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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

937 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 47

West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 4

A combined meeting of the West wallsend, Seaham Nos. 1 and 2, Miners' Lodges was held at West Wallsend Park yesterday. Mr. W. Ward, president of West…

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Miners Urged to Organise. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 4

The various lodges in the Southern district, which held meetings during the week, unanimously approved of the resolution urging the Government no amend…

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Mining Matters. Another Injunction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 4

Mr. A. R. Watt (instructed by Messrs. Reid and Reid, of Newcastle), appeared before Mr. Justice Pring in Chambers on Friday afternoon, and applied for an…

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Aid to Russia. Advance of Gold. London

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

In consideration of the receipt of £8,000,000 of Russian gold, the Bank of England will discount, under Government guarantee, a further sum of…

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Charge for Coal Traction. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, Mr. Kearsley asked the Treasurer what were the traction changes paid to the Railway Commissioners for the…

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Turkish Cruiser. Strikes a Mine. Sebastopol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 5

The Turkish cruiser Hamidich struck a mine, and was seriously damaged. She only regained Constantinople with difficulty…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 7

Messrs. A. Barnet and A. Miller, check inspectors, made an inspection of Northern Extended Colliery, and reported as follows:—First left and right section: Intake…

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Mining Matters. Comments on Miners. Sydney

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

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Kearsley asked the Minister for Labour and Industry, What are the occasions and dates on which Judge Heydon has…

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Mine Ventilation Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 6

A study of the laws of the various countries regulating mine ventilation is an enlightening occupation. In no country have the authorities covered the…

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Pennsylvania Coal Output

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

The coal mines in the United States in 1913 produced approximately 580,000,000 tons of coal. From the Pittsburg seam in Western Pennsylvania, Mr. Wilfred…

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America's Biggest Coal Crane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 4

Mr. Wilfred Powell, the British Consul-General at Philadelphia, says that an improvement to the port of Philadelphia has been made, and its efficiency in…

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High Price of Japanese Coal

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

A Consular report relating to Osaka, states-that a recent problem, which it in hoped may prove temporary, is the jump in the price of coal, which has risen from…

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Mines Off Finland. Swedish Steamers Sunk. Stockholm

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

The Swedish steamers Luna (1005 tons) and Everilda (1366 tons) struck mines off the coast of Finland. The crew of the Luna were all lost but one man, but the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1914 · page 5

A special meeting of the Glebe Miners Lodge was held in Forbes' Hotel, Merewether, on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Penman presided…

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Letters to the Editor. Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1914 · page 6

Sir,—Recently a deputation interviewed the Minister for Labour in regard to the colliery mechanics who were thrown out of work owing to a strike at three of the…

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Mining Matters. Price of Coal. Inquiry Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4

The inquiry into the price of coal was opened by the Necessary Commodities Commission to-day. All sections of the coal industry were…

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Wallsend Miners

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

The Wallsend Miners Lodge met on Wednesday evening in the Masonic Hall; Wallsend. Mr. T. Richardson presided. Arising out of the minutes of…

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Albion Park Coal. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4

Six tons of coal were recently obtained by the New South Wales Railway Department from the Tongarra mine, near Albion Park, for the purposes of…

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The Gold Coast. British Patriotism. London

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

The Gold Coast is bearing the cost of the annexation of Togoland, a German West African possession, which was seized at the outbreak of the war. It is…

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Mining Disaster. Thirteen Men Killed. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4

While a box of dynamite was being lowered with a party of miners down the shaft of the, Delaware-Lackawanna Western Coal Company's mine, at Scranton, it…

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