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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

602 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 31

Enemy Subjects in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 5

The questions of the employment of Germans and Austrians in the district collieries is likely to prove a complex problem for the executive of the Colliery…

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Mining Matters. Mining Explosives. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 4

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, informed Mr. Charlton (N.S.W.) that he was not aware that the war was…

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Ventilation of Mines. a Serious Complaint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president or the Colliery Employees' Federation, when interviewed yesterday with regard to the unemployment amongst their members,…

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Mining Matters. Ventilation of Mines. Minister's Statement. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 6

Mr. Estell, the Minister for Mines, when seen to-day on the subject of the ventilation of mines in the Newcastle district, said his attention had already…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3

Sir,—I notice by Mr. Longworth's letter in Tuesday's Issue of your paper that he makes note of the unconstitutional methods of the Miners' Federation. Now,…

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Coal-testing Plant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Holme, the Under-secretary for Labour and Industry, has reported to the Premier that a coal-testing plant has been erected by the chief gas examiner to…

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Ventilation of Mines. Rejoinder to Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, when asked yesterday if he cared to express an opinion upon what the Minister for…

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Mining Situation and the Labour Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3

Sir,—I was very interested in the statements made at the miners' aggregate meeting held last Saturday, by Messrs. Edden and Gardiner, Ms. P. Mr. Edden…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 5

Work during the past fortnight at the district collieries can only be described as fair. Some time has been lost owing to the scarcity of explosives, which is…

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Unemployed Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 5

The volume of unemployment amongst the miners and mine employees continues to exercise the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation. The stress of…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 6

Hebburn Colliery was partially idle yesterday, in consequence of the powder trouble. Mr. G. Perris, treasurer of the lodge, in conjunction with the…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 6

The Shortland Colliery was idle on Tuesday and yesterday. It appears that on Tuesday a pair of men filled some dirt, and were sent for by the manager. When…

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Harbour Improvements. New Coal-loading Plant. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 4

The scheme of improvements to Newcastle harbour forms the subject of a report which the Premier has received from the Public Works Department…

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Wallsend Colliery. [?]Ed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

A[?] was held in the Wallsend Miners [?] Arts yesterday afternoon, M[?]d School [?]ardson presided. Mr. A. Lewis, T. [?]urer of the Northern Colliery Employees'…

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Mining Matters. Unemployed Miners. Reference in the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

In the Senate this afternoon, Senator Watson (N.S.W.), on the adjournment, drew attention to the position of the coal mining industry. The prospects, he said,…

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Absent From Work. Miners' Appeal Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Fitzhardinge, the appeal of Thomas Gilmore against a fine of £1 and costs, at the Wollongong Police Court, for…

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Mine-layer Explodes. Great Loss of Life. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

The Princess Irene, a minelayer, which belonged to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, blew up through an internal explosion at eleven o'clock this morning,…

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Mine Layer Explosion. the Death Roll. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

It is estimated that 270 persons perished aboard the mine layer Princess Irene, which was blown up at Sheerness. It is supposed that the cause was similar…

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German Coal and Iron. Trade in War Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

The latest issue of the "Iron and Coal Trades Review" (England) contains its weekly budget of information concerning the coal, iron, and steel industries of…

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Unemployed Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 4

No response has yet been made by the Government to the representations of the Colliery Employees Federation, that public works should be put in hand on a…

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