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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 54

Mining Matters. Stoppage at Bellbird

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 4

A meeting of the Bellbird Miners' Lodge was held in O'Neil's hall, Mr. Woliram presiding when there was a large attendance. The officers explained…

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Messages From the Miners Company Doing Its Best. Queenstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 5

Efforts to reach the men have not yet proved successful. The getting out of the 40 men front the 1000ft level is, however, regarded as only a matter of…

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Mining Matters. Small Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 4

The Joint Conolliation Committee met again yesterday, at the office of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, after a few days' adjournment. The chairman…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 4

On Tuesday, Messrs. A Teece and E. Peters went up to Cessnock, and had a long interview with the manager of Bellbird Colliery concerning the…

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Northern Miners. Expressions of Sympathy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

At the quarterly meeting of the delegate heard of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District, held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday, a…

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Victorian State Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 6

The annual report of the manager of the State coalmine shows that the working resulted in a profit of £9833. The gross output was 470,261 tons, and the net…

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Another Fatality. Two Miners Killed. Launceston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

A terrible fatality occurred at the Tasmania Mine, near Launceston, this morning, when Thomas Floyd, 56, married, with a large family, and Murdoch Fraser…

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Mining Matters. Bellbird and Hebburn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 6

At the meeting of the joint conciliation committee yesterday, the chairman delivered his award regarding the method in which the bottom coal in…

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Mining Matters. Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 5

An inspection of Neath Colliery was made on the 12th and 16th of October by the district and local check-inspectors (Messrs. W. Rees and R. Robinson). They…

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Victoria's Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 7

Though the balance-sheet of the State coal mine shows a substantial profit during the past twelve months, no mention is made of the original cost of opening…

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The Shipping of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 5

Sometimes, when the claims of Newcastle are urged for more and better appliances for the shipment of coal, the reply is made that a lot of money has…

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Miners on Strike. American Trouble. Ely (Nevada)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 5

There has been renewed rioting by the strikers. When the unionists attempted to close the mines, the State police were…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Manufacturers' Dinner.—details We Should Get.—that Shocking Mine Disaster.—early Closing, Hotels and Chemists.—the Legal Practitioniers Bill.—counting Twenty. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 5

The annual dinner of the Chamber of Manufactures at the Town Hall last night was responsible for some noteworthy speeches. The Premier referred…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

Trouble arising over disatisfaction with an award so far the men on the bridge are concerned, caused Hebburn Colliery to be thrown idle yesterday…

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Miners and Labour League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 7

Sir,—New that the embargo placed upon members of the Colliery Employees' Federation, by the delegate board, prohibiting those members of the federation who…

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Victorian State Mine. Trouble Threatening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

Several members of the Legislative Council of Victoria, and a number of business men of Melbourne, visited the State mind at Wonthaggi on Friday, the object…

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Mining Matters. Bellbird and Abermain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

When the joint conclilation committee met at the offices of the Colliery Proprieters' Association yesterday morning It was reported that Abermain and…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 4

The Colliery was idle again yesterday. Messrs. Brennan and Peters and the lodge officers went into the whole matter with the manager, Mr. Joffries, and…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Watson, Teece, and Peters, members of the joint committee, and Mr. Lewis, district treasurer, attended a special meeting of the Hebburn Lodge last…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 4

The position at Bellbird remains unaltered. It was hoped that arrangements would have been completed for a general meeting of the men this morning, but the…

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