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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 88

Mortlake Coal Lumpers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1917 · page 4

The coal-lumpers at the Mortlake Gas Works are alleged to be going slow, a result of the new conditions under which they are now working. Some time ago a…

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Miners' Grievances. Mr. Baddeley in Melbourne

Northern Times · Monday 26 February 1917 · page 5

Mr. J. N. Baddeley, president of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated this afternoon that he and Mr. Willis, general secretary of the…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 5

Trouble occurred at Neath Colliery yesterday, and the pit was thrown idle. It appears that prior to the recent industrial trouble, settled by Mr. Justice Edmunds'…

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Industrial Matters. Coal and Shale Miners. Distribution of Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Cool and Shale Employees' Federation, spent the whole of yesterday at the offices of the organisation in Newcastle…

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Richmond Main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 5

A special meeting of the Richmond Main Miners' Lodge was held on Sunday at Moodie's Hall, Miami. Mr. J. Hindman presided…

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One Big Union. Colliery Employees' Scheme

Northern Times · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 4

A report from Wonthaggi, to the effect that there are indications that in the near future all workers at the State coal mine will be members of…

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Colliery Mechanics. East Greta Junction Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 5

The colliery mechanics employed at Fast Greta Junction refused to work yesterday, as a protest against their exclusion from the mechanics' conference…

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Pelaw Main. Miners' Claims Explained. Final Sittings of Board

Northern Times · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 5

The final sittings of the Pelaw Main Board which has taken [?]1 separate days to hear the evidence submitted have passed and the Board is now…

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Colliery Workers. Trouble at Mines

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 5

The Burwood Colliery, which was idle on Monday, an the result of arrangements come to by the executive of the Coal Employees' Federation…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 7

Arrangements were made yesterday for Mr. Dunleavy to go to Maitland and confer with the colliery mechanics of East Greta Junction, with a view to a…

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Coal Shipments

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 5

The shipments of coal from Newcastle to Commonwealth, New Zealand and South Sea Island ports, not including ports in the State of New South…

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Federal Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 7

Mr. Baddeley received word yesterday that Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman of the Federal Coal Board, and Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the…

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Federal Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 6

The suggestion that local boards should be appointed in connection with the Federal Coal Tribunal is one to which effect should be given without…

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Neath Colliery Trouble. Percentage Increase Dispute

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 7

The Neath colliery was stopped on Monday by reason of a disagreement between the management and two onsetters about the increase the two…

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World's Coal Supply. a Puzling Problem

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 2

A study of the export trade of the world discloses an enormous apparent deficiency in the coal supply that is puzzling our best informed men. It…

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Federal Coal Tribunal. Next Sitting in Newcastle

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman of the Federal Coal Tribunal, returned to Sydney from Victoria to-day. It is expected that the tribunal will…

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Coal, Iron and Engineering Electric Shock. Methods of Resuscitation

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 2

"Recently one of our foremen, after climbing a pole, preparatory to stringing primary wires, received a shock that caused him to fall to the ground…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

Neath Colliery was again idle yesterday, the two onsetters declining to resume work unless they received their percentage increase on the wages…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

Mr. Dunleavy, of the Department of Labour and Industry, Newcastle, met the East Greta Junction members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association at the…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

The dirt trouble was the cause of throwing the Lymington Colliery, at Cardiff, idle yesterday. The executive officials were communicated with at once…

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