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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

937 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 47

Britain's Coal Trade. Orders Placed in Germany. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 5

The "Vossische Zeitung" states that during the last two months foreign coal orders for over a million tons hitherto placed in England have been…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Afternoon Shift Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

The Northern Coal Miners' wagon Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, resumed the hearing of evidence in connection with the application of the…

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Miners' Delegate Board. Quarterly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

The Quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Oddfellows' Hall, Auckland-street Newcastle, yesterday…

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Yorkshire Miners. Work to Be Resumed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

The ballot of the Yorkshire minors as to whether they should accept the terms of the Conciliation Board has been taken…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Afternoon Shift Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

The Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse Yesterday, continued the hearing of evidence in connection with the application of the…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held on Thursday evening in Peel's Hall, Mr. W. Burke presiding…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 9

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the weak for places beyond the State was 62,113 tons, the proportions being 35,992 tons for Commonwealth and…

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Dust in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 5

Mr. Watson, the president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, said yesterday that the fact that no action could be taken by the administrators of the Coalmines…

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South Coast Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

Representatives of the South Coast miners interviewed Mr. Hoyle, the Assistant Treasurer, this afternoon, with reference to the inadequate railway facilities…

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Mining Matters. Wages Board Sittings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 5

The executive officers of the Colliery Employees Federation are not at all satisfied that the services of Mr. Justice Edmunds should be taken from the Northern…

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Mining Matters. Coal Dust Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 5

In the course of an interview, yesterday, Mr. A. Edden, M.P., said he had noticed in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" the statement of Mr. D. Watson, president…

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Mining Disputes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 6

Sir,—In answer to "Labourite's" letter. I cannot do other as a unionist, that agree with him, that it is best to act in a constituional manner. But, again, there…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 5

A largely attended meeting of Wallarah Ledge, at which Messrs. D. Watson (president) and A. Lewis (treasurer) were present on behalf of the federation…

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Burwood Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 5

Burwood Colliery was idle yesterday. When the miners' train arrived at Broadmeadow it was 80 minutes late, and the Burwood wheelers decided to return home,…

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Great Britain's Coal. Enormous Output. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 5

The Home Affairs Department publishes a preliminary estimate showing that the output of coal in Britain in 913 was 287,411,869 tons…

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Junction Mining Company. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 4

At the adjourned meeting of the share holders in the Junction Mining Comp[?] to-day, the directors' scheme of rec[?] atruction was agreed to it was de[?]…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Afternoon Shift Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 5

The Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, continued the hearing of evidence in connection with the application of the…

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Whitewashed Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 13

"Science Siftings" (London) says its readers are likely in the near future to be served with coal which has been whitewashed. Whitewashing coal will be done…

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Queer Beauty Tonics. Coal, Starch, and Rice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 7

A large number of girls among the labouring classes ardently wish for a pale complexion. Firmly rooted in their minds is the idea to be pale is to be beautiful…

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Junction Mining Company. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 6

An extraordinary general meeting of the Broken Hill Junction Lead-mining Company was held in Adelaide this afternoon in consider several resolutions for the…

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