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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 55

Mining Matters. Statement by Mr. Watson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 5

Mr. David Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation explained yesterday that in the cause of the Elermore Vale and Seaham No. 2 mines, at…

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Tasmanian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 5

In order to give encouragement to the development of the coal mines at Preolenna, Tasmania, which were reported upon some time ago by the Assistant…

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Victorian State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 5

The arranging of the awarding agreement to cover all classes of work and the rates to be paid either for contract or shift work…

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Coal-loading Congestion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 4

There were eleven steamers in the Newcastle harbour yesterday waiting coal-loading berths, and the coal trains were running up to five hours behind…

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Cables for Mine Shafts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 8

At a meeting of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers (London branch) held at the Institution of Electrical Engineers. London, Mr. W. C. Mountain,…

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Mines Administration. a Busy Year. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 5

Mr. Ray, Acting Under-secretary for Mines, in a minute addressed to the Minister, Mr. Edden, draws attention to the very satisfactory state of the Mines…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 5

A 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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Transvaal Mining. General Strike. Johannesburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 5

The executives of the various miners' associations and the Federation of Trade Unions unanimously resolved on a general strike at all mine…

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Mining Matters. Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 5

When work was resumed at Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, alter completion of the tunnel, it was agreed that the men should give a month's trial to certain conditions…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the New Lambton Miners' Lodge was held last night at Carnley's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J. Campbell in the chair…

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Gippsland Coal Resources

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 5

Owing to recent utterances regarding the refusal of the Government to grant coal mining leases, Mr. Broome, the general manager of the State mine, at the…

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Japanese Coal for Manila

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 4

The Mitsul Bussan Kaisha was th[?]ower bidder for the contract to supply the army of the philippines with coal for the fiscal year ending July 1, 1914, when the…

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Coal-loading Congestion. Position Grave. Trains Sixteen Hours Late

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 5

It seems difficult to realise that in a port of the admitted importance of Newcastle such a condition of affairs has arisen as that now prevailing in…

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The Money Market. Restriction of Gold Output. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 5

The Stock Exchange remains calm as regards the Balkan situation, and is more concerned over the Rand strike…

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Fires in America. Mining Camp Threatened. Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 5

The Porcupine Mining Camp is threatened with extinction by terrific forest tires, Huge areas of the surrounding…

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The Rand Strike. Many Mines Stopped. Appeal to Lord Gladstone. Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 5

Police detachments for the various towns where, trouble is anticipated from the mining strikers are concentrating at Johannesburg…

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Aberdare Colliery

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

Aberdare Colliery was thrown idle yesterday as the result of a position brought about by wheelers over the mileage question. In the absence of the general…

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Fires in Collieries. Brisbane

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

Yesterday a fire broke out in the Fairbank Colliery, near Blackstone, in the Ipswich district, owned by Messrs, Walker and Company…

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Wonthaggi Mine

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

The coterence between Mr. Broomegeneral manager of the Victorian coal mine, and the representatives of the employees regarding the new working…

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Mining Matters. Rothbury Agreement

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

Messrs, D. Watson and W. Brennan president and secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation respectively, visited the Rothbury Colliery on Thursday…

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