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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
937 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 47
With respect to the coal tests! "The Australian Navy cannot use Australian coal." Only seven words, yet, with what a meaning! Suppose that we read—"The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. D. Watson and A. Lewis, president and treasurer respectively of the Colliery Employees' Federation, yesterday had something to say concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Officials of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation have so far heard nothing of the coal miners who arrived at Sydney from England on Saturday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broxburn Colliery, Greta, was idle yesterday, owing to the wheelers refusing to work on account of the dismissal of one of their number…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Engineering" says that the design of a miner's electric lamp would not at first sight appear to afford much scope for originality, and the dozen or so types now…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →At the State mine the staff has been busily engaged making preparations for the resumption of work. The cavil for places has been drawn. The number of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Newcastle, yesterday, at which Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Department of Mines is making a big display in connection with the mining industry at the exhibition now in progress at Auckland. A specal feature…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Abermain Conciliation Board, comprising Mr. James Hardy, chairman, Messrs. Jeffreys and Fallons, representing the Abermain Company, and Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Legislative Assembly to-day [?] Cann, the Minister for Mines, in reply to Mr. Fern, said that Mr. E. F. Pittman held the positions of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An agreement has been entered into between the Sydney Steam Collier Owners, the Coal Stevedores' Association, and the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →When work was resumed in the State mine at Wonthaggi (Vic.), there was no trouble with the wheelers, all of whom went on in their proper places. A good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The stoppage that took place at Broxburn Colliery, Greta, on Tuesday, owing to the dismissal of a wheeler for refusing to obey the instructions of the deputy,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Legislative Assembly, the following questions have been tabled by Mr. W. Kearsley, M.P.:—What is the maximum output of coal hauled during one day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The nation will be faced with the issue of another national-coal strike." That is the alarming statement made by one of the South Wales miners' leaders,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The statement that the use of Australian coal has damaged the warships has been officially denied. Engineer-commander Clarkson reports that the only detect in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four of the local collieries are still idle as a result of the heavy storm early in the week. So extensive are the landslips and the damage to bridges that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,-I wish to make a low remarks regarding the Whitburn claim for victimised pay, which has been granted by the delegate board. If I understand rightly,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fortnightly meeting of the committee of management of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association was held at the registered office of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some friction was caused at Abermain Colliery yesterday, owing, it is alleged, to the miners refusing, when requested by the management, to go on to the…
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