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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 54

Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 4

A special meeting of Hetton Lodge was held in the lodge-room, Wickham last night. Mr. J. Erskine, chairman of the lodge, presided…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 4

The joint committee of conciliation on mining disputes met again yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors Association. Mr. C. Hibble, chairman…

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Bellbird Colliery. Matters Agreed Upon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 5

In May last, an agreement covering the working conditions in Bellbird Colliery, near Cessnock, was agreed upon between the representatives of the management…

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Hebburn Colliery. Picks in Pillars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 5

Another matter that came before the joint committee yesterday was the agreement that had been arrived at by the representatives of the Hebburn…

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Weighing of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 6

Some time ago the northern colliery proprietors passed a resolution asking the Railway Commissioners to suspend the weighing of coal at the cranes until such…

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Drama of the Mine. Big Blast at Mount Lyell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 14

It is four o'clock on a sultry summer afternoon. From the summit of a black barren hill one sees dimly through the haze and smoke of bush fires, mingled…

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Mining Matters. the Second Shift. Not to Be Abolished

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 5

Several important matters came before the joint conciliation committee at its sitting yesterday. Of these, the most important was the decision of the chairman,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 5

Broken time was experienced at many the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday. This was due to a…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 7

A special meeting of the Back, Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Thursday evening, Mr. W. Burke presiding…

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The Mining Awards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 4

The decision of the chairman of the Joint Conciliation Committee on two highly important issued should give reasonable satisfaction to all…

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Mining Matters. Small Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 4

The Joint Conciliation Committee continued its sittings at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors Association yesterday. Mr. C. Hibbie, chairman of the committee,…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 7

A meeting of the Whitburn Miners Lodge was held at Greta on Sunday morning. Mr. E. Dunn, president, occupied the chair…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Hebburn Lodge was held in sheddon's Hall on Sunday morning, Mr. B. Francis presiding. The following amounts were…

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Coal Vend Appeals. Hearing Postponed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 4

The High Court of Australia assembled at Darlinghurst this morning for the purpose of disposing of any matter that might be brought before it. A number of bar,…

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Victorian Gold-mining. a Strike Threatened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 6

The trouble in regard to the work in an incline drive at the New Jubilee mine, Scarsdale, was considered by the board of directors of the company at their…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 11

A meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in Simpson's ball on Monday evening. Mr. J. Lloyd presided. Mr. M. O'Hagen was nominated as a…

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Coal-loading Speeded-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 4

On Monday a reversion was made to the system of weighing at Tighe's Hill coal for shipment at Newcastle, instead of at the weighbridges at the vessels' sides…

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Metalliferous Mining Boards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 11

The Metalliferous Mining (General) Board, comprising numbers 3 and 4 boards of this group, sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting, Afternoon Shift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 4

A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. Thirty-four lodges were represented. Mr…

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Mining Matters. Colliery Boards. the Northern Group. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 5

Judge Scholes, the president of the industrial Arbitration Court, was engaged to-day hearing argument in connection with the question of constituting boards…

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