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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 55

Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 3

Sir,—In reply to the letter by Mr. M'Neill in your issue of Tuesday last, he states that I still assert but cannot prove the position maintained by me, that the…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 4

The fact that the special inquiry held by Judge Scholes in connection with the Burwood Colliery was confined to one issue relating to that mine alone,…

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Mining Situation. the Suspended Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 5

The conference between representatives of the Northern Colliery Proprietors and of the Colliery Employees' Federation, which met on Monday afternoon last was…

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Hebburn Colliery

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

A deputation from Hebburn Miners' Lodge interviewed the manager at the colliery yesterday, when the trouble which arose during the week, was…

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Mining Situation. Meeting of Proprietors. the Burwood Judgment

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

A meeting of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association was held in Sydney yesterday. Mr. A. R. Cant, the secretary of the…

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Teralba Collieries. Conference Desired

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 5

In July of last year an agreement was entered into between the Teralba colliery proprietors and their miners whereby a consolidated tonnage rate of 1s 2¾d…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 5

A special general meeting of toe Hebburn Miners' Lodge was held in Sheddon's Hall on Sunday morning, Mr. E. Aubin presiding over a large attendance. The…

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Coal-mining in Queensland. an Important Development

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

Mr. W. E. Cameron, Assistant Government Geologist, in Queensland, in his last report and map on the Ipswich coal measures, published in 1905, indicated that…

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Abermain No. 2 Mine

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

Messrs. D. Watson and W. Brennan, president and secretary respectively of the Colliery Employees' Federation, paid a visit to the Abermain No. 2 mine on…

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The Mining Situation

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

The present attitude of the representatives of the colliery proprietors of the northern district is one for which the Australian public will find…

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Brown Coal. Resources of Victoria

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

In view of the electrification of the Melbourne suburban railways, the following report from Mr. H. Herman, the Director of Geological Survey, to the…

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Letters to the Editor. Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 7

Sir,—I desire to reply to Mr. Dawkins' letter in your issue of the 13th instant. He asks did not the miners employed by the East Greta Company, about the year…

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Mining Situation. No Further Development. Conference Not Yet Settled

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

Nothing has transpired since Saturday to alter, to any material extent, the out-look of affairs in the Newcastle and Maitland colliery district…

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Miners' Accident Fund. Annual Report. Expenditure at Coalmines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 4

The annual report of the Miners' Accident Relief Board was made avaliable for publicatian to-day. The report states that the number of…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 2

Sir,—One of your correspondents signing himself "Cessnock Miner," wishes to ask me a few questions. The first question: Assuming that the Socialists held…

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Mining Situation. Proprietors to Meet. Minmi Agreement

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

Mr. A. R. Cant, secretary to the Hunter River District Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association, returned to Newcastle last evening by train from…

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Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

Sir,—In Tuesday's issue appears a reply by Mr. M'Neill, who asks me, what are the citadels of the employing class, and says I have neglected to explain. I will…

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Coalcliff Colliery. Several Wheelers Fined. Sydney

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

A number of young men were before the Industrial Court this morning to answer a prosecution by Messrs. H. Brooks and Sons, contractors for the wheeling in the…

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Mining Situation. Meeting of the Proprietors

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

The announcement made yesterday morning that a meeting of the Hunter River district colliery proprietors would be held in Sydney to-day, gave rise…

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Visit to Borehole Colliery

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

A visit was paid to the Stockton Borehole Colliery on Wednesday by a party including Mw. Clarke, the mining adviser to the Colliery Proprietors' Association,…

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