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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 55

Examination of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 11

Among the papers read at the annual meeting of the Institution of Mining Engineers, which was opened at Manchester, on Wednesday last, was one by Mr. James…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Next Week's Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 5

At the opening of the Northern Coalminers' Wages Board at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning, Mr. Kolynack, counsel for the Hunter River…

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From Oil to Coal. Interesting Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 4

An important decision has been arrived at by the Royal Packet Stearship Company with regard to the fuel to the used on its steamers running between…

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Newcastle Coal. Increasing Trade. Effect of Panama Canal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 4

There is a steadily-increasing demand for Newcastle coal for bunkering proposes at Honolulu, and it would s[?] that the possibilities of trade in that…

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Our Sydney Letter. Sir George Reid the Man of the Hour—words of Wisdom on Our Future.—the American Free Tariff.—what It Means for Us in Wool Meat, and Wheat.—coal Is to Be Free.—the Chance We Cannot Miss. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 4

The population of Sydney has been reduced to one. Easily explained! Look at the stars before the sunrise, large ones, small ones, and all atwinkle. Up comes…

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Blair-athol Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 5

The report of the directors of the Blair Athol Coal and Timber Company, Limited Queensland, shows a production of 45,438 tons 14cwt for the half-year which ended…

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Maitland Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 5

A conference of representatives of the whole of the miners' lodges in the Maitland district was hold at Beatty's hotel, West Maitland, yesterday, at which…

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Telephones in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 5

The first installation of wireless telephony in a coalmine in Great Britain has just been fitted up at Dinnington Main Colliery, South Yorkshire, and is giving…

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Record Coal Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 4

During the week ended at midnight on Saturday last, the quantity of coal and coke shipped at Newcastle by the cranes on Bullock Island, and by the M'Myier Hoist, was…

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Portable Electric Mine Lamps Usefulness and Precautions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 5

In a recent address before the Coal Miring Institute of America. Mr. H. H. Clark dealt with the subject of portable electric mine lamps…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Stockton-borehole Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 5

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board Occupied yesterday in a visit to the Stockton-Borehole Colliery, in order to see and have explained to them on…

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Gold Ingots Stolen. Another Postal Robbery. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 5

A number of gold ingots, to the value of £200,000. were consigned by the Ottoman Bank at Constantinople to its Paris branch via Berlin and…

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Mining Matters. Stockton-borehole Inquiry. Conclusion of Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 5

The Wages Board, consisting of his Honer Mr. Justified Edinunds (chairman) and N. J. Clark and E. Peters (representatives of the employers and employees…

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Coal Transit Facilities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 4

Matters are very busy just now at the Honeysuckle Point railway workshops, and for several days men have been working overtime so as to afford some relief in regard to…

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Mining Disaster. Many Men Killed. Acton (Alabama)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 5

An explosion has occurred in the Number 2 Mine of the Alabama, Fuel and Iron Company. Thirty miners were entombed. Six…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Stockton-borehole Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 5

The members of the Northern Coalminers' Wages Board, comprising his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds (chairman), and Messrs. N. J. Clark and E. Peters…

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Our Sydney Letter. Another Tariff Item.—in Memory of Sir John Robertson.—are We in for a Recessional?—brass Marked As Gold.—mr. Wade and Those Charges.—spare Us Further Trouble.—the Robberies in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 4

We are sore down here because New Zealand has secured orders for 2,000,000lb of butter for America. "We" means those concerned, because of their interest, and…

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Federation of Labour. Victorian Coal Miners Join

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 5

At a special general district meeting of the members of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association, hold at Wonthaggi, presided over by Mr. T. Mathieson…

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Briquetting Powlett Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 5

For a long time tests have been In progress at the laboratory of the Victorian Mines Department to ascertain the suitability of coal, especially small…

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Mining Explosion. Recovery of Bodies. Acton (Ala.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 5

The dead recovered from the No. 2 mine of the Alabama Coal and Fuel Company now number sixteen. Twenty are still missing, several of…

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