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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 55

New Lambtin Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 5

A special meeting of the New Lambton Miners' Lodge was hold last night at Carnley's Hotel, Adamstown, when Mr. Campbell presided over moderate…

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Great Coal Seam. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 5

Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, has received from Mr. Pittman, the Undersecretary for Mines, who is at present on a tour of Queensland collecting…

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Treatment of Mine Horses. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 5

Some time ago Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, received information that the horses in a certain colliery in the western district were not in a fit condition…

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Mining Matters. Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Borehole Miners' Lodge was held yesterday in the Suiphide Hall, Boolaroo, when Mr. S. J. Cook, chairman of the lodge, presided over an…

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Wonthaggi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 5

At a meeting of the wheelers employed at the Victorian State mine, called for the purpose of considering the reply of the management to the request made for…

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Victorian Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 5

A systematic investigation is being made by officers of the Victorian Mines Department of the brown coal deposits of that State. About four miles to the…

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Victorian Coal Leases. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 5

A deputation representing the Outtrim and other coal districts in Gippsland waited upon Mr. Billson, the State Minister for Mines, to-day, and urged…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 6

The Killingworth Miners' Ledge met in the Killingworth Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. T. Sheedy presiding. Messrs. W. Smith and A. Bowic, a…

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Wonthaggi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 5

Some uneasines was experienced at the Victorian State mine on Monday and Tuesday in consequence of the wheelers threatening to cease work, because one…

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Mining Wages Boards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 4

The decision of the Stockton Borehole miners to leave the settlement of their dispute with the company in the hands of the officers of the…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Lyceum Hall, West Maitland, yesterday. Mr. D. Watson,…

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Coal-loading Congestion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 4

Some inconveniences has been experienced by shippers during the week, owing both to a shoftage of coal, and an insufficiency of loading berths, and in several instances work at…

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Miners' Wages Board. More Delay. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 5

The appointment of chair on for the Miners' Wages Beard was not announced to-day as anticipated. This may be due to the fact that…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was concluded at the Lyccum Hall, West Maitland, yesterday. Mr. D…

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The British Navy. Use of Oil Fuel. Coal Still in the Battle Line London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated that there were now built, or building, a hundred oil-fuel…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 4

Operations at the collieries of the northern district have been fairly continuous during the post fortnight. The position in regard to the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 4

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

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Southern Miners. Delay in Arbitration. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 4

The delegate board of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association concluded their business last night. There were present: Mr. A. C. Willis, president, Mr…

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Mine on Fire. Forty Men Killed. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 5

Forty miners have been killed through a fire breaking out in a sulphur mine at San Glovaneill, in Sicilly…

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Mining Matters. Curlewis Colliery Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 5

For the past five years the miners in the Centenary Colliery at Curlewis, near Tamworth, have been working without an agreement, and during the last twelve…

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