Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 88

Richmond Main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Richmond-Main Miners' Lodge was held at Moodle's Hall, Minmi, on Saturday, Mr. J. Hindman presiding. The chairman and the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the West Wallsend mines was held in Stenhouse's Hall on Thursday, Mr. Abrahams presiding. A letter received from the Workers'…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Collieries or Councillors. Which Rule Cessnock? Cr. J. Brown on Warpath

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 4

One John Brown controls a number of collieries, but there is another John Brown—a Cessneck shire councillor—who is determined to prevent the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Federal Coal Board. Sitting in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 7

The Federal Coal Board, comprising Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman, Captain Whiley, and Messrs. J. N. Harie, and N. J. Clark, assessors for the employers; and Messrs. J. M…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

Consideration was given to the request of the Be'lbird Miners' Lodge that scrutineers should be allowed to inspect the mine before the quarterly cavil as…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

Reference was made to the payment to a clipper, named R. Black, employed at the Stockton Borehole Colliery, for whom 16 days' pay was claimed for time lost…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

East Maitland Coal

Northern Times · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

An offer to deliver coal at the East Maitland gas works for 14s a ton was last sight made to the East Maitland Municipal Council by Mrs. E…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Federal Coal Board. Sitting Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

The Federal Coal Board, continued its sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. There were present Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman; Captain Waley and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

A conference was held at Messrs. Dalgety and Company's, Newcastle offices yesterday, between Mr. A. R. Cant and Mr. C. Thompson, representing the Dud…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Messrs, Waller and Williams, secretary and treasure of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, met the East Greta Junction members at the Grand Central Hotel,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Industrial Matters. the Miners' Increase. System of Calculations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Acting upon the suggestion of Mr. Justice Edmunds, tit the sitting of the Federal Cool Board on Monday, a conference took place yesterday morning, at the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Bellbird Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Bell Bird Miners' Lodge was held in Graft's Hall, Bell Bird, on Wednesday, Mr. Morgan presiding…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Mining Conferences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

During the sitting of the Federal Coal Tribunal in Newcastle this week, Mr. Justice Edmunds, the President, made a suggestion that a conference should be…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

A Crushed Foot. Accident at Hetton Mine

Northern Times · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

A young man named Charles Ashworth, 20 years of age, whose parents reside at Garnet Street, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, but who has been employed at…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Gas Coal Lumpers. Settlement Arrived At. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

The appeal of Mr. Beeby, the Minister for Labour, from the award governing the work of unloading coal at Mortlake and Kent-street, was before Mr. Justice…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Cardiff Colliery. Claims Before Coal Tribunal

Northern Times · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

The executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation, of the northern district have served on the Collie Proprietors' Association, and have…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

A largely attended meeting of the Lambton Miners' Lodge was held at Malbon's Hall, last night. Mr. James Morgan, who presided, stated…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Work at Collieries. Past Fortnight's Returns

Northern Times · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 3

The returns of the days worked at the various collieries in the northern district for the fortnight ended to-day shown that the maximum time…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railways and Collieries. Board of Appeal

Northern Times · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

At a meeting yesterday of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, it was reported that the District Superintendent of Railways and the Northern…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wheelers' Claims. Northern Extended and Stanford Mines

Northern Times · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

With a view of coming to finality regarding the grievances of wheelers working at the Northern Extended and Stanford Merthyr Collieries, Mr. J. M…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →