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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 54

The Coal Crisis. Owners in Conference. May Reopen Negotiations. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 5

At the instance of Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, the coalowners have held a further conference, and several of the evening papers report that the…

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Northumberland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 4

Mr. D. Walson, president of the Collery Employees' Federation, had an interview with Mr. Gregg, manager of Northumberland Colliery, on Tuesday…

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Abermain Colliery. Report on the Roof. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly to-eight a copy or the report, dated January 29th, by Messrs. Humble and Hutton…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 4

The members of the Joint Committee for the consideration of disputes between the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Colliery Employees' Federation, met…

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The Coal Crisis. Negotiations Continue. Outlook Hopeful. London, Tuesday, Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 5

The hopes of settlement of the real crisis which prevailed this morning among the delegates to the conference have up to the present been…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 6

The members of Hetion Lodge met last night in the lodge room, Wickham. Mr. W. Brown, chairman of the lodge, presided…

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Speculation Rife. Appeal to the Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

The Government, which has been attending incessant conferences, is doing its utmost to formulate a scheme of settlement…

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The Brisbane Strike. Mines to Resume. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

It is rumoured that the strike committee will attempt again to bring out the carters, but it is extremely doubtful that the latter will come out, as they are now…

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The Coal Crisis. Official Proposals. Minimum Wage Just. Attitude of Government. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

It is officially announced that the Government has sent a communication to the colliery proprietors in the following terms:—…

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Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

An inspection of Hetton Colliery was made on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd February, by Mr. J. Barnett, district check-inspector, and Mr. W. Dyett, local check-inspector,…

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Coal Weighbridges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 6

Sir,—Now this is not a matter of opinion but a matter of fact. Ever since the construction and control of shipping appliances at…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 9

The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State was nearly 2000 tons more than the quantity sent away in the corresponding week of last year. Of…

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Korumburra Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

An effort is being made by the resident of Korumburra, Victoria, to revive the coal industry in that district, by securing the reopening of the Coal Creek…

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Miners and Masters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

There is still a prospect of the coal trouble being settled without a national strike. It is true that the Miners' Federation has passed a resolution…

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The Coal Crisis. the Premier's Address. to the Miners' Conference. Minimum Wage Difficulty. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, attended the Miners' Conference. He emphasised the fact that coal was the life-blood of industry…

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No Coal From Germany. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

The "Cologne Gazette" states that the Rhenish and Westphalian miners will not send coal to England, in the hope that they may be able to capture…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. Coal and Cardiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

Split the seconds in the small dial of your watch into eighths. That gives you 480 divisions to the minute. Now, imagine that dial the eye-end of a magic…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

The joint committee agreed upon for the purpose of dealing with mining disputes met yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association,…

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Remedies Discussed. Proposed Admiralty Mines. London, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

At the Miners' Conference yesterday, it was resolved to maintain the demands made, including schedule rates for each district for an…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 4

The work done, during the fortnight ended on Saturday, at the Newcastle and Maitland collieries was, on the average, very good. The demand for coal continues…

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