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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 54

No Coal at Rio Janeiro. Rio Janeiro

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 5

The merchants at Rio Janeiro have notified the shipping companies that their stocks of coal are exhausted…

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Porpoises Explode Mines. Danger in the Dardanelles. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 5

A number of the mines laid in the Dardanelles by the Turkish Government have been exploded by porpoises. Ships are now afraid to make the…

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Lambton B Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 2

Sir.—In reply to Mr. T. Clarke's letter in your issue of the 16th instant, stating that the pay-ticket in your possession is not reliable, I wish to state that Mr…

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The Coal Strike. Further Conferences. Miners Returning to Work. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, has held protracted conferences with owners and representatives of the miners separately…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

"The joint committee of conciliation in mining disputes met yesterday, at its offices of the Colliery Poroprietors' Association, Watt-street. Mr. C. Hibbs,…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

Further payments on the victimised scale will be made to the Abermain miners to-day. Distribution of the money will commence at one o'clock, and…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of New Lambton Miners' Lodge was held last night, Mr. T. Hopton in the chair The local balance-sheet showed the…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

The coal trade of the Newcastle and Maitland districts has been very good during the last nine months, and there was not the failling off in mid-summer…

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Mining Matters. the Second Shift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

The Joint Committee of Conciliation in mining disputes met again yesterday at the office of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Watt-street. Mr. C. Hibble,…

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Mining Explosion. Many Men Entombed. Welch (W. Virginia)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

An explosion which occurred in one of the mines of the Jed Coal and Coke Company resulted in seventy miners being entombed…

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The Coal Strike. Conference Fails. Minimum Bill Passed. Its Failure Predicted. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

After two days' persuasive eloquence the Prime Minister succeeded in inducing the owners and the men to confer, but the meeting was a flasco…

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Rothbury Collieries. Splendid Coal Area

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

The coal area known as the Rothbury Collieries is situate near Branxton, and forms part of the Rothbury Estate, formerly the property of the late Mr. David…

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Jumbunna Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

The output of coal from the Jumbunna (Victoria) coal mine during the six months ended 29th February, was 31,243 tons, as against 29,853 tons in the…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to W. Burke's answer to my letter, he states I try to make the public believe I had the authority of the lodge to contradict that part of the…

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Bellbird Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

On Wednesday, Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, accompanied by Mr. J. Badeley, secretary of Aberadare Lodge, Mr. J. Brown, secretary of Cessnock Lodge,…

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Rioting at Collieries. Troops Called Out. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

Five hundred men of the Yorkshire Regiment have gone to the Littleton Collieries, at Cannock Chase. The mob are preventing the strike…

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Mining Matters. Northumberland Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

The Joint Committee of Concillation in mining disputes met yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Wall-street. Mr. C. Hibble,…

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Effects on Newcastle. Coal for Argentina

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

When the British coal strike commenced its effect on the coal export trade of Newcastle was talked of, and it was generally believed that if the trouble…

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The Coal Strike. Ballot Being Taken. Result on Wednesday. Resumption Probable. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

The mineowners have held a meeting at which it was agreed to accept the Minimum Wage Bill. Mr. M'Kenna, the Secretary of State…

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Northumberland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

The dispute at Northmuberland Colliery having been settled by the decision of the chairman of the joint committee, the management is preparing to make a start…

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