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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 60

Aberdare Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Aberdare Mirers' Lodge was held in Hampton's J. Cam presided, and( there was a Mr. J. Cam presided, and there was a fair…

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Enormous Coal Deposits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 6

Reference was made recently, in a cable message, to the discovery of all immense field of anthracite coal in British Columbia. The English mail…

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Mining Disaster. Eleven Men Killed. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 5

Owing to a premature explosion in a potash mine a Kleinbodungen, sixteen in ea were buried. Eleven of these died…

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Caledonian Collieries. Howard Smith's Interest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 4

The report that has come from Melbourne that Howard Smith Company. Limited, has obtained a controlling interest in the Caledonian Coal Company has…

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Important Miners' Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 6

At a meeting of the Durham Miners' Association it was decided to take a ballot of the county in order to ascertain whether the miners are in favour or…

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British Ports. Loading of Coal. Floating Docks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 5

At a meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce at noon yesterday, Mr. J. C. Reid, who was one of the representatives of the chamber at…

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Gold in Salt Water

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 6

An Austrian chemist residing in New York claims to have discovered gold in sea water, and also to have found a way to get it out, which is a much more…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 November 1911 · page 5

The coal trade of Newcastle is very brisk at present, and all the pits, both in the Newcastle and Maitland districts, are hard put to it to, get sufficient coal to…

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Queensland Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 November 1911 · page 5

Referring to the Blair Athol Colliery. Queensland, recently, Mr. B. Dunstan, Government Geologist, stated that there must be from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 tons of coal…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 6

A meeting of the Whitburn miners was held on Sunday morning, Mr. A. D. Jones occupying the chair. Correspondence was road from the…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 3

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge met at Peel's hall, Minmi, on Friday evening, Mr. W. M'Blane presiding. The delegate Mr. W. Mullen, read and…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 3

Sir,—I have noticed that when speaking at Greta, in reply to a question, Mr. Bowling stated that if he was elected president he would get that £17,000 in a few months…

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Stanford-merthyr Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 6

Mr. B. Roberts presided over the monthly meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge which was held on Sunday. A letter was received from the East…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 5

The underground employees of the South Mine met on Sunday to further deal with the question of chasing work when a fatal accident occurs…

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Warwickshire Miners. a Minimum Wage. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 5

After several conferences the Warwickshire miners have succeeded in obtaining a minimum wage of 7s a day, with proportionate increased in the…

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The Minister for Mines. His Trip to the West. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 4

Mr. Edden, the State Minister for Mines, who returned to Sydney by the western mail train this morning, after having accompanied Lord Chelinsford on a tour of…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 6

The Glebe Miners' Lodge met in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening, Mr. J. Lloyd presiding. An appeal for assistance for a…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 11

Sir,—Is it any wonder that Mr. D. Watson and the team at the head of the Colliery Employees' Federation have failed so far to consolidate their forces…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1911 · page 6

Mr. J.C. Watson addressed the members of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge on Monday evening to Peel's hall, Mr. W. M'Blane presiding. Mr. Watson said that…

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Mining Matters. Interstate Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1911 · page 5

In compliance with a resolution carried some time ago by the Colliery employees' Federation of the northern district, the executive officers of that body…

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