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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 55

Minmi Collieries. Agreement to Be Signed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting of the Back. Creek and Duckenfleld Minors' Lodge, was held at Minm last night, for the purpose of hearing the objections of…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 5

The New Lambton Miners' Lodge met at Green's Hotel, Adamstown, on Wednenday night, when the following officers were nominated:—Serutineemo, Messrs…

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Mining Situation. Meeting of Proprietors. Conference Next Tuesday. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Northern Colliery Properitors was held this morning at the rooms of Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery. The conference lasted for over two hours…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 3

Sir,—In replying to Mr. Longworth's letter on the 18th instant, I desire to say that the chase has been a fairly lengthy one, but I have him bagged at last. In…

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Mining Situation. Minmi Agreement. Views of Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 4

Mr. T. Brennan, secretary to the Colliery Employees Federation, received the following letter yesterday from the Hunter liver District Colliery Proprietors'…

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Mining Situation. Resumption of Conference. Minmi Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1913 · page 4

The two topics of conversation uppermost in mining circles in the Hunter River district just new are the resumption of the conference between the colliery…

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Teralba. Collieries' Employees' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 3

The first annual picnic of the Teralba colliery employees took place at Belmont last Saturday in ideal weather. The steamers Phoenix and Rose were…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 7

The speech delivered at the meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge by Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, on Thursday evening, was on the same…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 3

Sir,—I was amused when reading the letter from the pen of Mr. Dawkins in Saturday's issue, in which he stated that the chase has been a fairly lengthy one, and…

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Mining Situation. Minmi Agreement Signed. Statement by Mr. Brown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 5

The agreement between Messrs. J. and A. Brown, proprietors of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Collieries, and the members of the Minmi Miners' Lodge was duly…

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Collieries Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 5

It was ascertained that the Burwood, lambton B., and Dudley collieries were, sendered idle yesterday, by reason of the fact that the train conveying the…

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Colliery Mechanics. an Application Postponed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 5

An application was made by the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association of the Hunter River district to Judge Heydon, in the Industrial Court…

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Letters to the Editor. Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 2

Sir,—In Thursday's issue appears to be what is considered a reply to my statements on the basic principle of unionism. Instead of arguments and proof to…

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Mining Situation. Conference Again Adjourns. Proposals by Proprietors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 5

The conference between representatives of the Northern Colliery, Proprietors on the one hand, and of the Colliery Employees' Federation on the other, was…

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Wallarah Colliery. Visit of Engineers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 3

At the invitation of the directors and manager of the Wallarah Coal Company, Limited, about forty members of the Northern Engineering Institute paid a…

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British Miners. Position in Northumberland. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 5

The Northumberland miners have asked the executive of their federation what support they are prepared to give them in the event of their ballot…

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Wonthaggi Mine. Men Sign an Agreement. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wonthaggi branch of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association has been held to deal with the trouble which arose over the pick rate…

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Mining Situation. a Hopeful View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 5

There was no development in the mining situation yesterday, but the proceedings at the meeting of the delegate board to be held in Newcastle to-day will be…

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Coal Shipping Cranes. Improved Results

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 4

At the beginning of the year the shipment of coal at Newcastle under the contract system caused, and the work has since been performed by employees…

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Mining Situation. Delegate Board Meeting. to Be Resumed To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

The delegate board met at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday, to consider the proposals made by the colliery proprietors to the conference held on…

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