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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 52

End of the Greif. Her Mines Blew Her Up. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 7

The Andes, one of the Alcantara's consorts, participated in the fight with the German cruiser Greif. The Andes, dexterously handled, evaded…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Glebe miners was held in M'Donald's hotel, Merewether, on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Penman in the chair…

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Colliery Mechanics. Application for Higher Rates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 4

The hearing was commenced in the Industrial Court to-day of an application by the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association for a variation or…

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Coal Export. Two Wheat Ships Released

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 4

Two French barques now in port at Newcastle, and another en route from Brisbane to Sydney that had been taken over by the Commonwealth to load…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 4

A meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation Delegate Board was held yesterday to deal with business carried over from the last meeting, and to consider the…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 6

Messrs. J. Barrett and W. Johnson, check inspectors, made an inspection of the Wallsend C Pit this month, and reported as follows:—…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was hold in the Masonic Hail, Wallsend, on Wednesday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presiding. Messrs. J…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

An adjourned meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation Delegate Board yesterday gave further consideration to the report of the executive officers, given…

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Glimpse of Flanders. Mining and Bombing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 6

"The artillery on both sides, especially on our side, has been more busy than usual," writes Lt. Philip Gibbs from Northern France, under date January 20…

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Vanishing Gold Coins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 7

An announcement was made a few days ago that in future the banks no longer issue even half sovereigns, In Now Zealand the issue of sovereigns was…

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Caledonian Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 7

In submitting the motion for the adoption of the directors' statement and balance-sheet for the third year of the operations of the Caledonia Collieries Ltd.,…

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Victorian Coal. Boring to Be Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 5

Since the change of administration in the Mines and Forests Department there has been an infusion of new life into the methods of facing problems which these…

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Broken Hill Miners. Their Undertaking. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 5

A mass meeting, of the Barrier miners was held yesterday to formulate replies to the questions of Mr. Justice Higgins, relative to the conditions of work on the…

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Miners' Battalion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 5

Lieutenant Hills will be in Newcastle to-day and to-morrow, for the purpose of interviewing men who wish to enlist in the Miners' Battallon, and may be…

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Colliery Mechanics' Appeal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 6

The application of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association for a variation or amendment of the award of the Coalmining (North) Group, No. 2…

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Australian Mining Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 7

Recruits are now wanted for the No. 4 Tunnelling Company of the Australian Mining Corps. Applicants must be practical miners, with underground…

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Colliery Mechanics' Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 5

The appeal of the Federated Colliery Mechanics and Surfacemen's Mutual Protective Association, which was to have been continued in the Industrial Court…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 7

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

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Victorian State Colliery. Miners Dissatisfied. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 5

The dissatisfaction of members of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, at the action of the management of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi,…

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Colliery Mechanics' Appeal. Judgment Reserved. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

The hearing was concluded in the Industrial Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Heydon, of the application by Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association, for…

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