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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 55

The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 11

Sir,—As one who used to be an extreme Socialist I wish to tender my sincere thanks to Mr. J. Longworth for his strong and convincing arguments against that…

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Coal-crane Employees. Wages Board Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 6

Mr. H. M. Hamilton, the chairman of the railway Group Wages Board No. 12, has made an award dealing with the Carrington (Newcastle) coal and coke…

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A New De Rougemont. River Paved with Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

"Gulliver's Travels" and "Sinbad the Sailor" would look like kindergarten books compared with the breezy narrative brought to this port by Robert O. Taite…

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Mining Situation. Delegate Board Meets. Letter From Proprietors

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

A meeting of the delegate board is to be held at Maitland to-day. A great many rumours have gained currency as to the course of action…

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Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 5

It was reported in Greta yesterday, that there was a prospect of an early settlement of the difficulty which has kept Brox burn Colliery idle since the beginning of…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. Longworth says that I have made rambling statements. Now, let us see who has made the rambling statements. Your readers will have seen all…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

The communication which has been forwarded to the president of the Colliery Employees' Federation by the proprietors being largely a…

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Mining Situation. Position Serious. Aggregate Meeting Called. in Conference Not Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 5

The adjourned quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Collieray Employees' Federation was held in the Lyeeum Hall, West Maitland, yesterday…

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Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan, secretary to the Colliery Employees' Federation stated yesterday that an arrangement had been made under which the miners at the…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

The afternoon shift at Pelaw-Main did not work yesterday in consequence of a dispute between the management and the clippers…

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Black Jack Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

With a view to a settlement of the trouble which recently occurred at the Black Jack Colliery, near Gunnedah, a conference between the proprietors and…

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Drysdale-eldorado Mines. Lessees' Predicament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 4

A deputation consisting of the principal shareholders in the Mount Drysdale as Eldorado gold mines was introduced to Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, to-day…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 7

Sir,—in your issue of the 28th instant appears the reply of Mr. Dawkins to my letter. He states that the way I mention the second shift in my first letter…

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Mining Situation. Deputation to the Minister Special Inquiry Promised. If Wheelers Return to Work. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Carmichael, the Minister for Labour and Industry, promised a deputation this morning that he would provide a court to settle the present mining dispute…

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Coal and Iron

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 13

The business men and capitalists of Melbourne have been so busily engaged in building up the city that they have never had any time or money for the…

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Gold Robbery Sequel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 9

One of the mysteries of the great robbery of £10,000 in gold coins dispatched from the Bank of England to the Credit Lyonnals in Alexandria on November 12…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 4

While it cannot yet be said whether the proposal of the Minister for Labour to refer the case of the Wheelers and Shiftmen's Union to a specially…

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Rich Gold Discovery. Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 6

Rumours of a sensationally rich gold discovery that have leaked out in Hobart during the last few days are now known to be correct: although the actual…

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Mining Situation. No Fresh Developments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 5

So far as could be ascertained, nothing transpired yesterday to materially affect the general situation in the Newcastle and Maitland districts…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 2

Sir,—In reply to a letter of Mr. Charlton of 30th January. I notice that he challenges me to a test of my sincerity, and boasts of a donation of £5 to be…

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