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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Victorian Brown Coal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

Mr. Stanley Hunter, of the geologi[?] survey branch, has reported to the Minister for Mines that he ha made a ra[?] geological examination of the country…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Wheelers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

Mr. D, Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, on Thursday paid a visit to Pelaw-Main in connection with differences that have arisen…

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Maitland Miners' Claims. Deputation to the Registrar. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

The need for facilitating the hearing of the Maitland miners' Claims for increased rates of pay, was the subject of a deputation from, Maitland, which waited on…

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Coal Porters' Strike. Concession in Wages. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

The members of the Coal Porters' Union have accepted the concessions offered by the masters prior to the strike…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 6

The Hebburn Miners' Lodge, at a meeting held yesterday, adopted the following resoultion. "That a meeting be held on Monday, the 2nd February, to discuss…

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Mine Workers' Meeting. Charge Against President. Indianapolis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 5

Scenes of disorder marked the session of the Mine Workers' Convention of America. One of the delegates charged President…

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Mining Disaster. Many Men Killed. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 5

An explosion of fire damp has occurred in the Achenbach Colliery, in Westphalia. The bodies of twenty-two dead men…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the Hebburn miners was held yesterday afternoon, when between 600 and 700 members were present…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

A meeting of the Whitburn miners was held at Greta on Sunday, Mr. R. Jackson presiding. Correspondence was read from E…

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Coal Shipping Congestion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

The continued congestion of the coal shipments of the port will engage the attention of the coal shipping sectional committee of the Newcastle Chamber of…

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Coal Loading Facilities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

The inadequacy of the coal shipping appliances at the port of Newcastle is a trouble which has so frequently made itself felt of late that it is with…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift. Wages Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 5

The Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board yesterday continued the inquiry into the application for special rates in connection with the working of the…

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Hebburn Miners. Colliery Still Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the Hebburn Minors' Lodge was hold at Weston yesterday afternoon, Mr. Aubin, president of the lodge, presided, and there was an…

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Stoppages at Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 5

The members of the Wages Board and Messrs. Kelynack and Lewis (representatives of the proprietors and the federation) hold an hour's conference in…

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British Mine Fatalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 5

The Home Office has prepared statistics to show that there were thirteen fewer[?] mining fatallties in 1912 than there were in the previous year. Nevertheless no…

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Mining Difficulties

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

The difficulties which are occasioned by the stoppages of work at various collieries from time to time are very much to be regretted, and…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift. Wages Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 5

The Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board yesterday continued the inquiry into the application for special rates in connection with the working of the…

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Glebe Miners

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

A meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in the Merewether Hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Lloyd presiding. The delegate, Mr. M. O'Hagen, read and…

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Miners' Wages. Prime Minister's Views. London

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

A deputation from the Miners' Federation waited on Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, yesterday, to urge that the Minimum Wage Act should be…

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Welsh Miners. Rights of Workers. London

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

The South Wales Miners' Federation, Cardiff, insists that workmen shall have the same right to institute proceedings for breaches of regulations…

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