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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 55

Coal Dust Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 5

The Coal Dust Commission, consisting of Messrs. D. A. W. Robertson, chairman, A. A. Atkinson, Chief Inspector of Mines, R. A. Harie, general mining manager for…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Lambton B Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 5

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, opened an inquiry, on a reference from the Minister for Labour and…

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Mining Matters. Coal Dust Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 5

The Coal Dust Commission, which arrived in Newcastle on Thursday, spent yesterday in private conference on matters of procedure, and the inspections…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. Waller, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association, has applied to the Coal Mining (North) Group No. 2 Board, of which…

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Our Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 11

There is not so much anxiety about this us formerly. A thousand tons, in addition to the stock in hand, have been secured by the City Council, and the…

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New Zealand Strike. Men Breaking Away. Miners Still Out. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1913 · page 4

A number of the members of the old waterside union gathered on the waterfront at Auckland to-day in search of employment. A ballot on the question of…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Lambton B Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1913 · page 5

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board, it the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday [?]ntined the inquiry, on a refernece from the Minister for Labour and Industry,…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 2

Messrs. J. Barnett and C. P. Hall, district and local check-inspectors, reported on the Wallarah Colliery. Catherine Hill Bay, as follows:—E. tunnel district.—…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 5

The question of arriving at a settlement in reference to rates for lifting bottoms gives promise, of trouble at Pelaw-Main Colliery. The management,…

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Machine Miners' Assistants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 5

During the hearing of the Lambton B case before the Coal Miners' Wages Board yesterday, a question was raised concerning the position of the men who acted…

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Mine Lighting and Nystagmus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 11

Sir—In view of the interest aroused on the above subjects. I submit for publication the following extract from a lecture delivered by Mr. William Maurice before…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Lambton B Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 5

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, continued the inquiry on a reference from the Minister for Labour and industry,…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Lambton B Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1913 · page 5

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, continued the inquiry on a reference from the Minister for Labour and…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 4

At the quarterly meeting of the Burwood miners, held yesterday afternoon at the pit, communications were received from Dr. Douglas and other members…

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Victoria State Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 4

The report of the manager of [?] State coal mine shows that since [?] beginning of the current financial [?] 209,105 tons of coal have been predu[?]…

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The Dublin Strike. Spreading to Wales. Mines and Railways. London

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

The strike of engine-drivers at Llaneliy, owing to the dismissal of two employees who refused to handle Dublin goods, is spreading…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Lambton B Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 4

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Boa[?] at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday continued the inquiry on a reterence fre[?] the Minister for Labour and Indust[?]…

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Colliery Disaster Funds

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

The sensible suggestion has been made that a central relief fund should be formed from the balances of the various colliery disaster funds which have been…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 4

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

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday in the Killingworth Hall. There was a large attendance of members. Mr. T…

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