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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

937 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 47

Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to "Loyal Citizen's" letter in your issue of the 2nd inst. He seems to have one object in view, and one only, and that to try and turn public…

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Letters to the Editor. Mechanics and Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 6

Sir,—Mr. W. Waller, secretary to the Mining Mechanics' Union, has called attention to a matte that will appeal to any workman[?] or citizen, even outside of…

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Investing Kiao-chau. Lifting Floating Mines. Tokio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 5

The Japanese have occupied seven islands around Kiao-Chau. They have lifted over a thousand mines from the water…

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Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 2

Sir,—Your correspondent "Dieut[?]et Mon Droit," whose unfortunate nom-de-plume hardly conceals his identity, affects to misunderstand and misinterpret my…

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Better Than Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 15

"The wealth of a nation cannot be summed up in shillings and pence," says Hugh Black. "In the long run its Wealth lies in the cleanness of blood, the…

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Swedish Steamer Sunk. Strikes a Mine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 5

The Swedish steamer Saint Paul struck a mine in the North Sea and foundered. The crew landed at North Shields…

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Miners Entombed. Thirteen Lives Lost Oklahoma

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 6

Thirteen men have been entombed in the Union Coal Company's mine near Adamson. When the cavein occurred a huge mass of rock coal fel linto the…

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The Cruiser Pathfinder. Wrecked by a Mine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 5

The cruiser Pathfinder struck a mine on Saturday afternoon, 20 miles off the east coast, near Falmouth, and foundered rapidly…

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Germans on the Gold Coast. Treated with Kindness. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 5

The Acting Governor in German Territroy on the Gold Coast of Africa issued a proclamation on August 5th, in which he informed the chiefs and people of the…

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Miners' Lodge Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 6

A meeting of the Whiteburn Miners' Lodge will be held at Greta to-day. Meetings of Hebburn., Pelaw-Main, East Greta, and Stanford-Merthyr lodges will be held…

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Young Wallsend. a Mining Township

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 5

The progress of Young Wallsend is slow, and during the past few years it has not been as marked as was anticipated. However, within recent months several new…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 3

Sir,—The reply to my leter by "Another Maitland Man" does not touch the main issue in the discussion, and readers who are interested can easily deduce from his…

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Mine Explosion. a Miner Killed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 6

A serious explosion occurred to-day in the Great Poseidon gold mine at Tarnagulia. James Farley, 48 years of age, married, accidentally struck an unexploded…

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The Floating Mines. Capture by the British. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 5

A British gunboat has captured a trawler with 200 mines on board, purporting to belong to Grimsby. Several British and French torpedeers…

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German Device. Mine in a Lifeboat. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 5

The trawler Agatha, while in the North Sea, discovered a derelict ship's lifeboat. When she commenced to tow the boat a terrific explosion occurred, but did no…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 6

Messrs. M. Charlton, M.H.R. W. Kearsley, M.P., with Messrs. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, A. Lewis, treasurer, and W…

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Mining Disaster. Many Men Entombed. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 4

An explosion occurred at the Ralphe Colliery, Huntley, early this morning. The disaster happened at 7.30 a.m., and crowds of Huntly residents rushed to the…

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Mining Matters. Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 4

As a consequence of a dispute between themselves the miners employed at the Co-operative Colliery Plattsburg, unexpectedly the left the pit idle yesterday…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 4

The Coal Mining North No. 2 Group (Colliery Mechanics) Wages Board, of which his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds is chairman was on June 1st last adjourned…

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Use for Coal Waste

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 4

The mountains of culm or coal waste which break the sky line throughout the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania (U.S.A.). and which were for many years…

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