, chief inspector of mines in India, upon the mines of British India for the year ended 31st December, 1910, has been…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held on Saturday evening in Tobin's hall, Mr. J. Bassett presiding…

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Cessnock Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Cessnock Miners' Lodge was held in Mr. Lane's half on October 30, Mr. R. B. Laing presiding. There was a large attendance…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Whitburn miners was held on Monday evening Mr. A. D. Jones presiding. Correspondence was read from the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 7

The Glebe Miners' Lodge met in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. J. Lloyd presided…

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Minmi Miners. Minutes Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners Lodge was held in peel's Hall Minmi, on Monday evening Mr. W. M'Blane presided…

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Lost Gold Mine. Rediscovery Asserted. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 5

A lost goldmine has been rediscovered in Bazonne County, British Columbia. The original discoverer of the mine…

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Dudley Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 6

The Dudley Miners Lodge met last night at Russell's Hotel Allamstown, Mr. J. Dunkley presided. Mr. D. Watson was nominated for the…

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Killed by a Coal Train. Fatality at Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 4

A man, whose identify has not yet been definitely established, met his death in a shockingly sudden manner on the railway line near Adamstown last night. He was…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 2

Sir,—As the reports which have appeared from time to time in the press with regard to the dispute between the management of the Pelaw-Main Colliery…

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Wallsend Colliery. Fire in the C Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 5

A fire was discovered in the Empire district of the Wallsend C pit late on Thursday night, by the night shiftmen who were going into work at the time…

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The Storage of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 13

Experiments have been made in Germany, says the "English Mechanic," with a view to ascertain the best means of preserving coal from deterioration after…

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Wallsend Colliery. Fire Extinguished

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 November 1911 · page 5

The fire which broke out in the main rope road of the Wallsend Colliery had been brought under control by Saturday morning, and by yesterday had been…

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Welsh Mining Board. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 November 1911 · page 5

At a meeting of the South Wales Conciliation Board held yesterday the coalowners rejected the men's demands for a minimum wage…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 5

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge met in Peel's hall, Minmi, on Thursday evening. Mr. W. M'Blane presided…

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British Miners. Minimum Wage. Abnormal Places

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 6

Writing on 6th October, on the eve of the decision of the conference of representatives of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain to demand a minimum…

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British Railways. a Strike Feared. Miners May Combine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 5

Several newspapers fear that there will be a renewal of the railway strike at Christmas, possibly in combination with the miners…

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