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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 6

A new fund has been started in Sydney during the last few days, with Sir William Cullen, the Chief Justice, as president and Messrs. J. Russell French and…

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The Eight Hours' Bill. Miners' President's Views. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 4

Mr. L. Bird, miners' president, in reply to a query as to how he viewed the amendments to the Eight-hour Bill now in the Upper House, stated it was…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 6

A meeting of the Lambton miners was held at the Northumberland Hotel last evening, Mr. J. Morgan presided. The delegate, Mr. James Morgan, read…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was hold at Young and Garaty's. Picture Hall, Wallsend, yesterday afternoon…

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Science and Invention. Gold in Northern Ontario

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 11

A gold strike is reported at Mileage 153 on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario railway. The whole township of Pe[?]d has been staked out, and the rush…

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Mining Matters. the Agreement Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1915 · page 5

The returns of the ballot of members of the Colliery Employee' Federation, taken last week, in connection with the agreement made with the proprietors as…

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The Mining Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 4

The official announcement that the agreement arrived at between the representatives of the colliery proprietors and the employees has been…

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British Sovereigns. Melted Into Gold. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 5

The Treasury has melted down 20,000,000 sovereings. The accumulation is a result of British payments. The block weights 200 tons, and measures…

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Mining Matters. the Agreement Ballot. Accepted by Big Majority

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 4

The receipt of returns of the ballot of members of the Colliery Employees' Federation on the agreement framed between the executive and the proprietors, as the…

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Southern Collieries. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 4

The proposed agreement between the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, embracing all…

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Mining Matters. the Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 4

The colliery proprietors have replied to the request of the Colliery Employees' Federation for a further conference to prepare the machinery and arrive at a…

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Gift of Miners. Twenty Ambulance Cars London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 5

Lord Derby, at Bolton, inspected twenty ambulance cars, which formed portion of a gift from the Lancashire and Cheshire miners…

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Proposed State Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 7

Mr. J. Estell, the State Minister for Miners, is visiting the Lithgow district for the purpose of inspecting the site of the proposed State colliery…

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Colliery Stone and Refuse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 2

Reserved decision was given in respect of the prosecution of the Stockton Borehole Colliery, Ltd., by Inspector Gregory for failing to pay two miners, Campbell…

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Mining Matters. Selling Price of Coal. Increase Sanctioned. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 7

The Necessary Commodities Control Commission has decided to offer no objection to the proposal of the northern colliery proprietors to increase the…

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South Coast Miners. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 7

After being idle the Whole of last week, owing to a dispute over the inclusion of a deficient place in the quarterly cavil, the Scarborough Colliery resumed work…

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Under-secretary for Mines. Mr. R. H. Cambage Appointed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 5

The appointment was announced to-day of Mr. Richard Hind Cambage as Acting Under-secretary for Mines in succession to Mr. E. F. Pittman, who retires from…

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Gold-mining Claims. Justice Powers' Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1915 · page 6

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Justice Powers made his final award on the plaint of the Federated Mining Employees! Association against…

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Mining Matters. the New Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1915 · page 5

The executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation followed up the reply of the proprietors to a request for a conference to adjust details in…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 December 1915 · page 6

Messrs. John Barnett and W. H. Gates, check Inspectors, made an examination of the South Seaham Colliery, West Wallsend, on the 15th to 18th instant, and…

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