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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 54

Mining Industry in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 2

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

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 4

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

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Miners' Electric Lamp. Germany Wins the Prize. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 5

The first prize of £600 in the Home Office competition for the best electric lamp for miners has been awarded to F. Farber, of Dortmund, Westphalia…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 5

The fortnight ended on Saturday was a Very brisk one for practically the whole of the mines in the Newcastle and Maitland districts. Twenty-five collieries worked…

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Miners' Minimum Wage. Working Unsatisfactory. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 5

The Miners' Federation Conference passed a resolution expressing strong dissatisfaction with the working of the Minimum Wags Act, particularly…

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Mining Matters. Wheelers and Shiftmen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 5

An interview took place on Saturday at the Trades Hall, between Mr. O. Rogers, chairman of the Newcastle Labour Council, and Mr. D. Maher,…

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Pacific Coal Chartering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 4

Shippers predict (says the Portland "Evening Telegram") that the great bulk of the wheat sent off shore from the Pacific coast the coming season will be…

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Miners' Minimum Wage. Action Against Colliers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 5

Redhugh Colliery sued over 300 hewers for the recovery of 5s apiece alleging that as they had stopped work, they had not earned the…

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Mining Matters. Small Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 3

The joint committee of conciliation met again yesterday, at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors Association. Mr. C. Hibble, chairman presided. The…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 3

Co-operative Colliery, at Wallsend, resumed work on Monday, after being [?] for three weeks. The idle spell was caused by the inrush of water which took…

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Victorian Small Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 3

A short time ago it was reported that the chairman of the Jumbuna Coal Company, Victoria, had said that owing to the slack coal…

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Caledonian Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 5

Yesterday morning the Howard Smith Company and the Caledonlan Coal Company, Limited, opened their new offices in Paul's-chambers, Bolton-street, when…

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The Gold Mintings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 5

One of the reasons—only one, however —why things are on such an inflated level throughout the civlised world is the plenitude of gold. Take the…

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King As Coal-hewer. Descent of a Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 9

This afternoon the King, intent upon seeing for himself the conditions in which his miner-subjects do their work, made his first descent into a coal mine…

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Letters to the Editor. Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 2

Sir.—It is evident that a dark cloud is fast approaching over the industrial horizon, threatening to disturb the prosperous and somewhat peaceful conditions…

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Metalliferous Mining Board. the Union's Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 11

The Metalliferous Mining Board (No. 3) took evidence at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday in connection with the claims of the Newcastle and District…

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Colliery Engine-drivers. Statement by Mr. Edden. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 4

The attention of Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, has been called to the statments of an "Engine-drivers of Competency," published in the "Newcastle…

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Wallsend Colliery. Fire in the Tunnel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 5

Some alarm was occasioned yesterday afternoon when as report was spread that a five had broken out in Wallsend Colliery. However, there was no danger…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 7

Sir,—I desire space to answer "J.L.L.'s" letters on the mining situation Your correspondent says that since the Wheelers and Shiftmen's Union was…

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Secular Education. Condemned by Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 5

The Miners' Federation has given notice of a resolution to be moved at the forthcoming trade Union congress, to be held at Newport to eliminate…

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