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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 55

Mining Troubles. Non-unionist Question. London

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

Twenty thousand miners are idle in, various parts of South Wales as a protest against the employment of nonunionists…

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Two Collieries Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 5

The Burwood and Whitburn collieries wer idle yesterday, the stoppage in each case being due to the fact that the miners desired to held a meeting to discuss…

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Mining Situation. Proprietors' Latest Offer. Unacceptable to Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 5

Since Friday last there has boon much speculation is the northern collieries district as to what transpired at the meeting of the proprietors in Sydney on…

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Yelta Copper Mine. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 4

In consequence of adverse reports concerning the Yella mine, it was decided that smelting operations must cease on Saturday. Arrangements are to be made…

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Mining Situation. the Proprietors' Offer. Result of the Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 4

The position in regard to the relations between colliery proprietors and the miners of the northern district has, if anything, become more complicated as a…

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Victorian State Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 5

The wheelers in portion of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi again left work this morning, after resuming for a time, stating that the roads were too bad…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 4

The majority in favour of the settlement of mining disputes by means of a Conciliation Committee is so large that it may be presumed that, so soon as the…

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Mining Situation. Stoppage at Bellbird

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 5

The mines at the Bellbird Colliery were not working yesterday, and although the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation has been officially…

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Dudley Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Dudley miners was held last night at Green's hotel. Adamstown, Mr. W. Cocks, presiding. There was a moderate…

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Ontario's Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 11

By the production during the past year of nearly two million dollars' worth of gold, Ontario now appears upon the map as a gold-producing country. The…

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Wonthaggi Mine Idle. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

Owing to the refusal of the wheelers to return work, and other disputes, nearly all the work at the State colliery has now ceased, and the outlook is…

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Mining Situation. Conciliation Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

Discussing the proposal to apply for a conciliation committee and board for the northern district, Mr. A. Lewis, tressurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation,…

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British Miners. Non-unionist Trouble. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 5

IT is estimted that the recent strikes in South Wales to compel non-unionists to join the unions cost the unionists £116,000 in wages…

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Coal-loading Facilities. Deputation to Mr. Cann. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 5

A deputation representing the northern colliery proprietors and the shipping compaines waited on Mr. Cann, the Minister for Railways, this afternoon, and…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 4

During the past fortnight 17 of the colliories in the Hunter River district have worked "full time," namely, 11 days. Most of the others ranged from 8 to 10½…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the Burwood Miners' Ledge was held yesterday for the purpose of giving further consideration to the longstanding dissatisfaction in conneetion with…

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Miners' Safety Lamps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 4

The executive officers of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation have recently been giving attention to the important question of the type of…

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Mining Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 4

A deputation of the officers of the Mining Federation will to-day wait upon Mr. Carmichael, the Minister for Labour, to officially report to him the…

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Mining Situation. Conciliation Committee. Delegate Board Summoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 4

The executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation is about to take nation towards carrying into effect the wishes of its members, as expressed by the result…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 5

A deputation representing the Burwood Miners' Lodge, accompanied by Mr. A. Lewis treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, waited on Mr. Frank…

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