Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 54

Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the point committee of conciliation in mining disputes and the members of the sub-committee appointed to go into the dispute…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Shipment of Coal. a Serious Position. Remedy Promised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 5

A depution, representing the chamber of commerce, the shipping interests of the port, and the colliery proprietors, waited upon Mr. T. Johnson, the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Victorian State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 5

About three weeks ago the Victorian State mine cavil was drawn without first hearing the report of the union scrutineers, as customary, and as decided by a…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Newcastle Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 5

The seventy-first halt-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Coal-mining Co., Ltd., was held on Tuesday. The directors, in their report and balance-sheet for the six…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Mining Matters. Shortland Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 5

The joint committee of conciliation in mining disputes sat again yesterday, at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association. Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Miners Drowned. Bursting of a Reservoir. Uniontown (Penn.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 5

UNIONTOWN (Penn.), Thursday. Fourteen miners have been drowned through an inrush of water into a shaft of the Frick coalmine…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 4

Shortland Colliery did not week yesterday, although as stated an arrangement for the resumption of operations had been entered into. The delay was cause…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Victorian State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 4

The output from the Victoria State mine is gradually increasing and now amounts to 1800 tons per day, or any 600 tons below what it woes before the night…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Mining Industry in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 3

The great development in Japan of industries carried on the Western style, has led to a large increase in the output of minerals. During the last three…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mining Matters. Wheelers and Shiftmen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 4

The joint committee of conciliation in mining disputes oat again yesterday, at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association Mr. C. Hibble, chairman,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Mines and Mining. Amending Legislation. Early Introduction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 4

Reference has already been made to some of the measures which Mr. A. Edden, Minister for Mines, has prepared, with the object of amending the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 7

The miners' strikes at Reeflon and Walbi continue. The Reefton trouble is not exactly a strike, the main question being a difference of opinion as to whether one…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Coal-loading Appliances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 7

Sir,—At the time that the Chief Commissioner for Railways decided to [?]et weighbridges and weigh all the coal at the cranes on the Dyke, I wrote a Hiter…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 7

Sir,—in your issue of the 25th instant, appeared a statement by Mr. F M'Cormack in reference to labour at the steamer Mannheim, Being informed by the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

American Mining Strike. Ten Men Killed. Charleston (West Vic.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 5

The miners on strike in the Paint Creek district have come into collision with the police. Seven detectives were employed to…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Mining Matters. Lambton B Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 5

The joint committee of concillation in mining disputes, met again yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprielors Association, Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Mining Labour Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 4

The announcement that Mr. M'Gowen, the State Premier, has declined to make public a report received by him on the alleged shortage of mining…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 6

The joint committee of conciliation in mining disputes—Mr. C. Hibble, chairman—met again yesterday, and gave further consideration to the claims submitted on…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 5

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

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 7

Messrs. J. Baruett and W. H. Gates, check-Inspectors, made an inspection of South Seaham Colliery, West Wallsend on the 22nd, 24th and 25th of last month…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →