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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Miners' Federation. Protest Against Martial Law. London

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

The executive of the Miners' Federation of Britain has unanimously passed a resolution protesting against the declaration of martial law by the…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift. Proprietors' Reply to Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 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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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift. Wages Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 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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Pacific Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

The fine now electrical plant for the Pacific Coal Company, Teralba, is now coming to head and the management [?] that it will be erected by the…

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Mining Matters. Maitland Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

An important meeting of the Hebbur[?] Miners' Lodge will be held this afternoon in the Stadium, at Woston, and all members are urged to attend…

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Labour Conference. Mining Questions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

At the Labour Conference, to-night, Mr. Brampston (Prymont branch) secured the suspension of the standing orders, and moved. "That to preserve the integrity of…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 4

A meeting of the Hetton Miners' Lodge was held at the lodgeroom, Wickham, yesterday. The meeting had been called to…

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The Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. E. Aubin presided over a largely attended meeting of the Hebburn miners on Saturday afternoon, at Weston. The chairman explained that certain…

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Mining Matters. the Hebburn Trouble. Weston Conference. Work to Be Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 4

A meeting of the Western conference was held at Hipwell's Hotel, Weston, yesterday morning. Mr. J. Baddeley, the president presided over an attendance of…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the Whitburn miners in connections with the award of 2s 1½d per ton for tops, given by the wages board, was held at Grota on…

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Miners' Accident Fund. the Annual Report. Increase of Revenue. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 5

The annual report at the Miners' Accident Relief Board was made available to-day. It shows that the number of mines…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift. Wages Board Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 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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Miners' Accident Fund

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

The publication of the annual report of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund again suggests the advisability of considering whether the benefits…

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Earl Mine-owner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 8

The Earl of Plymouth, whose generous gift has removed the last obstacle to the acquisition of the Crystal Palace for the public, is an owner of Welsh coal mines…

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Melbourne Coal Supplies. Dependent on Newcastle. Melbourne

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

Melbourne factories may be considerably affected if coal supplies from Newcastle are interfered with by the waterside workers' strike, and the managers of most…

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Mining Matters. the Hebburn Dispute. Wages Board Inquiry

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

The members of the Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board visited Hebburn Colliery yesterday, to make a personal inspection of the places concerned in the…

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East Greta Colliery

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

East Greta Colliery was idle for the afternoon shift yesterday, trouble having arisen in connection with the filling of a vacancy on the surface. The…

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Miners' Wages Board. Observance of Awards. Should Sittings Be Suspended? Pronouncement Bl Chairman

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

A highly-important pronouncement was made at yesterday's sitting by Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman of the Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board…

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Wallsend Miners

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

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in the Wallsend Manacle Hall as Wednesday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presiding over a…

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Mount Mulligan Coal

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

In a report to the shareholders Mr. J. T. Watson superintending engineer to Chillagoe, Ltd., claims that the coal being won at Mount Mulligan (Q.) is equal to…

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