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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 54

Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held in the Wallarah Hall on Saturday evening, Mr. R. Eads presiding…

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The Coal Strike. Ballot in Doubt. Scottish Mines Reopening. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 5

The latest totals of the votes on the question as to whether the miners shall resume work, and leave the settlement of the minimum wage question to…

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Coal in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 9

Much interest was created in Newcastle in 1840 by the report that coal existed in the Port Philip district of the colony—now Victoria. It was stated that…

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The Lithgow Strike. Attitude of the Miners. Labour Council Blamed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 5

At the Trades Hall last night, Mr. J. Cairns, president of the Western Miners' Federation, and Mr. J. Dixon, secretary to the Lithgow branch of the…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Trouble. Agreement Arrived At

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 4

The joint committee on mining disputes met yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the committee,…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 5

The trouble at Hebbura Colliery on Tuesday was in regard to the miners asking for "water" money, for payment for shifting their tools to spare places…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 5

Pelaw-Main Wits thrown Idle yesterday afternoon in consequence of a dispute over men who drew special places being put in ordinary places at ordinary rates…

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Stanford-merthyr Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 6

Mr. J. Hudson presided over the quarterly meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge, which took place on Sunday…

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Pelaw-main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 6

Mr. J. Grahame occupied the chair at the quarterly meeting of the Pelaw-Main Miners' Lodge, which was hold on Sunday. The lodge donated £2 2s to Central…

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Mining Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

The occurrence of isolated strikes at different collieries should meet with the disapproval of the Miners' Federation as a whole. They are for the most…

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The Coal Strike in Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 7

Sir.—Cannot something in the way of practical sympathy be done to alleviate the great distress and suffering which are at present taking place in England…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 5

The joint committee on mining disputes sat again yesterday at the office of the Colliery Proprietors' Association. Mr. C. Hibble, Chairman of the committee,…

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Gates on Mine Cages. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 5

At the meeting of the Amalgamated Miners' Association last night the new regulation regarding gates on mine cages was received…

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The Coal Strike. Result of the Ballot. Against Resumption. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 5

The ballot of miners on the question of the resumption of work has resulted in 123,000 voting in favour of resumption and 135,000 against…

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Mining Matters. Electricity in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 5

In his report for 1910, Mr. W. Corin, M.Inst.C.E., consulting engineer, to the Department of Mines, and electrical inspector under the Coalmines Regulation…

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Coal and the Man. Work and Wages in the Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 9

There is no work like mining, and there is no man like the miner; But whether the pit is regarded an industrially a Heaven or a Hell, and whether…

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Timber in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 5

Life of timber inside a mine varies with conditions or temperature and moisture, says the "Mining and Scientific Press," as the fungus destroys…

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Coal in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 5

Report has been made of another important discovery of coal in the central district of Queensland. Mr. H. Robertson, manager of the Rockhampton branch…

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London News. the Coal Strike.—the Outlook.—the Suffragists' Agitation.—a Real Air Service.—rennie's Shipbuilding Yard. London, March 1. the Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 7

At the moment of writing this letter there is really only one topic of interest in London—the threatened coal strike. Home politics, foreign affairs, new…

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The Coal Strike. National Conference. Result Still in Doubt. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 5

It is officially announced that the result of the ballot taken by the miners on the question of resuming work was as follows:…

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