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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 55

Mining Situation. Proprietors' Proposal. Views of the Federation. the Burwood Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

The position in regard to the relations between, the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Employees' Federation has advanced a further stage,…

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Miners' Garden City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

In view of the difficulties which have arisen from time to time in connection with mining townships on the coalfields of New South Wales, and particularly in…

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Meeting of Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge was held at Dent's hotel, New Lambton, yesterday morning. There was a good attendance, and Mr. George Jones,…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

Sir,—desire again to reply to the rambling statements contained in the letter of Mr. Charlton. He states that every member of the federation knows that it…

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Mining Situation. Position Unchanged. Reply to the Proprietors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

Nothing occurred yesterday to make any material change in the mining situation in the Newcastle and Maitland districts…

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Victorian Coal Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. T. Mathieson, district president of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association, has left for Tasmania to try and induce the coal miners there to become linked…

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Queensland Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. T. Paget, the Queensland Minister for Railways, and Mr. Charles Evans, the Railway Commissioner, with Mr. W. R. Black., the proprietor, paid a visit to…

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Mine Host

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 15

All through the days of history the licensed victualler has been looked upon as the prince of good fellows. From the landlord of the Mermaid Tavern…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

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, and Mr…

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Wonthaggi Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

Residents of Wonthaggi are agitating for an increased output from the State coal mine, and the municipal council has asked the Mayor to convene a public…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Lambton Miners was held at Byrne's Commercial Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr. James Morgan presided, and there was a good…

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Budwood Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

Sir,—In the report of the above meeting, I am reported to have said, whilst discussing the delegate minutes regarding the Burwood trouble, that an…

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Mining Situation. Demand for Conference. Matter Still Delayed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

There was no change in the mining situation yesterday. When seen yesterday afternoon, Mr. Cant, the secretary to te Colliery sProprietors…

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The Colliery Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 7

Sir.—In your issue of the 23rd inst., the remarks of Mr. Watson, the president of the federation, concerning the actions of the Wheelers and…

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Coal Instead of Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

Advices received from Suva state that the streamer Ikala, bound from Astoria to Melbourne, laden with lumber, which left Suva on the 3rd instant, after…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

That the situation in the northern coalfields is now approaching a distinctly critical phase is apparent to all who are capable of forming a…

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Meeting at Cessnock. Burwood Miners Upheld

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 5

A combined meeting of the Cessnock and Bellbird Miner's Lodges was held in Hampton's Hall on Sunday morning, Mr. J. M. Baddeley presiding. There was a…

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Mining Situation. Serious Development. Delegate Board to Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 5

An important statement was made on Saturday regarding the mining situation by Mr. David Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 7

Sir,—In your issue of the 23rd instant Mr. Longworth replies to my letter of the 22nd. If he cannot see the sweeping assertions, and also inferences,…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 5

A difficulty occurred at the Shortland mine yesterday morning in consequence of which the miners did not go to work. It appears that when the men went to…

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