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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 52

Industrial Matters. Victorian State Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 4

Operations at the State Colliery at Wonthaggi have been interrupted on several occasions lately owing to the miners refusing to do jig work. Between 30 and…

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Flooded Colliery. Laidley V. Sneddon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 7

The hearing of the action, William Laidley and Company, Limited, against Frances Sneddon and Daniel Sneddon, proprietors of the Marylands Colliery, Plattsburg,…

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German Gold Famine. Copenhagen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 5

Urgent appeals have been made in Germany for the people to give up their gold coins jewellery, and ornaments. The "Berliner Tageblatt" reports that…

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Moewe's Commander. His Story of Mine Laying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 6

Count Dohna-Schlodien, commander of the commerce raider Moewe, has published a short history of the ship's adv voyage. The Mooew's orders…

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Maitland District. Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 6

The trouble with the wheelers at Aberdare and Aberdare Extended collieries is still unsettled. The company refused the demand for increased rates made by the…

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Flooded Colliery. Laidley V. Sneddon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 9

The hearing of the action, William Laidley and Company, Limited, against Frances Sneddon and Daniel Sneddon, proprietors of the Maryland Colliery, Plattsburg,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 4

The full period worked at the various collieries of the northern district for the pay ended on Saturday last was ten days, owing to the general stoppage at the…

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Colliery Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 4

A conference was held in Newcastle on Saturday morning between representatives of colliery proprietors and the Australasian Coal and Shale…

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Advice to Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 5

Mr. Rt. Smillie, the President of the Minors' Fedartion of Great Britain, speaking at a labour demonstration at Cradley Heath, said that…

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Coal, Iron and Engineering Pelton Colliery

Northern Times · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 2

The Wallsend Company is opening up tho Polton Colliery about two miles beyond Bellbird. Two inclined tunnels nels are being driven in on the edge…

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Bellbird Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 8

Mr. W. Morgan presided at the monthly meeting of the Bellbird Miners' Lodge. The delegate. Arthur Handley, read and explained the delegate minutes of the 26th end…

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Electricity in Mines. Commission of Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 9

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the use of electrically coal-cutting machines in coal mines and the dangers attending the use of such machines, commenced…

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The Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

A combined meeting of the Aberdare and Cessnock (Aberdare Extended) Miners Lodges was held yesterday afternoon, when the whole position arising out of…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. Richardson presided…

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Aserdare Miners. Questions of Rates

Northern Times · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 1

Aberdare and Aberdare Extended miner: were addressed by the District Officers in Attwater's Hall, Cessnock, yesterday, afternoon The…

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Pelaw Main Miners. Reference Board Appointed

Northern Times · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

A meeting of the men on strike at the Pelaw Main pit was held at the Empire Hall, Kurri Kurri, yesterday morning. There it was announced that a…

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Aberdare Miners. Work to Be Resumed. Cessnock

Northern Times · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 5

The Aberdare miners will resumed on Monday on the terms Mr. M'Geacbie, superintendent of the collieries, offered at the beginning of the…

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Industrial Matters. the Miners' Case. Arbitration Proceedings. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

The matter of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation against the Colliery Owners' Association was again before Mr. Justice Higgins in the…

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Year's Coal Trade. Decreased Shipping Returns. Local Trade Increased

Northern Times · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 8

The annual report of the Railway Department for the year ended June 30, 1916, includes the returns of coal and coke forwarded from the various…

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Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 6

The trouble at Aberdare and Aberdare Extended Collieries has been settled, and work will be resumed on Monday. Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the district president,…

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