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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 52

Miners' Pay

Northern Times · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 6

Pay was yesterday received by miners employed by the Wallsend Co. In no case had any man more than five days' pay due to him. Unless…

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Elermore Vale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the Elermore Vale Miners' Lodge was held in the Wallsend Park yesterday morning. Mr. H. Hughes presided. Mr. D. Rees, delegate, explained that at…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the West Wallsend miners was held on Thursday, Mr. A. Abrahams presiding over a large attendance. Correspondence was received from…

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The Coal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 12

Sir,—There have been indications for some time past of impending trouble in the coal mining industry. Compulsory conferences and several efforts made to…

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The Coal Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 7

Sir,—According to the remarks of Mr. Willis, the secretary of the Coal and Shale Federation, the more he attempts to explain the position of the federation in…

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Lambton Miners. Delegates' Minute Approved

Northern Times · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 1

A special meeting of the Lambton Miners' Lodge was held in Malbon's Hall last evening. Mr. James Morgan occupied the chair…

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Miners' District Officers. Walusend Nominations

Northern Times · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 1

The Wallsend Miners' Lodge yester-day made the following nominations for the district officers for the Colliery Employees' Federation for the…

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Buried in the Coal Cellar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 15

A black kitten having disappeared suddenly, and search for her having proved of no avail, the family to which she belonged came to the conclusion that she…

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West Wallsend Miners. Delegates' Minute Rejected

Northern Times · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the West Wallsend Miners Lodge was held in Holmesville Hall on Thursday evening. When Mr. A. Abraham presided over a…

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Miners' Wages. Reply to Owners' Statements. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. A. C. "Willis, general secretary to the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, this afternoon replied to statements made by colliery…

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Mr. Estell and the Miners. Position, "As You Were."

Northern Times · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 1

The Wallseal delegate to the Collery Employees Federation (Mr. W. Capewell) addressed the Wallsced Miners' Lodge yesterday on the…

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Surface Men and Miners. Who Should Load for Transports. (To the Editor.)

Northern Times · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 5

Sir,—Some of the collleries have had stacked some hundreds of tons of coal for the Admiralty, so during the strike the proprietors set the surface men to…

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The Mining Difficulty. Mr. Hoyle in Melbourne. Hopes of Settlement. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. Hoyle, the New South Wales Minister for Railways, had a further conference to-day with Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, relative to the coal difficulty…

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Bendigo Mines. Proposed Amalgamation. Attitude of Mines Department

Northern Times · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 6

A deal of anxiety prevails regarding the future of the mining industry in Ben-digo in view of the gradual reduction of the gold returns. The position is…

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The Coal Crisis. Need for Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

The coal crisis has now become the absorbing issue in the Commonwealth, and the question has become insistent as to what steps are to be taken to bring…

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Coal Crisis, Position More Acute. Aggregate Meetings Tomorrow. "A Grave National Disaster."

Northern Times · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

The position in regard to the mining dispatc is becoming more acnte ami there is the possibility of other Industrial organisations joining forces…

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The Mining Difficulty. Mr. Hoyle Returns to Sydney. Move Likely To-morrow. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. H. Hoyle, the State Minister for Labour and Industry, returned to Sydney from Melbourne to-day. Mr. Hoyle went to Melbourne on Wednesday last, and…

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Coal Crisis. Government Blamed. Miners' Aggregate Meetings. "Victory Will Be Ours."

Northern Times · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 5

"The magnitude of the present crisis will compel some one to intervene to bring about a peaceful settlement. We expect victory and we expect it won't…

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The Coal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 7
Also in Northern Times

Sir,—Your report of the delegate meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation in Friday's paper contains a motion calling upon me to attend an arranged…

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