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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining Matters. South Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 4

It is a matter for congratulation that a position that presented itself at the South Greta Colliery, and threatened to become serious, has by the adoption of…

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Gunnedah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 4

Referring to an advertisement calling for miners at Gunnedah Colliery, Mr. W Brennan, general secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, said that he hoped…

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Monthly Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 4

The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the month of December showed a decrease of 72 tons as compared with the corresponding…

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Coal Vend Appeal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. C. Powers, Federal Crown Solicitor, and Mr. E. F. Mitchell, K.C., will leave for England to-morrow in connection with the appeal of the Commonwealth to the…

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Victorian State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 5

At the State coal mine, at Wonthaggi, in Victoria, very little work has been done In the Nos. 8, 9, and 10 shafts since Christmas, owing principally to the water…

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Mining Matters. Maitland Coalfield. a Serious Position. Proposed Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 5

The adjourned conference of delegates from the miners' lodges of the Maitland coalfield was resumed at Weston yesterday morning, when all the lodges were…

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Greta. Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 3

All the miners here resumed work after the holidays on Thursday. This was the first day the Broxburn mine had drawn coal since October last, owing to…

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Victorian Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. R. B. Stamp, the chairman of the Outrim, Howitt and British Consolidated Coal Company, Gippsland (Vic), stated at the half-yearly meeting that…

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Southern Collieries. Increasing Output. Port Kembla

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 5

The output of coal from the Southern collieries during the past year was the largest on record. Although the figures for the full twelve…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

It will have been noticed with regret that another storm cloud threatens to arise in the mining atmosphere. The satisfactory result which has…

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Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 5

David Nicholson, a miner, was killed in the North mine this morning. Eleven holes had been fired, but only ten exploded, and after Nicholson…

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Mining Matters. Maitland Trouble. Crisis Expected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 5

The determined stand taken by the conference of Maitland coalfield delegates at Weston, on Thursday has caused a good deal of uneasiness on the coalfield, as it…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 5

Work at the Newcastle and Maitland collieries during the past fortnight has naturally been affected by the holidays. The majority of the mines closed down on…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 7

Sir,—I wish to deal with the position that has been created by the injudicious actions of some claiming to represent the expressed opinions held by the Maitland miners…

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Mining Situation. the Maitland Trouble. Aggregate Meeting to Be Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 5

The position created by the Weston conference gives promise of developing into a crisis more serious than any yet faced by the federation…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Globe Miners' Lodge was held in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, last evening, Mr. J. Lloyd in the chair…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

The general tone of the aggregate meeting yesterday at Weston is one to which little exception can be taken, and the resolutions merely expressed…

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Mining Difficulty. Aggregate Meeting. Great Weston Gathering. Loyal to the Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

"It is the most successful and most orderly aggregate mooting of my experience, and I speak of a period that covers thirty years." An old Hebburn miner…

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Roxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 5

A difficult which arose at Roxburn Colliery, Greta, on Monday was overcome sufficiently yesterday to permit of the resumption of work…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 11

The quarterly meeting of the Whitburn miners was held at Greta on Sunday, Mr. C. Beswick presiding. The deputation's report of an…

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