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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 54

Mining Matters. Abermain and Bellbird. Work to Be Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 5

The difficulty in connection with the Abermain and Bellbird collieries was settled yesterday by both lodges agreeing to refer questions at issue to the joint…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 5

Abermain Colliery resumed work at midnight on Monday. There was a fairly good master of men for the morning shift yesterday…

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Natal Coal for India

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 4

Latest files of the London "Shipping Gazette" state that another instance of the growing competition of Natal coal in the Eastern markets has just been…

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Mining Matters. Conciliation Committee. Reports to Be Supplied. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 5

"I have," said Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labour and Industry, to-day, "received a communications to the effect that as a result of the visit of the Industrial…

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Southern Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 4

Mr. Beeby, the State Minister for Labour and Industry, has been commendably prompt in dealing with the trouble which seriously threatens the…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 4

The usual return furnished by the Under-secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield for the State for October was 18,020 ounces crude, equal to 15,441…

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Mining Matters. Shortland and Bellbird

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 5

The Joint Conciliation Committee sat again yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association. A claim was received from certain men…

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Mining Matters. Small Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 6

The Joint Conclliation Committee sat again yesterday at the offices of the Collery Preprietors' Association. The claim of the Colliery Employees'…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 6

There is every probability that the recent trouble at Abermain Colliery, with respect to the rates of pay of readmen, will be amicably settled. The matter has…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 6

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners Lodges met in Peel's Hall. Minmi on Thursday, evening. Mr. W. Burke presiding…

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Greta. Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 3

Two miners, Thomas O'Brien and Anthony Harrison, received serious injuries at the Whitburn Colliery on, Thursday afternoon through a fall of coal…

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Mining Fatality. Accident at West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 6

An accident occurred in the Seaham No. 1 Colliery at West Wallsend yesterday, as a result of which William Muir, a shot-fired, employed in the colliery,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 November 1912 · page 5

The days worked by the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended an Saturday, represented, on the whole, a very fair average…

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Germany's Action. Inquiry for Coal. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 November 1912 · page 5

The newspapers state that Germans are inquiring at Cardiff with a view of placing a limitless order for coal for immediate delivery in…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 5

A deputation, consisting of Mr. D. Watson president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, Mr. A. Teece, of the joint committee, and representatives of the…

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Mining Matters. Rhondda and Bellbird

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 5

The joint conciliation committee sat again yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association. A claim was submitted by the Colliery…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 6

The Abermain Miners' Lodge met at Abermain on Sunday, Mr. T. Delaney presiding. There was a fairly large attendance of members…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 6

A difficulty arose at Neath Colliery on Monday, relative to the taking down of the top ply of coal in that mine, with the result that the mine was idle…

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Gold Hunters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 6

The Scott expedition to Ba[?]n Land[?]n search of gold has returned to St. John's (Newfoundland) without meeting with success. It reports having discovered…

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Seaham Colliery Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 5

An inquest into the death of William Muir, who was injured in Seaham No. 1 Colliery on Friday, was held at West Wallsend, yesterday, by the District…

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