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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Sitting in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 5

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board sat at the Royal Society's rooms this afternoon. His Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds (chairmap), and Mr. E. Peters…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 13

Mr. W. Rees and Mr. w. Nevin, check-inspectors, inspected the Broxburn mine on Wednesday, and found as follows:— Ventilation. Main intake, 21000ft per…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 5

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board, consisting of his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds (chairman), Messrs. N. J. Clark, and E. Peters (representatives…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 4

Mr. G. T. Milne, the British Trade Commissioner to Australia, does not endorse the pessimistic views of those who predict that the opening of the…

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Handbood of Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 5

Mr. E. P Pittman, the Under-secretary of Mines, Now South Wales, has of is a been visiting Tasmania in connection with his task of compiling a handbook…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 5

The special meeting of the C.E.F. delegate board which is to open this morning seems to foreshadow a busy time for the members. The meeting will open in the…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the Whitburn Miners Lodge was held at Great on Sunday, Mr. C. Beswick presiding. A recommendation from the committee…

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Pelaw-main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 4

Mr. G. Shepherd presided over a [?]cial meeting of the Pelaw-Main [?] Lodge held on Sunday. The following nominations were…

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Fire at a Mine. Alarming Development. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 5

An alarming development has taken place on the west coast. A few miners have been working at Brunner for the past few days, and to-day about 500…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 4

A special meeting of the Dele[?] Board of the Colliery Employees Federation was opened at the Oddfellows [?] Newcastle yesterday, and will be…

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French Miners. Eight Hours Law. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 5

The Chamber of Deputies has passed a law fixing an eight-hour day for miners. The optional overtime is not to…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. Oil Versus Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 4

The oil versus coal question! Colliery science, dating, perhaps, from Davy's lamp and Stephenson's first locomotive, is now at its acme. Recently they…

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New Zealand Mining. Amending Law

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 5

The Mining Act Amendment Bill which has been introduced in the New Zealand Parliament proposes to give effect to the recommendations of the…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting. the Afternoon Shift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 5

The special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was continued at the Oddfellows Hall, Newcastle, yesterday. Mr. D…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 6

The Glebe Miners' Lodge met in the Merewether Hotel on Tuesday evening. Mr. F. Stallard presided. The deputation that had waited upon…

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Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 4

While the annoyance expressed by the miners who are interested in the question of the abolition of the afternoon shift can be sympathised with,…

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Dust in Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 4

The committee appointed by Minister for Mines to inquire into the question of dust in coalmines will leave [?] Newcastle to-day to inspect the colleries…

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Coal Vend Fines. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 4

In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Irvine, the Attorney-General, in reply to Mr. M'Donald (Q.), said no fines had been remitted in connection with the…

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The Dublin Strike. British Miners' Views. Drop the Fiery Cross. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 5

Mr. James Larkin, speaking in Shef field, said lie had never naked the union leaders to declare a general strike, but emphasised that no unionist…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Stockton-borehole Case. the Award Outlined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 4

The Northern Coaiminers' Wages Board, consisting of Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman,' Messrs. N J. Clark and E. Petera, representing the employers and…

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