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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 54

Mining Matters. Situation Unaltered

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

The mining situation was unaltered yesterday. In the morning word came through from the Maitland field that Hebburn Colliery was at work again, but…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 4

A special general meeting of Hebburn miners was held, yesterday morning when Messrs, Watson, Lewis, Tocce, and Peters were in attendance. A report was given…

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Mining Matters. Hebburn to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 4

Hebburn, Aberman, and bellbird Collieries were still idle yesterday. Howover, a meeting of the Hebburn inch was held during the morning, and a resolution…

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Our Sydney Letter. the King and Government House.—mr. Trefle, Mr. Miller, and Stored-up Capital.—the Strike Is Revolutionary, No Longer Evolutionary.—lord Chelmsford on Dear Apples.—something About Another Land's Politics.—that Federal Gold Dust. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 4

The "eviction of the Governor-General" controversy fairly rages. It was said a few days ago that the Ministry had discovered that it had not the power to use…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Colliery. Case for the Roadmen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 5

The Abermain miners repudiate the statement that they are resisting at award, and claim that they are being penalised by a wrong interpretation of…

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Elermore Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 5

Elermore Vale Colliery was not at work yesterday, the trouble which had arisen over the dirt scale not having been settled. A meeting of the lodge was held…

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Mining Fatalities. Dudley Miner Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 4

A miner named Thomas Greener was fatally injured by a fall of coal in Dudley Colliery yesterday morning. It appears that Grooner and his mute,…

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Robbery of Gold. South African Fraud. Johannesburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 5

The police have discovered a method by which unwrought gold, stolen from mining companies, has been smuggled into England and on to the…

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Elermore Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 5

There was no change yesterday, in connection with the dispute which has thrown Elormore Vale Colliery, Wallsend, idle. During the day the lodge officers and…

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Bellbird Mine. Cessnock Lodges Support

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 5

A combined meeting, convened by the Bellbird Lodge, of the members of Neath, Aberdare, and Aberdare Extended lodges, was held in Hampton's Hall,…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 5

Recently, references have been made in different quarters to the work of the joint concilation committee, and-it, has been stated that there has been delay in…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 5

Though the average of days worked for the fortnight ended on Saturday was not as high as for the previous term, the work done at the large majority of mines…

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Elermore Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 5

In connection with the stoppage at the Elermore Vale Colliery, Wallsend, a meeting of the Elermore Vale Lodge was held in the Masonic Hall on Saturday evening…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 5

A meeting of Hebburn minors was held, yesterday to deal with a report from Messrs. D. Watson, E. Peters, and W. M'Nabb, who had interviewed the…

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Coal Bunkers' Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 4

Investigation at Capetown into the fire which damaged the steamer Canada Cape has again attracted attention to the danger of fires in coal bunkers. The…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 4

The attitude which has been adopted by the Bellbird miners, and which is supported by other lodges in the Cessnock district, is one to be regretted…

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Mining Matters. Present Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 5

The mining situation on Saturday was unchanged from what it was at the beginning of the week. The Bellbird men, notwithstanding that some of them…

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Mining Riots. a Serious Outbreak. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 5

The strike and riots continue at Bingham. Five hundred of the Cretan miners, all armed, fired at a posse of…

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Mining Disasters. Chief Inspector's Views. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 5

Mr. Jeffries, Chief Inspector of Mines for New South Wales, when interviewed concerning the Mount Lyell mine disaster, said:—"The Mount Lyell disaster…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 3

The Whitburn Miners' Lodge met at Greta on Sunday, Mr. C. Beswick presiding. Letters were read from the widow of…

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