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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

937 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 47

Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift

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

There is nothing special doing in connection with the afternoon shift stoppage on the Maitland field. "Our little affair," said one of…

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Effect in South Australia. Stock Exchanged Closes. Barrier Mines May Close. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1914 · page 5

The international crisis is the absorbing topic in Adelaide. Everything else comments secondary consideration. The Government is devoting close…

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Victorian State Mine. Coal for Warships. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 6

If required by the Imperial or Federal Government the output of the State coalmine at Wonthaggi, or the bulk of the output, will be made available" said Sir…

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Canadian Gold Supply. to Be Conserved. Ottawa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 5

The Government has announced that It will issue, if necessary, Dominion notes to such amount as is necessary against the securities deposited by the banks…

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German Gold. an Atlantic Liner. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 5

The German liner, the Kroprincessin Cecilie, has been ordered by wireless to deliver her outward-bound shipment of gold to German warships,…

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Sailing Vessel Detained. Has Coal for Germans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 5

The Norwegian four-masted barque Ferm, which was entered outwards at the Newcastle Custom-house on Saturday, is detained here by the authorities, her…

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German Gold. Vessel Off Ireland. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 5

The German steamer Kronprinzessin Cecllie, which is one the voyage from New York to Hamburg, with £2,000,000 in specie aboard, has been signalled by wireless…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 7

Sir,—The strike on the Maitland coalfield is no doubt the most cowardly act that the Miners' Federation has ever executed, at any rate, within the last quarter…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift. Governmental Intervention. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1914 · page 4

Yesterday forenoon Mr. J. B. Holme, Under-Secretary for Labour and Industry, approached the executive of the Colliery Employees Federation with a…

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Colliery Inspection

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

The following reports have been furnished to the Colliery Employees' Federation, by Mr. John Barnett, district check inspector:—…

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Seaham No. 2 Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 6

A meeting of Seaham No. 2 Miners' Lodge was held in the school of arts hall, Holmesville, Mr. J. Hacket presiding. Correspondence was received from the…

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The Mining Situation

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

Sir,—In your issue of to-day a letter appears above the signature of "Loyal Citizen," pretending to come from the Maitland coalfields in which a statement…

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Maitland District. Assistance for Maitland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 6

Messrs. E. Peters and T. Hadfield, who were appointed by the Colliery Employers' Federation to visit the South Coast to solicit aid for the wives and families of…

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Southern Miners' Board. Adjourned Indefinitely. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 6

The wages board which is investigating the claims of the top hands and mechanics employed at the southern collieries has adjourned its proceedings sine die…

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British Commerce. Chancellor's Statement. Economising Gold. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd-George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking in the House of Commons, said the issue of small notes would be purely temporary…

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Industrial Awards. Question of Suspension. Mining Summonses Withdrawn. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

When Mr. Justice Heydon took his set in the industrial Court to-day, the first matter mentioned was the matter of the summonses for penalties in connection…

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Colliery Inspections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 9

Mr. Barnett, district check inspector, has furnished the following reports to the Colliery Employees' Federation:— Rhondda Colliery.—Inspection July…

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Stopping Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 4

The sudden stoppage of the export of coal from Newcastle and other coalmining districts of Australia which was arrived yesterday, and…

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Ferm's Coal Cargo. Ordered to Be Unloaded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 5

Acting on instructions from the Defence Department yesterday, Mr. W. Bethune, Sub-collector of Customs at Newcastle ordered the coal cargo at the Norwegian…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 7

Mr. J. Barnett, check-inspector, has furnished the following report to the Colliery Employees' Federation:— Shortland Colliery.—Inspection, July…

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