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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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Coal-mining Boards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

Reconstitutions of the Coal Mining (North) Wagos Board, Nos. 1 and 2, has been proclaimed by the Minister for Labour and Industry. Mr. Justice Edmunds…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

Lymington Colliery, Cardiff has been idle all the week owing to the men refusing to enter the mine on account of alleged defects in the electrical installation…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, was idle yesterday and the day before in consequence of a dispute concerning slack and other matters. A meeting was held…

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Port Kembla Coal Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

A report prepared by the Works Department respecting the coal trade at Port Kembla, states that the new coal-loading plant recently erected enable…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Colliery Employees Federation Delegate Board was commenced at the Trades Hall, Newcastle yesterday. There was a full…

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The Dardanelles. Mining Activity. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

The Press Bureau states:—General Bird wood, who is now temporarily in command in Gallipoll, reports:—There is little to say regarding operations aboveground…

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Mining Matters. Maitland Coalfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. E. Thompson, secretary to the Pelaw-Main Miners' Lodge writes: "I would like to remove any false impression that might prevail as a result of remarks…

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Mining Matters. Meeting of Proprietors. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1915 · page 4

A meeting of the northern colliery proprietors was hold at the rooms of Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery yesterday morning, presumably in connection with…

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Colliery Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 4

Work was resumed yesterday at West Wallsend, Seaham No. and Stockton Boreholo collieries, which were idle for a few days last week a consequence…

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Mining Matters. Another Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 4

As the outcome of approaches made to the proprietors for another Conference consequent on the rejection by members of the Colliery Employees Federation…

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Coal Lumpers' Demands. Ultimatum to the Employers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 4

The stop-work meeting of the members of the Coal-lumpers' Union was held this morning at Miller's Point. Mr. J. Flod-lay the president, occupied the chair, and…

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Mining Matters. Sydney Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1915 · page 7

The claim of the northern miners for increased rates of pay was the subject of a further conference to-day between representatives of the Colliery Proprietors'…

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Coal-lumpers' Trouble. Prosecutions to Be Initiated. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 5

The situation in connection with the coal lumpers' trouble was unchanged this morning. It was stated that the men were practically unanimous on the…

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Victorian State Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 4

The balance-sheet if the Victorian State coalmine at Wonthaggi for the year ended 80th June last discloses a gross profit of £54,439…

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Effect on Southern Mines. Wollonong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5

The coal-lumpers' trouble is beginning to affect the Solution coal trade. Mount Kelra Colliery is idle to-day, and other pits will also be thrown idle if the…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 4

A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday, the particular business…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike. Comments by the Judge. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5

The coal lumpers' trouble was mentioned in the Arbitration Court to-day before Mr. Justice Heydon. A summons had been issued by the Sydney Steam Colliery…

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Southern Mines. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

As the result of the coal lumpers strike the Mount Kembia, Mount Keira, and South Bulli collieries are idle to-day. The mines in the northern end of…

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Mining Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 10

Sir,—The activities of the Amaigamated Society of Engineers on the coal fields in connection with the coaxing of members of our association into their own ranks…

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Mining Matters. Maitland Coalfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

Very little information is available relative to the result of the second conference with the proprietors, beyond the fact that the machine men would receive…

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