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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

937 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 47

Coal Transports Sunk. Off Asia Minor. Odessa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 November 1914 · page 5

It was been reported that twelve German and Turkish coal transports have been sunk off the Anatolian coast (Asia Minor)…

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Four German Vessels. Strike Their Own Mines. Copenhagen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 November 1914 · page 5

Two German steamers and two German trawlers have come to grief in Kiel Bay. These vessels struck mines which had been laid by the Germans…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Pits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 November 1914 · page 6

Only half the collieries worked full time, which, owing to the holiday for the Eight-hour celebration, was ten days, during the past fortnight. These…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 3

Sir,—It will have been noticed recently that I have endeavoured to ascertain, the truth upon an important point, which has a direct bearing upon the present…

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Mining Matters. Hitch at Stockton-borehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 4

Work was stopped at the Stockton Bore hole Colliery, yesterday, in consequence of a disagreement with the management concerning the erection of a pick rack,…

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Coal Tar By-products. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 5

Mr. Holman, the State Premier, has received two cables from the Commercial Commissioner for. Now South Wales in the East, inquiring whether various…

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Mining Matters. Conference in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 5

A conference took place to-day between the manager of a northern colliery company and Messrs. Baddeley, president, Lewis, treasurer, and…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 3

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

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Seaham No. 2 Miners' Lodge was held in Watson's lodgeroom, West Wallsend, on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Hackett…

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Broken Hill Mining. Commissioners' Report. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 5

The report of the commission, of which Mr. B. R. Wise is chairman, which was appointed to inquire into various matters connected with the mines at Broken Hill,…

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Fire at Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 6

A fire occurred yesterday in the pithead at the Jubilee shaft of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company's Colliery, Wallsend…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, November 4. the Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 7

The report of the Royal Commission on the Huntly mining disaster, was presented to Parliament last night. It is of rather a sensational character, and it is…

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Mining Matters. the Minister's Charge. Miners Demand Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 4

The following letter, dated 13th inst, has been addressed to Mr. Holman, State Premier, by the president of the Colliory Employees' Federation…

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District News. Merewether. Colliery Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 6

After three postponements, the Newcastle Coal-mining Company's employees' annual picnic was held at Toronto on Saturday. The journey from the A Pit to…

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Miners' Picnic. Cessnock and Aberdare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 6

The annual picnic, under the joint auspices of the Cessnock and Aberdare Miners' Lodges, was held on Saturday at Speers' Point. Favoured with ideal…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 4

The demand made by Mr. Baddeley, the President of the Colliery Employees' Federation, for an inquiry into the statements made by Mr…

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Miners and Arbitration. Mr. Rosser's Views. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 4

Mr. William Rosser, secretary to the Labour Federation of Australia, had something to say yesterday to an interviewer concerning the trouble over the…

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Mining Matters. Stockton-borehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 5

Mr. J. Baddeley, district president, went to Stockton-Borehole Colliery, yesterday, in pursuance with an arrangement made during the week by Mr. Lewis and himself…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1914 · page 5

The nations of the world are turning more and more to the use of oil for burning under boilers on the smaller battleships. Coal operators need not be…

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Queensland Railway Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1914 · page 5

In the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Mr. Kessell asked the Secretary for Railways: What prices are being paid by the Railway Department for coal in (a)…

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