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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 54

Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 5

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

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The Railway Strike. Mining and Shipping Losses. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 5

The men in the employ of the North-eastern Railway Company, who went on strike have resumed work. The loss occasioned to the coal and…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 5

Neath Colliery was Idle on Tuesday afternoon owing to trouble over the using of horses in particular cavils. The wheelers at the mine contend that…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 5

The conference for the purpose of arriving at an agreement with respect to the working conditions of Abermain Colliery lower seam was resumed at…

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Mining Matters. Resolutions From Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 5

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

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Mining Matters. Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 5

The Joint conciliation committee sat again yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors Association. Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the committee,…

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Clifton Colliery Still Idle. Wheeling Trouble. Clifton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 5

The Coal Cliff Colliery was idle again to-day. Miners, wheelers, and other employees turned up at the colliery this morning, and a meeting was held, at…

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Dearness of Coal. Increase of Freights. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 5

Owing to dearer coal, the German-Australian and Norddeutscher Lloyd line announce that they are adding 1 mark, 1¼ mark, and 2 marks to the…

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Mining Matters. Trouble at Pelaw-main

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 5

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

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Shortage of Gold. Mint Working Overtime. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 5

Owing to the shortage of gold currency the Mint is working overtime. Many extra hands have been engaged…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. a Prosperous Year. Outlook for 1913

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 5

The year now closing has been one of the most prosperous in the history of the coal trade of the port of Newcastle; and it is probable that when the figures…

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Mining Matters. Rhondda Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 December 1912 · page 5

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

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 December 1912 · page 5

Abermain No. 2 Colliery will probably be in full swing before the end of January, and within two years should be one of the leading collieries on the field. The…

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Colliery Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 December 1912 · page 5

As mentioned on Monday, the miners of the Newcastle and Maitland districts were paid yesterday, and the majority of the mines will not work again until the…

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Mining Disaster. Many Men Entombed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 December 1912 · page 5

Two hundred men have been entombed as the result of an explosion in a colliery in Japan. Only two miners have so far been…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 December 1912 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hotel on Monday evening, Mr. W. Burke presiding. A letter was read…

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The Gold Robbery. Seals Tampered With. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 December 1912 · page 5

While the examination of the boxes which were found to contain lead instead of gold in connection with the shipment to Alexandria has proved…

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Mining Matters. a New Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 5

If there were any doubt about the stability of the great coalfield lying to the south of Maitland district, that doubt should be swept aside by a visit to the…

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Aberdare Coal Seams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 5

It is more than probable that an effort will be made to test for a seam of coal at several points north of Abermain railway, although for various reasons all…

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Romance of Rand Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 6

Up to 1884 there was scarcely a suspicion of gold in the Transvaal, and the country was regarded as a barren land, lacking in all the resources which…

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