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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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

Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 9

The quantity of coal [?]pped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 76,0[?] tons, as compared with 117,110 tons [?]for the…

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New Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 5

A fully attended meeting of the operatives at the Rhondda Colliery was hold yesterday afternoon to consider a proposal to establish a local lodge. Mr. J…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 7

Sir,—In connection With the stoppage of work at several collieries in the South Maitland field, which has now been in evidence for some mouths past, of the…

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American Coal Strike. Serious Rioting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1914 · page 6

In a letter dated November 10, which was received by last week's mail from America, a San Francisco correspondent, says:—…

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Mining Matters. Work on Holidays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1914 · page 4

Only two collieries lost any substantial part of the past fortnight's working; more than half of those in operation in the district got in full time, while others…

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New Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1914 · page 6

News of the discovery of a great new goldfield north of Seward, Alaska, in United States territory, was brought to the Canadian Government recently by…

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Matters in Britain. More Victims of the Raid. Damage by Floating Mines. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1914 · page 5

More deaths have occurred at Hartlepool as the result of the recent German raid. Forty aliens, who were employed in works at Hartlepool, were interned on…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1914 · page 5

Nothing definite has been done, and no offer has, been made during the past few weeks either by the preprietors of the collieries concerned in the afternoon shift…

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The Trench Attacks. Mining Operations. Hand-to-hand Fighting. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1914 · page 5

Mr. Doaochce, the war correspondent says that the Germans Constructed trenches six feet deep lined with cen[?]ent. The French found it impossible to…

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Inquiry Re Price of Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 5

A form of questions has been prepared by the Necessary Commodities Commission to be submitted to the colliery proprietors in pursuance of the intention to…

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Raid on Yarmouth. to Lay Mines. Vienna

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 5

The "Zeit" publishes a German sailor's letter describing a raid on Yarmouth. It indicates that either the battle cruiser Seydlitz or the Moltke carried it…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 December 1914 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in Forbes Hotel, Merewether on Tuesday evening. Mr. F. Stallard presided…

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Neutral Zones. South American Union. Check Upon Coal. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1914 · page 5

The Panama American Union has nominated a committee to consider plans to secure the neutrality of the South American Republic during European hostilities…

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Mining Matters. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 December 1914 · page 5

As the result of a conference between the proprietors' representatives and employees' representatives regarding the trouble at Corrimal Colliery over…

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Collieries in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 6

Coal mining is among the important industries in the German zone in China, now besieged by the Japanese. The following table, printed In the "Dally…

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Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 5

A difference between the machine operators and the management has prevented work proceeding at the Lambton colliery for some days. The management wished…

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Miners! Pay Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 5

The miner at the Lymington colliery were much incensed because their last pay was not forthcoming on Christmas Eve, when it was due. The money was…

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