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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 52

Fire in Jumbunna Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

A report was received to-day that an outbreak of fire had occurred in Jumbunna Company's coalmine, and firemen were despatched to Jumpunna by the…

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Mining Matters. Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 7

The two Aberdare Collieries were idle yesterday, as a result of a decision by the off-hand labourers not to work unless an increase of rates were granted to…

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Greta Combined Miners' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 5

A combined picnic of the employees of the Greta collieries was held at Toronto on the 22nd January last, and proved a success, both as a pleasant outing, and…

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Mining Matters. Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

Aberdare and Aberdare Extended collieries, on the South Maitland field, were again idle yesterday. Late on Tuesday night, after the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in Thoms' Hotel, Merewether, on Tuesday evening. Mr. James Penman presided…

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District News. Greta. Whitburn Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the whitburn Miners' Lodge was held in Hunter's Hall, on Tuesday evening, Mr. H. Goonall presiding…

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Miners' Liberality. Money for Ambulances. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

The Yorkshire miners are subscribing sixpence a week for fourteen weeks, with the object of raising £35,000 to purchase motor ambulances…

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A Gold Item

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

While on the subject we may show the absurdity of supposing that a war is fought on gold, except to assist, and as a standby. Crammond has estimated the…

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Kalgoorlie Mines. Alien Labour Barred. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 5

Recently the Miners' Union carried a resolution that its members would not continue to work with enemy subjects. The resolution was brought into operation…

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Coal Supplies. for Important Industries. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. Runciman, the President of the Board of Trade, has established a committee comprising officials, from the Admiralty, munition factories, mines, and…

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The Appam. Demands a Coal Supply. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 5

Lieutenant Berg, the officer in charge of the Appam, has asked permission to take aboard 2000 tons of coal. He is apparently preparing for a dash…

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Bellbird Colliery. Visit of Engineers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 6

About thirty members of the Northern Engineering Institute of New South Wales visited Hetton Coal Company's Bellbird Colliery, Cessnock, on Saturday, at the…

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Mining Matters. the New Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 6

Correspondence that has passed between the Colliery Employees' Federation and the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Committee, during the past couple of weeks,…

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Miners and Military Service London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 5

A miners' conference in Lancaster is discussing in camera its attitude toward the Military Service Act…

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Victorian State Mine. the Case for the Men. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 5

No settlement has been arrived at in the dispute which baa kept the Victorian State colliery at Wonthaggi idle for nearly a month. Over 1000 men are affected,…

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Mining Matters. Broken Hill Trouble. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 5

A delegation of Broken Hill miners, is visiting the State and touring all the mining centres, with the object of placing their case before the local labour bodies…

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West Australian Mines. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

The Perseverance and Associated Mines, which were closed down a few days ago, owing to the shortage of labour, resumed operations to-day. The labour…

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Miners' Conference. Opposed to Conscription London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

The Miners' Conference, sitting is Lancaster, carried a resolution opposed to the spirit of conscription. It is determined to exercise a vigilant…

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Mining Matters. Broken Hill Strike. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

Both owners and miners have agreed that, so far as conditions will permit, the Broken Hill mines shall open oil Sunday night…

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Bumping Against Mines. Thrilling Adventure

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

Concerning the little-appreciated work of the patrol boats around our coast, Mr. Rudyard Kipling makes some Interesting observations in his latest article on…

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