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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 55

Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

At a meeting of the shareholders in the Abermain Colliery, Ltd., held in Sydney, with Mr. A. E. Jaques in the chair, the report of the company for the twelve…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

An interview took place yesterday between the officers to the Co-operative Lodge and the manager of the mine, Mr. A. Lewis, the district treasurer of the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Lloyd in the chair…

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SEAHAM No. 1 COLLIERY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

A stoppage occurred at the Seaham No. 1 Colliery last evening in consequence of a dispute with one of the wheelers. The facts, as reported by the management,…

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Mining Matters. Wages Board Application

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan, district secretary to Colliery Employees' Federation, received information yesterday afternoon that his application for a wages board would be…

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New Zealand Mining. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

The officers of the miners' unions are warning Australians against applying for positions in the mines. It is alleged that the union officials have circulated a…

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Elermore Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

No settlement was affected yesterday of the trouble between the manager and wheelers at Elermore Vale, Colliery, Wallsend, and the mine remaine Idle…

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Wonthaggi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

Representative of the minors employed at the State coal min re, who interviewed the Railway Commissioners, requested that the case of the two men who were…

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Coal Trade Congestion. Twelve Steamers Waiting. Coal Trains Nine Hours Late

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

Coal trains running up to nine hours behind time and twelve steamers waiting for loading berths about represents the stage which the congestion in the coal…

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Rescue Work in Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

The attention of Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mince, was drawn to-day to a report by Mr. R. Redmanyne, the Chief Inspector of Collieries in England, on…

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Mining Matters. Pits Continue Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

The unrest among, the collieries of the district continues. The position yesterday was practically the same as on the previous day, with the exception that the…

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State Mine's Finances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 6

Attemps are made periodically by politicians and others who are opposed to State enterprise to show that the State coal mine at Wontheaggi is an unsound…

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Mines Examiners' Boards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 5

Mr. David Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation yesterday received a telegram from Sydney informing him that he had been appointed…

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Newcastle Coal Loading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 3

Sir,—I see that the Chamber of Commerce is up in arms at the loss caused to colliery proprietors and shipping companies owing to the detention of vessels…

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Coal Loading Congestion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 4

There were nine steamers in port at Newcastle yesterday, awaiting coal-loading berths, but a number of the interstate vessels included in these will not apply…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Application Granted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 5

The application of Mr. Brennan for the constitution of a wages board for the northern colliery district was further considered by Judge Heydon, the…

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Mining Matters. Federated Mining Mechanics. the Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. Waller, secretary to the Federated Mining Mechanics and Surfacemen's Mutual Protective Association of Australasia, makes the following statement…

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Mining Matters. Collieries Resume Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 5

The Wallarah, Elemore Vale, and Seaham No. 2 collieries, at which stoppages had occurred in consequence of industrial disputes, were again working yesterday,…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 5

Mr. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, visited Catherine Hill Bay on Sunday morning, and addressed a meeting of the Wallarah…

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Rothbury Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary to the Colliery Employees' Federation, visited the Rothbury Colliery in the Maitland district, yesterday, in connection…

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