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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,508 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 126
In the House of Commons, yesterday, Colonel Lane Fox, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Mines Department, Moved the second reading of the Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It was stated definitely to-day that South Greta (South Maitland) colliery—the only mine remaining idle—will resume work on Monday morning. In a statement issued in Sydney to-day, Mr. C. A. McDonald,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. W. Brennan, M.L.C., executive officer of the federation, and Messrs. J. Metcalfe, chairman, and G. Bird, secretary of the Burwood miners' Lodge, brought…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dr. F. Fergus, lecturing on "Miners Nystagmus," before the Mining Institute of Scotland, stated that the whole incidence of the disease should he under the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Miners' International Committee, which is meeting in London, has passed a resolution to intensify the efforts of each country to prevent coal entering Britain,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—"Mining Engineer" refers to the report of Chief Inspector Hindmarsh on the cause and circumstances attending an explosion at Rothbury Colliery. May…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A comprehensive and valuable report reparding the material available for hydraulic storage to colliery companies working the Greta seam within the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fireman, whose name was believed to be C. H. G. Holly, of Bray-street, Newtown, was killed at the tramway power-house, Ultimo, last night, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The report of the Chief Inspector of Collieries also makes reference to a number of unusual occurrences on the northern field. The mines concerned in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Morobe in New Guinea is seething with reports of gold strikes in the wild mountain country behind Salamoa. There are rumors that the field is enormously rich and that wonderful, finds already have been made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →While the plea of Mr. Cook, the miners' secretary, for an armistice, following Mr. Vernon Hartshorn's suggestion for a round-table conference, is regarded ns…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Association, left Newcastle at the week-end for the south coast. He will represent the organisation in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With concrete spires and columns higher than neighboring trees, Caledonian Collieries Ltd.'s now electric power-house, near Cockle Creek, is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At in meeting of coal-lumpers to-night a resolution was carried that coal-lumpers should not work overtime after to-morrow, and that they should cut down their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Laden with coal, the steamer Iron Crown is expected to get away from Newcastle for Port Pirle towards the end of the week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that South Maitland had resumed work. Killingworth is idle on account of a dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Bill to permit longer hours of work, introduced into the House of Commons by the Minister for Labor, was vigorously opposed by both Labor and Liberal members. The Minister said that the hours would only be extended in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the House of Commons the Minister for Mines (Mr. Lane Fox). in reply to a question, said that Great Britain's coal imports between May I and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This week in Parliament will be devoted to the Coal Bills, which will manifestly be fiercely contested. Meanwhile a settlement seems no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—In reply to the letter from "The Slave of the Lamp" in your issue of the 26th instant, it is considered best to refer to the sections of the Act and the…
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