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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 52

Wallsend Colliery Dipsute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1916 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, met Mr. R. Marks, the manager of the Wallarah Company on Friday, with respect to various…

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Miners for Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1916 · page 4

Miners who are desirous of accepting work at the North Powlett mine, Victorian, can meet the representative of the colliery at the federation, office at the…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Trade Depression

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1916 · page 4

The unsatisfactory conditions existing in the coal trade of the Newcastle district have been again brought under the notice of the executive of the Colliery…

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Industrial Matters. Muswellbrook Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1916 · page 8

The miners employed at the Muswellbrook Colliery have been out for several days owing to a dispute with the management with regard to the drawing of…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 6

The alleged victimisation of a machineman at Neath Colliery has thrown the mine idle since Tuesday. A meeting of the Miners' Lodge was…

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Colliery Engine Drivers' and Firemen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 3

Sir,—In reference to the meeting held at Weston, your correspondent "One Who Was Present" appears to be in a fog. For his information and others, I wish to…

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Miners for Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 6

Miners desirous of accepting employment at the Powlett North Mine, Wonthaggi, Victoria, will be enabled to meet the company's representative at the…

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Coal Trimming Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 6

At last week's meeting of the Northern District Assembly of the Political Labour League, there was considerable discussion on the question of the…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Reduced Hours. Federation Asks Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 6

The Executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation have approached several of the proprietors of the collieries in the Newcastle district with respect to…

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Muswellbrook Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, left for the Muswellbrook Colliery on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of conferring…

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East Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan with a local deputation, consisting of Messrs. E. Rowen, secretary, L. Tydeman, and J. Masterson, waited upon Messrs. H. M. Williams,…

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State Coal Mine. Minister's Determination. Council's Rejection Ignored. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 5

Notwithstanding the rejection by the Legislative Council of the State Coal Mines (Land Acquisition) Bill, Mr. Estell, the Minister for Mines, intends to…

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Kalgoorlie Miners' Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 5

The objection of the miners at the Associated mine, at Kalgoorlie, to work with two foreigners, who are stated to have been granted provisional certificates of…

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Industrial Matters. Neath Colliery. the Difficulty Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 5

The difficulty at Neath Colliery has been satisfactorily adjusted, and work was resumed yesterday. The colliery, as stated in yesterday's issue, was idle on…

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American Gold Strength New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 5

An analysis shows that before the war the banks of England, France, Russia, and Germany held 680,000,000 dollars more of gold than the United States…

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Sydney Coal Lumpers. Increased Pay. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 5

The Sydney coal-lumpers are to receive 2s per hour for day work and 3s an hour for night work, thus bringing the rates of pay for bunkering private ships in line…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 6

Mr. W. Waller, secretary to the colliery mechanics, stated last night that the members of his union were getting tired of the policy of pinpricks, pursued…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 7

Lynington Colliery has been working practically full time for several months, which is very satisfactory from an industrial as well as a trade aspect. During…

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Coal Trimming Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 2

Sir,—In the report under the above heading of the meeting of the Political Labour League, published in your issue of the 24th instant, one of the speakers…

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The Closing of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 2

Sir,—In reply to Mr. M'Blane's letter of last Wednesday, he attempts to Justify his actions by stating what he said and what I said at the conference on the…

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