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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,062 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 54

Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 5

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

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Mining Matters. Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 4

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

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The Vend Judgment. Position of Colliery Companies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 2

The following is the correspondence which passed between the Federal Attorney-General and the representatives of the colliery companies concerning the…

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Commonwealth of Australia. Attorney-general. Wigram-chambers, Phillip-st., Sydney, May 24th, 1912, Messrs, Min[?]er, Simpson, and Co., Union-Bank-chambers, Hunter-street, Sydney. Re Coal Vend Cases. Without Prejudice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 2

Gentlemen.—With reference to the proposal made in your letter of 1[?]th instant to the Crown Solicitor, and in your Mr. Simpson's interview with me…

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Colliery Proprietors. Mr. Simpson's Reply. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 5

Mr. E. P. Simpson makes the following reply to Mr. Hughes, the Federal Attorney-General, on the subject of the settlement of the coalowners' appeal in the…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 5

The joint conciliation committee sat again yesterday at the offices of the colliery Proprietors' Association. The whole of the day was taken up in considering…

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The Port of Newcastle. Coal-shipping Appliances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 4

The question of the provision of coal-loading appliances for Newcastle sufficient to cope with the increasing trade is one that is becoming more pressing…

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Cadeby Main Disaster. Bravery of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 5

At the inquiry instituted by the Home, Office into the disaster at Cadeby Main Colliery, England, on the 9th July, the inquiry being conducted by Mr. R. A. S…

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Mining Matters. Classification of Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 5

The joint conciliation committee sat again yesterday, and had before it a number of matters relating chiefly to the rates of pay and the classification…

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Mining Fatality. Five Men Killed. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 5

An explosion of firedamp has occured in a continue at Duisburg, in Prussia. Five of the miners were killed…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 5

The high average of cars worked by the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on August 31 was more than maintained for…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 7

A special meeting of the Whithurn miners was held at Palmer's Hall on Sunday morning. In the absence of Mr. E. Dunn, Mr. C. Roswick was votel to…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 5

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

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Metalliferous Miners. Question of Wages Boards. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 4

The Metalliferous (Miners) Wages Board held a sitting at the Central Police Court this afternoon. Mr. A. A. Rankin (Newcastle) made…

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Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 4

Edward D. Sukling, a miner, was killed to-day by a fell of ground in the Proprietary mine…

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Mining Strike. Men Hold the Mine. Bingham (Utah)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 5

Five thousand miners, mostly for-eigners, have gone on strike for higher wages. They secured arms and fired on all…

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Seaham Colliery. Trouble Over Weighbridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

Seaham Colliery was idle on Wednesday owing to a dispute over the weigh-bridge. It appears that on Tuesday the bridge…

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Victorian State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

A special meeting of the Victorian Coalminers' Association was held on Sunday at Wonthaggi to deal with the report of the scrutineers on the working places…

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The Mining Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

The Coalmines Bill now before the State Legislative Assembly insofar as it attempts to place matters at the collieries on a better footing and to…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

The joint conciliation committee for the settlement of mining disputes, met again yesterday, at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association…

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