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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 60

Teralba Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 6

The miners at Pacific Colliery are continuing to all coal that had been eat at the time the trouble with the machine men in that pit started. The machine men,…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

Sir,—I notice the delegate board insists upon levying all its members to bear a part of the expense incurred by the political pranks of the Labour party…

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Miners' Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

Sir,—In our issue of the 20th instant appears a letter signed. "Disgusted Labourite," and in his endeavour to paint a sickening picture of the life of a…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 6

A meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge was held in Sharp's hall on Sunday. Mr. M. Mannion presided over a small attendance. The business from…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 6

A meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees Federation will be held to-morrow, at the Trades Hall. There is a heavy business-sheet, including many…

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Queensland Mining Trouble. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 5

A deputation of miners from the Ipswich district waited on Mr. Barnes, the Minister for Works, to-day, to ask for the Minister's, intervention in the…

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Ebbw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 6

As the representative of the Union Bank was at the Ebbw-Main mine on Tuesday and Wednesday, it was rumoured that the mine would resume work on Monday next…

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Cessnock Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the Cessnock Miners' Lodge was held in Lane's Hall on Tuesday Mr. J. Brown, the president, occupied the chair, and there was a fair…

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Housing of Miners. a British Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 6

The question of the housing of coalminers in the Illawarra and Maitland districts has recently received attention, for it is recognised that the conditions in which…

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Barrier Miners' Protest. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 5

The Amalgamated Miners' Association last night carried the following resolution:—"That this association enters its protest against the attendance of any Labour…

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Greta. Struck by a Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 3

R. G. Brown, a married-man, met with a rather severe accident on Tuesday at the Control Greta mine through the roof, which is of coal, coming away to a feather…

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Mining Matters. the Coming Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 6

The conference that has been agreed upon by the colliery Proprietors' Association and the Colliery Employees' Federation, will probably take place early next…

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Miners' Relief Fund. Increase of Benefits. an Adverse Report. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 5

Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, stated this afternoon that it was his intention in the forthcoming session of Parliament to consolidate the three Acts…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 6

Sir,—Mr. David Williams is still walling about "consideration" for that "large minority." Will Mr. Williams tell us how large that "minority" is and how it is…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

A special mooting of the Whitburn miners was held near North's hotel on Wednesday morning, when Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, was present, and…

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Distress Among Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

The fact that many miners and their families in this district are suffering severely from the lack of employment of the breadwinners is obviously a…

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Coal and Shale Workers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 6

Sir,—Mr. P. Sneddon says that I imputed to him in my last letter that he personally believes that we ought to get rid of all forms of Industrial…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. D. Watson, president, was in the chair, and there were…

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The Labour League. Miners' Affiliation. Discussion at Hetton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

At the meeting of the Hetton Miners' Lodge last night, a letter was read from the general secretary of the federation, Mr. W. Brennan, in which the lodge…

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Miners' Relief Fund. Board's Annual Report. No Increase in Benefits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

The report of the Miners' Accident Relief Board for 1910 was made available for publication to-day. It is as follows:—…

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