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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 55

Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

The Killingworth Colliery which had been idle since the previous Friday morning, as the result of a dispute over the dirt question, resumed work…

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Northern Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Northern Extended miners is to be held at Teralba this afternoon. In October, 1910, an agreement was entered into between the…

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Human Leopards. Gold Coast Murders. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

In connection with the trial in June of the "Human Leopards," a Gold Coast cannibal society, many members of which were sentenced to…

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Lord Gladstone's Views. Allowance for the Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

The despatches of Lord Gladstone, Governor-General of South Africa, in regard to the Rand riots have been published…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Opening of Proceedings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

The Miners' Wages Board for the Northern colliery district held its first sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, the board consisting of His Honor Judge…

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A Victorian Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 5

The sixth half-yearly meeting of the Powlett-North Woolamal Collieries Company was held in Melbourne on Tuesday, the chairman of directors, Mr. Bedlington…

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Month's Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the month of July, for places beyond the State, was 500,591 tons, of which 307,525 tons went to Commonwealth and New…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Injunction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan, the general secretary, acting on behalf of the Colliery Employees' Federation, has given notice that application will he made to Mr. Justice Heydon…

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Queensland Shale Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 5

Mr. Lionel C. Ball, assistant Government geologist, has returned to Brisbane after investigating the occurrence of oil shales in the central district. Two…

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Hetton Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 5

The fifty-sixth half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Hetton Coal Company, Limited, was held at the Royal Exchange, Mr. W. J. Green, the chairman…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 5

It is notified that application has been made to the Coalmining (North) group No. 3 Board, by J. and A. Brown and others being member of the Hunter River…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 5

Operations at the collieries of the Newcastle, and Maitland districts have been fairly brisk during the past fortnight, and out of a total of 42,…

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Mining Explosion. Rescuers Killed. Pottsville (Penn.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 5

A second explosion, which is believed to have been due to dynamite, has occurred in, the Philadelphia and Reading Company's mine, and killed…

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Fire in a Mine. Twenty Men Killed. London

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

Twenty-three miners have been entombed in the Cadder Colliery, [?]itutate in Mavis Valley, near Glasgow, through an outbreak of fire,…

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Newcastle Coal-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 5

The accounts of the Newcastle Coal Mining Company, Limited, for the half-year ended June 30th, show a profit of £5088, against £6430 for the previous…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 11

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presiding…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 11

A special meeting of the Globe miners was held in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Monday evening. Mr. F. Stallard presided…

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Cadder Mine Disaster. a Fireman's Heroism. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 5

Only three of the miners entombed by the fire at the Cadder Colliery, near Glasgow, were rescued. They owe their lives to a fireman…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Evidence Entered Upon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 5

The Miners' Wages Board for the Northern District sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, the board consisting of His Honor Judge Edmunds (chairman),…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 3

The mouth meeting of New Lambton Miners' Lodge was held last night at Carnley's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J. Campbell presided…

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