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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 54

Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 4

The adjourned quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was concluded in the Lyceum Hall, West Maitland, yesterday. Mr. D…

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Brisbane Coal Workers. Agreement Arrived At. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 4

The trouble over the determination of the Coal Workers and Lightermen's Wages Board was settled by representatives of the employers and employees in…

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Casualties in Germany. Mining Disaster. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 5

Four miners in the Gelsentenschem mine, in Germany, were using a coal-lift, contrary to regulations, when the rope broke and they were killed…

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Hetton Colliery

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

Hetton Colliery was at work yesterday, The drivers did not put in an appearance at the mine, but the miners decided that some of their number should do the…

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Victorian State Mine. Melbourne

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

The report of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi shows that the total output for the year ending December 31st was 495,237 tons, of which 207,671 tons was…

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Barrier Miners. Broken Hill

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

The Amalgamated Miners' Association last night carried a resolution that all officers, delegates, and representatives who disobeyed the "cease work resolution," or…

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British-australian Oil Co. Works at the Shale Mine. the Hamilton Refinery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 6

Messrs. Ronald, Johnstone and Son, consulting and managing engineers for the British-Australian Oil Company, have presented a report to the company,…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Trouble. Mr. Beeby Speaks Plainly. Sydney

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

Mr. D. Watson and Mr. A. Lewis, president and treasurer respectively to the Colliery Employees' Federation, had a long interview to-day with Mr. A…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hell on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr. W…

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Victorian State Mine. the Slack Question

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

The slack problem is the principal one the mine officials have to solve in order to make the State mine a success. It is recognised by all, days the Age," that…

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Newcastle-wallsend Coal Co. Sydney

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

To half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company was held at the head office of the company, to-day. Mr. C. H. Myles,…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Trouble. Sydney

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

Mr. E. F. Pittman, Under-secretary for Mines, in his letter, sent on Wednesday night to the secretary of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, stated that it…

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Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 5

The condition of affairs at Hetton Colliery, where the drivers ceased work on Wednesday, after working out their notices, is unaltered. The output on…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 7

A meeting of the Lambton miners was hold at Smith's Commercial Hotel on Thursday night. Mr. James Morgan presiding…

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Colliery Conditions. No Change in Working

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 5

Mr. J. Jeffries, manager of Abermain Colliery, had something to say yesterday in reply to Mr. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, on…

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The Thames Mine Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 2

Further particulars of the fatality by which two men lost their lives last week in the May Queen mine show that when the rescuers (Alexander and Herival)…

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The Miners' Attitude. Dangerous Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 5

MR. J. B. Lind, secreary of the Abermain Miners' Lodge, writes as follows:—"I desire to place before the public the principal reason for the stoppoge of work…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 7

Sir,—If industrial peace is desired to displace industrial war for the stability of the Newcastle coal trade in the general interests of the community, there is…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 5

There is no change in the position of affairs at Abermain Colliery, Mr. A. R. Cant, secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, when seen…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 6

A conference of representative of the Colliery Employees' Federation and the Whitburn Lodge, with representative of the proprietors of Whitburn Colliery,…

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