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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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Mining Matters. the Delegate Board. Question of Unemployment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 4

A special meeting of the Colliery Employees' Foderation Delegate Board was held at the Trades Hall, yesterday, when there was a full attendance of delegated…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 5

The position at Wallsend Colliery remains unaltered. A deputation of the lodge waited upon Mr. S. Croudace, the manager, yesterday, and submitted the…

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Colliery Workings Flooded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 5

Owing to a fall in the bed of Back Creek the working of Sneddon's Maryland Colliery, Wallsend, have been flooded by the every heavy rains of the last few days…

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Lambton B Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 6

Following upon the agreement arrived at between the management and the lodge, work was resumed at Lambton B Colliery on Wednesday, after several weeks of…

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British Miners. Prime Minister's View. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 5

Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, has informed the executive of the Miners' Federation that they have made out a prima facie rose for an advance in wages…

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Maitland District. the Miners' President. Cessnock's Farewell Tribute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley's election us president of the Colliery Employees' Federation necessitated his departure from Cessnock, to live near the headquarters of…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Roll of Glory.—soldiers and the Deaf Ear.—an Interesting Comparison.—the Minting of Gold.—boycotting Under Normal Conditions.—two Terrible Crimes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 6

Never was cablegram read with more interest. Reference is had to Mr. Ashmead Bartlett's account of the landing. At the same time, it has left a certain…

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Mining Matters. Care of Colliery Horses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 6

Government colliery inspectors frequently draw attention to the inadequate power in New South Wales to deal with the treatment of horses employed…

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Maitland District. Pelaw-main Township. Resumption of Mining Leases. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Coucillors F. Jacobs and C. Cifton, representing C. Riding of the Tarro Shire Council, waited upon Mr. Estell, Minister for…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 5

In accordance with the decision of the last meeting of the delegate board of the Northern Colliery. Employees' Federation, an aggregate meeting will be held on the…

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Colliery Boards. Advances to Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 5

The Coal Conciliation Boards has granted to the Durham and Northumberland miners an advance of 15 per cent. in wages…

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Mining Matters. Wallsend Colliery. Difficulty Unsettled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 4

A largely attended meeting of [?] Wallsend miners was held in the Pict[?] Palace, Wallsend, yesterday morning Mr. T. Richardson presided. Messrs. [?]…

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Mining Matters. Manganese and Antimony. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 6

The Department of Mines has received intimation that inquiries have been made from abroad with regard to obtaining supplies of manganese and antimony from…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 6

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge met in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Thursday, evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr. G. Wood presided…

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Want of Work. Meeting of Miners. Government Works Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 4

An aggregale meeting of miners was held on the Snow Ground at Broadmeadow on Saturday to discuss the question of unemployment amongst the miners. The…

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German Miners. Protests at Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 5

The colliers of the Newcastle district have evinced a disposition to refuse to work with men of German and Austrian nationality. The feeling took definite form…

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Mining Matters. Unemployed Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 5

Following upon the resolutions carried at the aggregate meeting of millers, hold on the Show Ground at Broadmeadow on Saturday, the executive of the Colliery…

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Inspection of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 6

Mr. E. Rawson, S.M., gave a decision at Huntly (N.Z.) last week, which, although expressly relating to one particular company's coal mines, will have an…

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Relief Work for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 6

Sir.—I am pleased that the executive of the C.E. Federation called, an aggregate meeting to provide some sort of relief work for the benefit of their members,…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Stagnation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 6

Sir,—The present stagnation in the northern coal mining industry is keenly felt by many members who are connected with the Colliery Employees' Federation,…

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