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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
1,356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 68
A mass meeting of coal-lumpers, at which members of the Wharf Labourers' and Seamen's unions had been specially invited to be present, was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I and many more miners thought Mr. Bowling would have spent this week around the different lodges in this district, and have given us his views…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Although, owing to the continuance of the strike, the railway earnings have not reached their normal level, the traffic is gradually extending, and the receipts are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The directors of Block 10 Company have decided to shut down the mine on Saturday night, owing to the shortage of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There are now 40,000 miners idle in Durham, and 20,000 in Northumberland. The miners repudiate the conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The continued stagnation due to the strike was responsible for very little coal being shipped. Altogether 800 tons were taken as bunkers in steamers for New…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Invincible Colliery at Cullen Bullen was idle to-day, in consequence of the shortage of trucks. The managing director. Mr. Ennis,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The holidays tended to lessen the public interest in the coal strike at Newcastle; but now that they are over increased attention will probably be given…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Neath Miners' Lodge has decided to forward the following resolutions to the executive: "That in the opinion of the Neath Lodge the men on strike should not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The sitting of the Newcastle and Maitland Colliery Workers' (not miners) Board was resumed in Sydney to-day. Mr. H. A. Mitchell, general secretary to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I think that it is up to Messrs. Bowling and Company to let the miners know what action is being taken to try and bring the existing dispute to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The projected closing down of Block Ten mine to-morrow, following on the cessation at the South mine, both due to the shortage and high price of coal, is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE "NEWCASTLE MORNING HERLAD AND MINERS' ADVOCATE" is the recognised PEOPLE'S PAPER THROUGHOUT the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The number of miners on strike is increasing. Seventy thousand coal-miners are now idle in Northumberland and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is understood that a meeting of the new congress took place to-day, but no information has been ascertainable as to its proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A well-attended meeting of the Greta miners was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Friday evening with closed doors. The roll having been called, several…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Paterson referred in an interview to-night to Mr. Burns denial that a breach of trust had been committed in connection with working of Ebb-Main…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—Sooner or later the present disastrous dispute must end, and unless one side or the other acknowledge defeat, there is only one method of settling…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Northumberland and Durham putters object to night shifts, and declare that they would rather work ten hours a day than eight at night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From the balcony of the Grand Hotel, Newcastle, on Saturday night a mass meeting was addressed under the auspices of the Colliery Employees' Federation…
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