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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 54

Dudley Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 7

"Tom" writes:—"In his letter, Experts Crede' allows his own imagination to gallop, and that at an excessive rate, whilst his reasoning powers appear to…

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Electricity in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

The members of the Leeds University Engineering Society had the opportunity recently of hearing a lecture by Mr. W. E. French, A.M.I.C.E. on the subject of…

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Victorian State Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

At a mass meeting held to-day of the Wonthaggi coal minors, Mr. Goldsmith one of the miners' representatives, whom Mr. Broom, the general manager of the…

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Victorian Gold Yield. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

The gold yield for March was [?] fine, valued at £166,924, a decrease of [?] nine, compared with March last. For the three months, the yield…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

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

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The Coal Strike. Clearing Up the Mess. Much Discontent. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

A mass meeting of miners at Penalit, Monmoutshire, passed a resolution in which was embodied grave concern at the prediction by Mr. Hartshorn, one…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee. the Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 4

The Joint Committee on mining disputes continued its sittings yesterday, at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Watt-street. Mr. C. Hibble,…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 4

The officers of the Dudley Miners' Lodge met the colliery manager yesterday, and a satisfactory arrangement was made regarding the removal of the stone that…

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The Coal Strike. Leader Denounced. Carriage of Coal. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 5

Owing to intimidation in Lancashire, a detachment of 630 men of the Lancashire Fusiliers has arrived at Leigh…

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Gold Pieces for Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 7

Canada is to have 10-dollar and fivedollar gold pieces. They will be in circulation soon. Mr. Beville, Deputy Minister for Finance, says that the demand…

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Through Ice to Gold. Victorian Experiment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 14

A method of shaft sinking in wet country which, in the American phrase, will "cut lee," is at present attracting attention. This is the adoption of a…

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Victorian State Mine. History of Dispute. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 5

The dispute at the Victoria State Colliery, at Wonthaggi, remains unsettled The trouble originated about twelve…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 5

The demand for Newcastle and Maitland coal continues to improve, and the whole of the collieries in the two districts were very busy during the fortnight ended on…

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Chamber of Mines Critical

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 5

At the quarterly meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Mines of Victoria attention was called to the recent articles and correspondence in the press on the…

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Victorian State Mine. Conference Resumed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 5

The union's delegates again met Mr. Broome, the general manager of the State coal mine, in conference. Some progress was made in the…

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British Coal Strike. Surfacemen's Claims Settled. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 5

The demands of the surfacemen in South Wales have been settled, thus removing one of the bars to a return to work…

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British Coal Strike. Matters Quietening. Miners and Firemen. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 5

The miners of Leigh, Lancashire, entertained the soldiers who were sent to enforce order. Yesterday the soldiers marched to…

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Victorian State Mine. Prolonged Strike Predicted. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 4

There is no change in connection w[?] the dispute at the Government Colliery at Wonthaggi and there is every prospect of a prolonged strike…

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Victorian Coal Strike. Miners to Ballot. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 5

The miners employed at the Victorian State coalmine at Wonthaggi to-day decided to take a ballot as to whether they should accept the terms offered by Mr…

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Down in a Diamond Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 11

At Kimberley, Cape Colony, is probably the biggest hole in the world—the old "Central" mine—with a space measurement at the surface of 14 acres, and a…

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