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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 54

Mining Matters. Undercutting Pillars. Weston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 5

A conference of machtnemen from collieries on the Maitland coalfield was held at Weston yesterday, concerning the question of undercutting pillars with…

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Victorian Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

The output of the collieries in the Korumburra district. Victoria, comprising the Jumbunna, Austral and Outtrim, Howitt and British Consolidated mines,…

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South Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 6

There is a feeling of unrest amongst the members of the South Great Miners' Lodge, with regard to certain matters in connection with the working of the…

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Queensland Coal Measures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

Development work is being carried out by Mr. G. B. Stones, on behalf of the Chillagoe Co., in connection with the Mount Mulligan coal measures. At the…

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Using Pulverised Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

The use of pulverised coal is growing in many branches of industry. In copper smelting the system has been introduced in the new plant of the Canadian Copper…

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Mining Matters. Wallsend Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

In connection with the present situation at Wallsend Colliery, meetings of the Wallsend Lodge were held on Thursday and Saturday evenings. Mr. J. Frew…

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Colliery Boiler Explodes. Sensation at Jesmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

A alarming accident occurred at Jesmond Colliery shortly before nine o'clock yesterday morning, the boiler exploding, with terrific force, completely…

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Colliery Boards. Reference to Federation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

Representatives of the colliery proprietors and the various trades associated with the coal industry, attended at the Industrial Court to-day, at the request…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

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

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Mining Matters. Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

A conference took place at the Bellbird Colliery office on Monday, with respect to the framing of an agreement in regard to certain matters that had…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

Mr. Hibbie, chairman of the joint committee, with Messrs. D. Rees, Watson, Peters, D. Sneddon, and Clark, made an Inspection of the Pelaw-Main plt horses…

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Miners' Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 11

Sir.—Within these few weeks I have noticed in your columns that a deputation of South-western or South Coast miners waited on Mr. Edden, with a view…

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What Gold Is Doing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 5

Says an oversea authority—"Things will never by any cheaper." He argues many underlying causes, and emphasises gold. Every nation agreed that gold shall…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

Some time ago the joint committee suceeded in fixing up an agreement in connection with Bellbird Colliery, near Cessnock, which convered nearly all the working…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

A dispute having arisen at Abermain Colliery as to wheather certain work should be classed as ordinary cut throughts or winning work, the question…

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"God's Coal."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 3

The coal does not belong to the owners or miners, it is God's coal, which He has stored up through long ages for His children of to-day. The owner represent…

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Mining Matters. the Wallsend Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

The joint committee of concillation la connection with mining disputes met yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Prosprietors Association, when it had again…

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Important Mining Case. Question of Suitable Props. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 5

The important coalmining case which had occupie the attention of the Wolongon court for twenty days was conclued last night…

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Mine Explosion. Thirteen People Entombed. Trinidad (Colorado)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

An explosion occurred in the Hastings mine, owned by the Victor American Fuel Company, which resulted in thirteen people being entombed…

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Mining Matters. Cut-through or Winning Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

At the sittings of the joint committed yesterday, the Abermain case, as to whether certain work constituted a cutthrough or winning work, was further…

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