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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 52

Colliery Officials' Award. Appeal and Cross Appeal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 4

The hearing was commenced in the indistrial Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Edmunds, of the appeal by the Northern Colliery Proprietors against the award of…

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Colliery Officials' Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 8

Argument was continued to-day in the Industrial Court, before Mr. Justice Edmunds, in the appeal by the Northern Colliery Proprietors against the award of…

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Maitland District. Colliery Mechanics. Application Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 8

Mr. Waller, secretary of the Colliery Mechanics Mutual Protective Association, has received a communication from Mr. P. Halse Rogers, chairman of the Coalmining North…

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Abermain No. 2 Colliery. Safety of a Machine Challenged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 8

An improved Jeffrey coal-cutting machine, driven by electric power, and said to be regarded as reliable for use in safety lamp collieries, had been in use for about a fortnight…

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Au Revoir, Soldier-miners. Departure From Broadmeadow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 7

After spending a month at the Broad-meadow encampment, about 200 men, reinforcements to the Miners' Battalion, said "au revoir" to relatives and friends…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe Miners Ledge was held in the Merewether Hotel on Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. Penman…

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Colliery Officials' Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 5

The hearing of the cross-appeals in the Industrial Court in connection with the Colliery Officials' award was continued to-day. Counsels' addresses had not…

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Mining Matters. Rates at Small Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 4

A conference was held-yesterday, at the suggestion of Mr. Justice Higgins, between the proprietors of the Rosedale, Curlewis, and Gunnedah collieries and the executive…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 4

The executive members of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation received a telegram yesterday from the secretary of the Minister for Mines, stating that Mr…

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South Coast Collieries. Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 5

Most of the employees of the South Bulli Colliery turned up at work this morning. The wheelers did not appear, and the men went home. This colliery has been idle…

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Colliery Officials' Award. the Question of Grade. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 5

The hearing was continued in the Industrial Court to-day before Mr. Justice Edmunds of the cross appeals in connection with the colliery officials' award…

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Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 5

William Shaw, who was injured on Monday last at the South Wallarah Colliery, died in the Wallsend Hospital on Thursday…

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Colliery Officials' Award. Interpretation of a Clause

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 6

The No. 1 Group Coalmining (North of Sydney) Board for deputies, shot-firers, and waste examiners, comprising Mr. P. Halse Rogers, chairman, Messrs. N. J…

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Lambton. Waratah Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, opened an inquest at the Lambton Courthouse on Saturday morning into the death of William Shaw, who died at the Wallsend…

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Mining Matters. Deputies and Shot-firers' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 4

The No. 1 Group, Coal Mining (North of Sydney) Board, for Deputies, Shoe-firers and Waste Examiners, resumed its sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday…

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Mining Matters. Abermain No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 4

Mr. J. Estell, the Minister for Mines, met a deputation comprising Mr. J. Al. Baddeley, president, and Mr. W. Brennan, secretary, of the Colliery Employees'…

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A Colliery Combine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 5

Regarding the acquisition of ordinary share capital of D. Davies and Sons, owners of 3500 acres of steam coal measures, which yield 1,250,000 tons a year,…

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Colliery Mechanics. General Stoppage Possible

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 4

There is probably no trades union in the State that has succeeded so well in keeping out of the industrial danger zone as the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual…

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South Coast Mines. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 4

The strike at the South Bulli and Bulli collieries, which started last week, ended to-day, the employees resuming work. The trouble at the former mine…

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The Fricourt Raids. British Miners' Bravery. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 5

A semi-official message gives an account of the British capture of and the glorious raids at Fricourt. It describes the laborious organisations of the German…

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