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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 52

Industrial Matters. Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 2

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, returned yesterday from his visit to Wollongong, where he placed the conditions of the tentative…

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Wongarville Mine Development

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 2

Reports received of the Wongarville mine, which was recently acquired by Messrs. Hoskins, Limited, show that the development of the property is being…

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Bellbird Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 6

Mr. W. Morgan presided at the monthly meeting of the above lodge, held in the Bellbird Hall. At the suggestion of the chairman, the general procedure of monthly…

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Non-union Miners As Musicians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 9

Sir,—As a union musician, and one who has taken a keen interest in the Musicians' Union of Newcastle, now affiliated with the Commonwealth Union, it…

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Appeal to Miners. London

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

The South Wales miners' executive urge the men to forego holidays. Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour), the President of the Board of Education, has made…

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Queensland Collieries. Agreement Accepted. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 4

A conference was held at Brisbane on Saturday between representatives of the colliery owners and the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union…

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Loyal Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 5

The Welsh miners, by a majority of 1239 votes, have decided to work next week. MELBOURNE, Collins-street.—Federal Coffee Palace. Largest Hostelry in…

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Minmi Miners. Proposals Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 4

A special meeting of the Back. Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Ball, Minmi, on Thursday. Mr. W. Evans, the chairman, stated…

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Mining Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 4

The inquiry into the fusing of a coal-cutter fuse box in Abermain No. 2, which was commenced in West Maitland on Tuesday last, and adjourned until to-day at…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 8

As a result of the recent conference between the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Colliery Mechanics' Association, the increased rates agreed upon will be paid as from July…

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Miners for Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 9

The appearance in this journal yesterday of an advertisement calling for application for coal miners for work in Victoria caused inquiries to be made of the…

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New Zealand State Mines. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 9

The State coal mines produced 249,839 tons last year, showing an increase of 34,161 tons compared with the previous year…

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Aberdare Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

Aberdare Colliery, Cessnock, was idle yesterday, and it was stated last night that there is little prospect of work being resumed to-day. The miners are said…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presiding…

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Victorian State Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 3

The reply of Sir Alexander Peacock, toe Premier of Victoria, to a deputation which waited on him, relative to opening up arid developing the coal resources of…

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Miners' Eight Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, when spoken to yesterday with respect to the questions of the eight hours bank…

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Colliery Fatality. a Doctor's Fees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, resumed the inquiry at the Lambton Police Court yesterday morning into the death of William Shaw, who was injured at the…

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Our Brown Coal Deposits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 12

You have your great black coal deposits, but apart from our thin block seams through various parts of Gippsland, we also have our brown coal deposits. Of…

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Seizure of Gold. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 5

The Copenhagen correspondent of the "New York World" says a British warship searched the liner Friedrich VIII., bound from America to Copenhagen, and…

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Colliery Officials' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 August 1916 · page 4

The No. 1 Group Coal Mining (North of Sydney) Board, for deputies and shotfirers and waste examiners, continued its sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse on…

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