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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

937 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 47

Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 6

A special meeting of the Hebburn miners was held in Sheddon's Hall on Sunday morning. Mr. E. Aubin occupied the chair. Appeals for distressed…

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Stanford-merthyr Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 6

Mr. J. Hudson presided at the quarterly meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr miners. A letter was received from the general secretary. Mr. Brennan,…

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Yorkshire Troubles. Miners Seek Conference. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 5

The Conciliation Board Committee has arrived at a settlement of the South Yorkshire dispute, provided the notices are withdrawn…

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Mining Matters. Deputies' Certificates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Kearsley asked if it was a fact that certificates of competency were issued to deputies in coalmines? Were these…

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Nanaimo Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

The following is an extract from a letter received from Messrs. James and Alexander Brown's firm in San Francisco, under date 9th March, 1914: "Nanaimo…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

The position that presented itself on Monday at the Abermain Colliery has been successfully overcome, as a result of the satisfactory arrangements made at…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Whitburn Miners' Lodge was hold at Greta on Sunday, Mr. R. Jackson presiding, The chairman gave a report of the…

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The Power of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 10

Does anyone realise the power of coal as a worker? A man was set to work a pump as hard as he could all day, and at the end of ten hours it was found that…

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Birds to Aid Mine Rescue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 15

The enumeration of canary-birds among the necessary implements of the minor might cause surprise, but these pots are life-savers of the first…

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Miners and Holidays. Questions in the Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

In the Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Kearsley asked Mr. Estell, the Minister for Labour and Industry, if it was a fact that certain collieries in the Maitland,…

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Mining Matters. Rents and Royalties. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

The northern coalmining district is becoming a valuable, source of revenue to the Government. A return which has been prepared shows that in 1912 the total…

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Mining Matters. Shortland Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 5

The Shortland Colliery ceased work yesterday morning, as a consequence of a difference between the miners and the Management, concerning the dirt scale…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue, 30th instant, Mr. W. Rawlings of Wallsend, writes objecting to the whitburn claim for victimised pay being granted by the delegate board…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge woes held it Forbes' Hotel, Merewether, on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Lloyd in the chair…

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Conference of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 5

A conference of representatives of the Maitland coalfield colliery lodges will be held at Weston to-day to consider the question of the abolition of the afternoon…

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Letters to the Editor. Colliery Employers' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 6

Sir,—I desire to show the inconsistent attitude adopted by the delegates of the Colliery Employees' Federation. At the opening the delegate board meeting,…

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Mining Matters. Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 5

The conference of Maitland District Colliery Lodges met at Weston yesterday, and discussed certain matters, relating to the afternoon shift, and then declared…

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West Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 5

West Wallsend Colliery was idle yesterday, owing to the men objecting to the management drawing pillars during the time the pit was working, as they…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 7

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

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Department of Mines. Last Year's Output. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 4

Mr. Pittman, the Under-Secretary for Mines, has issued a complete copy of his annual report for 1913. The report embraces a comprehensive review of the…

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