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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 55

Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Whitburn miner was held at Greta on Sunday, Mr. C. Beswick presiding. A motion that the minute, passed manager…

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Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 4

The decision of the Pelaw-Main men to resume work and to allow their case to be dealt with by the wages board is proof of their recognition of the fact…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Dispute. Reference to Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 4

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board resumed its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, the board consisting of his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 11

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Monday evening. In the unavoidable absence of the chairman,…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Case. a Fruitless Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 6

The reference by the Minister for Labour and Industry in regard to the Pelaw-Main dispute came before the Northern Coalminers' Wages Board at…

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Wonthaggi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Wonthaggr branch of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association on Saturday it was decided that the wheelers should contribute 1½…

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Gold Robbery. in the Yukon. Dawson City (Yukon)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 5

Two masked and armed men held up and robbed the gold-mining company's hydraulic works. They gagged and bound the guards,…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Dispute. Evidence Before the Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 5

The taking of evidence in regard to the Minister's reference to the Coalminers' Wages Board in regard to the machine men at the Pelaw-Main Colliery was…

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Mining Matters. Colliery Mechanics' Board. Employers' Case Closed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 6

Further evidence on behalf of the employers was given before the Coal Mining (Northern) Wages Board, No. 2, consisting of His Honor, Mr. Justice…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Abermain miners was held in Sharp's Hall on Monday night. There was a good attendance of members, and Mr. M…

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Abermain Colliery

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

Abermain Colliery completed its first week under the single shift system, on Friday, and so far there has not been a hitch. On Thursday 1950 tons were…

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The Rand Miners. Peaceful Measures. Johannesburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 5

The Central District Miners' Association has unanimously opposed the proposal of the Federation of Trade Unions to strike as a protest against…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Dispute. Further Evidence Taken

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

Futher evidence in regard to the case of the machine men at Pelaw-Main was taken yesterday before the Northern Coalminers' Wages Board, consisting of…

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Miners' Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 4

When Mr. Justice Edmunds was appointed chairman of the miners' wages board for the northern district of the State, it was known that he was acting…

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Mining Matters. Dispute at Hetton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 4

Some trouble has arisen at the Hetton Colliery during the past week owing, it is sadi, to the management having put into operation certain rules in regard to…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

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

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Mining Matters. Wages Board Delays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Hetton Miners' Lodge on Sunday, at which Mr. David Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, was present, a…

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Pacific Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 11

The quarterly meeting of the Pacific miners was held in P. Keam's hotel an Tuesday night, Mr. T. Sager, chairman, presiding. The delegate board minutes…

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A Coal-black Bird

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 7

A common folk-name for the swift is "devil-swallow," and no one who has held a live swift in the hand will be at a loss to guess how the bird came by such an…

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Miners' Federation. Political Action. London

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

A ballot of 600,000 miners has resulted in a substantial majority, in favour of the Miners' Federation taking political action, in accordance with the…

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