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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 60

The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 6

The hearing of the Commonwealth prosecutions against what is known as the Coal Vend and the Steamship Companies was continued before Mr. Justice Isaacs…

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Gunnedah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan general secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation left for Gunnedah last night. The object of his visit is to have an interview with the…

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Northumberland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 4

The difficulty that arose at Northumberland Colliery on Monday over the employment of a man who did not care to go on the coal if shiftwork were not available…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 11

The monthly meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. Lloyd…

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English Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 4

Mail advices, under date May 26, state that the market for Welsh coal was unsettled at the time of writing. Some eclllerles were very busy, yet others were…

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British Miners. General Stoppage. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 5

The Northumberland Miners' Council has decided to take a ballot on the question of tendering notices for a strike against the three-shifts system,…

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Mining Matters. South Wales Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 4

It was announced by cable, about the middle of May, that the negotiators in the South Wales mining dispute had agreed upon terms. These terms were, on May…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 4

The hearing of the Commonwealth prosecutions against what is known as the Coal Vend and the Steamship Companies was continued before Mr. Justice Isaacs…

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Seaham Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 5

Mr. I. Chapman, general manager of the Seaham Coal Company, communicated by telephone with Mr. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation…

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Wrecked by the Sea. a Canadian Colliery. Montreal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 5

The sea burst into a colliery, at Port Cod, in Nova Scotia. The workings were abandoned, and the colliery is now useless…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Tops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 5

The sittings of the board of voluntary arbitration to decide the question of the payment for timbering in the working of top coal in Pelaw-Main Colliery were…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 5

The Amalgamated Miners' Association is not satisfied with its two mining check- inspectors, and has appointed a committee of five to inquire into the matter of the…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 5

The hearing of the Commonwealth prosecutions against what is known as the Coal Vend and the Steamship Companies was continued before Mr. Justice Isaacs…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1911 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Co-operative miners was held at Shaw's room,, Wallsend, Mr. D. Gilchrist presiding. It was decided that all officers he…

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The Coal Vend. Case for the Crown. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1911 · page 4

The hearing of the Commonwealth prosecutions against what is known as the Coal Vend and the Steamship Companies was continued before Mr. Justice Isaacs…

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Mining Matters. Seaham Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

Mr. I. Chapman, general manager of the Seaham Coal Company, will meet a deputation in Newcastle this morning at 10 o'clock, on the subject of the holing of the…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge met in Peel's Hall, on Wednesday evening. The attendance was moderate, and Mr. J. Porter presided…

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The Waihi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 3

The trouble at Waihi, to which I referred in my last, has been settled amicably, at all events for the time being. In many cases the minimum wage…

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Piecework in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

At a meeting of the Northumberland (England) Miners' Council on 23rd May, it was agreed that the Miners' Federation be asked to approve of the…

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Miners' Phthisis. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

The report of the Royal Commission on miners' phthisis was presented to the Chief Secretary this afternoon. It is a bulky document, covering about…

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