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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 55

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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West Coast Coal Trade. Effect of the Canal. Can New South Wales Compete? Mr. Nielsen Believes Not. Sydney

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

Mr. N[?]l Nielsen has submitted his report to the Government on the coal trade with the West Coast of America, and his views as to the [?]cet of possible…

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Broken Hill South Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 5

According to the directors' report presented at the half-yearly meeting of shareholders this afternoon, the last half-year was a record in the history of the…

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Mining Situation. Delegate Board Meeting. Outlook More Hopeful

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 5

The outlook so far as the mining industry in the Newcastle district is concerned may be said to be decidedly more hopeful to-day than it was a week ago,…

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MR. J. Scaddan. Visits Mining Districts. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 5

Mr. Scaddan, the Premier of West Australia, is visiting friends and relatives in the mining districts of Devonshire and Cornwall…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 5

During the past fortnight there has been a gratifying absence of industrial trouble at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland districts, and no stoppages from…

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Mining Situation. the Miners' Proposals. Consideration by Lodges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 5

It has transpired that the principal proposals of the Colliery Proprietors' Association placed before the recent conference involves the termination of the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Friday evening, Mr. T. Richardson, presiding…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held last evening. Mr. J. Lloyd in the chair. An appeal from the Newcastle Hospital…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 3

A meeting of the Whitbura Miners' Lodge took place at Greta on Sunday. Mr. Charles Beswick occupied the chair. The deputation who waited on the…

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Mining Situation. the Counter Proposals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

As already stated, the counter proposals prepared by the delegate board of the Cohiery Employee' Federation for submission to the coillery proprietors were…

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Shortland Miners

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

The Shortland Miners' Lodge met yesterday. The delegate, Mr. B. Pearse, explained the proprietors' proposals, and also those of the delegate board. The…

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Burwood Miners

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

A meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge wan held at Dent's Hotel, New Lambton, yesterday morning. Mr. G. Jones resided…

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Lambton Miners

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

A meeting of the Lambton miners was held in Byrne's Commercial Hotel last night. Mr. James Morgan presided. The following officers were…

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Wages of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 8

Sir,—In Saturday's issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" was a list of the wages earned at the various mines in the Newcastle and Maitland districts. I…

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Seaham No. 1 Miners

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

A special meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Monday evening. Mr. A. Britt presided, and explained that the meeting had been called for the purpose…

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Sectional Boards. Effect on the Collieries. Application to the Court. Sydney

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

Mr. Justice Heydon, the President of the Industrial Court, was engaged to-day hearing argument in connection with applications made by the Northern Colliery…

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Eighty Coal-lumpers Idle. Sydney

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

The coal-lumpers are determined not to touch coal for free labourers. A reporter went into the office of the union in Argyle-street, this morning, and…

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Mining Situation. Results of Lodge Meetings

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

Further meetings of the miners' lodges were held yesterday, for the purpose of considering the counter proposals prepared by the delegate hoard of the Colliery…

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Hetton Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 4

At a meeting of the Hetton Miners', Lodge on Tuesday evening. Mr. James Erskine presiding, consideration was given to the minutes of the delegate board…

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