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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 55

Mining Matters. the Northern Tribunal. Statement by the Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 5

The attention of Mr. Carmichacel, the Minister for Labour and industry, was drawn to-day to the following passage from a report concerning the mining…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 6

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance of…

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Proposals for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 9

Sealed proposals, subject to the usual conditions, for furnishing approximately 80,000 tons of coal to the Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, Philippine…

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Profit Sharing by Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 14

An interesting and successful scheme of profit-sharing has been in operation for six or seven years in Sardinian mines. The "wages" of capital, in the case of…

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Mining Disaster. Eighty Men Missing. Pittsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 5

Eighty of the miners in the Cincinnati Mine, where an explosion took place, are missing. The work of rescue is blocked by…

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Mining Situation. Reply to Proprietors. Statement by Mr. Lewis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, made a statement yesterday, in reply to the comments on the mining situation by…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 5

Work at the collieries of the northern district has been brisk during the past fortnight, this being again due in a large measure to the temporary…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Friday evening in the Wallsend Masonic Hall, Mr. T. Richardson presiding…

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Haulage of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 4

A deputation representing the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce is to wait on Mr. T. R. Johnson, the Chief Railway Commissioner, to-day to bring…

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Lambton B & Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 5

Pay on the customary "victimised" scale was distributed by the district officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation at the Lambton B and Stockton…

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Mining Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 4

The announcement that there is now every probability that the strike on the southern coalfields will be ended, and that work will be resumed as soon…

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Metalliferous Mining. Companies in Trouble. Bathurst

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 6

During the past few days mining in the district has received a most serious setback, no fewer than three of the biggest mines closing down temporarily. The…

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Mining Disaster. Five More Rescues. Pittsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 5

Two men have been rescued alive from the mine at Finlayville, where they had been imprisoned for three days…

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Mining Matters. Southern Strike Ending. Government Offer Accepted. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 5

The strike which has been of six weeks' duration has now been brought to a conclusion. The delegate board, representing all the lodges on the South Coast, sat…

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Gunnedah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. Lewis left Newcastle last night for Gunnedah, for the purpose of representing the federation at the court presided over by Judge Scholes which will…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 7

A meeting of the Whitburn Miners' Lodge was held at Greta on Sunday, Mr. C. Beswick presiding. A letter was read from the honorary…

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Mining Situation. Position Unchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 5

No change has taken place in regard to the mining situation during the past few days. Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation,…

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The Southern Strike. Miners Ready to Resume. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. Peter Bowling, the secretary to the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, to-day telegraphed to the secretary to the Southern Coal Owners'…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 6

A meeting of the Glebo Minors' Lodge was held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hotel, Mr. J. Lloyd in the chair. Messrs. F. Stallard and C. Yearby were…

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Wonthaggi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the employees of the State mine at Wonthaggi, Victoria, was hold to discuss a proposal to form a sick and benefit fund, Independent of the…

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