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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 54

South Wales Miners. Strike for Federation. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1912 · page 5

Since the coal strike 30,000 miners have left the South Wales Federation. Three thousand went on strike yesterday in the Carw Valley,…

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Alleged Libel. Gold-mining Case. London

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

Baron Graves is suing Earl Galloway for libel. It is alleged that the latter wrote to Baron Graves' son, the Hon. Clarence…

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Letters to the Editor. Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1912 · page 3

Sir,—I notice in your report, of the meeting of the Shortland Miners Lodge appearing in Wednesday's paper, that when discussing the dismissal of the lodge…

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Delays in the Coal Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 7

Sir,—The Chief Commissioner at the moment is unable to cope with the coal traffic, and run coal trains to time-table, therefore glaring cases of frequent…

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Riots in Canada. a Goldfield Strike. Montreal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 5

Serious rioting has occurred on the Porcupine goldfields, in connection with a strike. Three detectives fire upon a crowd,…

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Piano Stuffed with Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 15

The authorities at St. Petersburg were recently busily engaged in distributing the sum of £100,000, which has just been bequeathed to a number of churches and…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 5

A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Lyceum Hall, West Maitland, yesterday. Mr. D, Watson, president,…

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Another Gold Robbery. Postal Officials Arrested. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 5

A sum of £4000, which was in transit from the Italian Ministry or War to Rhodes Island, disappeared at Brindisi…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 December 1912 · page 5

The collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked well again for the fortnight ended on Saturday. Out of 37 pits, twenty worked full time, and 14…

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Mining Matters. South Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1912 · page 4

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

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1912 · page 6

A general meeting of the Abermain miners was held in the Abermain Stadium on Sunday. There was a fair attendance. The secretary read a letter from Mr. T…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1912 · page 3

The Back Crek and Duckenfield Lodge met in Peel's Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. W. Burke presiding. Correspondence was read from Mr. E…

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Northern Miners' Federation

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

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of Saturday last there appeared a report of a delegate board meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation,…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4

A further conference took place in Newcastle yesterday for the purpose of arriving at an agreement to govern the working conditions, of Abermain lower…

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Colliery Supplies Depot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 7

This enterprising firm, situated at 403, 405, and 407 Hunter-street, has during the past twelve months encountered a very busy time. While still retaining the…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 6

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge was held in Peel's hall, Minmi, on Tuesday evening Mr. W. Burke presiding…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4

The joint committee met again yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association. Mr. C. Hibble chairman presiding…

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Victorian State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 4

Mr. Watt, State, Treasurer of Victoria, introduced a bill into the Victorian Parliament on, Wednesday night to authorise the borrowing of £1,000,000 for public…

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Mining Matters. Broxburn Maitland Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 4

The rearrangement of the plant and machinery at Broxburn-Maitland Colliery will probably be completed next week, and the management announce that the…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

A special meeting at the Whitburn miners was held at Greta on Sunday, to consider the question of cavilling the male tunnel, and the district check-inspector's…

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