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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

The minors at Neath raised several points as to the working of the recently concluded agreement as it applied to machine men, which were considered to…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

A deputation of the Shortland Lodge, accompanied by Mr. D. Watson, district president, on Thursday discussed With Mr. Ruttley, the manager, the objection…

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Maitland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

The conference at Maitland miners, which sat at Weston, on Thursday, will meet at West Maitland this morning, when it is expected that Mr. Estell, the…

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Cadia Copper Mine

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

The manager of the Candia copper mine reports that for the week ended 28th ultimo 675,73 tons of ore were treated for a yield of 22,93 tons of copper…

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Yorkshire Miners. Resumption Expected. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

The Yorkshire miners who have struck, are expected to resume Work on Easter Tuesday. Their Wages less amounts to £500,0000…

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Mining Matters. Meeting of Hetton Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting of the Hetton Lodge was held on Thursday night to receive the report of a deputation that waited upon Mr. A. Mathiesan, the…

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Explosives in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 4

Representatives from the Westonite Explosives Company waited upon the members of the western conference at the latter end of last week, and placed a…

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Federated Mining Mechanics

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

The quarterly meeting of the Federated mining Mechanics' Association was held at the registered office of the association, Bourke-street, West Maitland, on…

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Mining Matters. Conference at Maitland. the Afternoon Shift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 4

The conference of delegates representing the collieries on the Maitland and Greta coalfields met at the Sportsman's Arm Hotel, West Maitland, on Saturday…

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Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the Hetton miners was held on Sunday morning, at Skeleton Bridge, Carrington, to deal further with the position that has arisen in…

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Colliery Troubles

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

Sir,—Mr. Kearsley, M.P. asked Mr. Estell, the Minister for Labour and Industry, if it was a fact that contain collieries in the Maitland district were idle because,…

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Minmi. Richmond Main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 5

At the Invitation of Mr. John Brown to visit the Richmond Main Colliery, new in course of development by sinking, about fifty of the employees from Minmi took…

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German Colliery. Opening Up in Yorkshire. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 5

Fifty German and Italian brick-layers have arrived at Haworth, in Yorkshire, in connection with the new German colliery…

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Mining Matters. Unrest at Stockton-borehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

Stockton Borehole Colliery was stopped yesterday. Indirectly through the dismissal of an employees for refusing to remove a permanent chock, which he…

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Victoria's Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 4

The betrayal by the Watt (Victorian) Government, of its policy of coal mines nationalication, has attracted the attention of the Britain press…

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Mining Matters. Coal Trade of Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 4

An official report states that the Japanese coal trade was active throughout 1912, the demand from all quarters at home and abroad showing a steady tendency to…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 10

Messrs. J. Barnett and C. Hall, check inspectors, examined the Wallarah Colliery. Catherine Hill Bay, and found an follows:—E Tunnel, Rusty, and Duckhole…

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Coal Shipping Ports. Cardiff Appliances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 14

An interesting article on coal shipping ports and their equipment, in a recent issue of the "Syren," gives a good deal of information with regard to the port of…

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Bating of Coal Mines. Important Municipal Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 4

Mr. T. C. I. M'Kell, S.M., sitting at Municipal Appeal Court at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, dealt with appeals against assessments made by the…

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Colliery Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

Sir,—"Labourite" refers to Mr. Kearsley, M.P., asking Mr. Estell, the Minister for Labour and Industry, if it was a fact that certain collieries in the Maitland…

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