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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 88

The Naval Problem. Bravery of Mine Sweepers. London

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

Sir Edward Carson, the First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at the Aldwych Club, said: "I openly confess that we have net yet satisfactorily solved the problems…

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Developing Brown Coal. Work to Be Expedited. Power to Distributing Agents

Northern Times · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

Following upon the visit of a subcommittee of the Victorian Cabinet to the Morwell-Brown coalfield (Vic), it is likely that the development of the…

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Hebburn Miners Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge was held in Hipwell's Stadium yesterday morning, Mr. W. Wardle presiding…

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Stockton Borehole Colliery, Six Specials to Be Worked

Northern Times · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 3

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, on Saturday attended a meeting of the miners at the Stockton orehole Colliery…

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Lambton Miners, Question of Starting Time

Northern Times · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 1

A well-attended meeting of the Lambton Miners' Lodge was held on Friday evening. Mr. J. Morgan occupied the chair…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

A deputation, consisting of Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees Federation and Mr. J. Ford secretary of the Bellbird Miners Lodge…

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South Coast Collieries. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

Industrial matters are unsettled in this district. This morning at Mount Keira the men did not start because some of their number did not receive deficiency…

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Industrial Matters. New Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, and Mr. J. Ford, secretary to the Bellbird Miners' Lodge, attended a meeting…

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Hebburn Miners, Quarterly Meeting. Inspectors' Report Unsatisfactory

Northern Times · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge was held at Weston yesterday, the chairman (Mr. W. Wardle) presiding. The…

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Southern Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 2

Referring to-day to labour troubles on the southern coalfield, Mr. A. C. Willis general secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated that he had…

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Northern Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 2

A conference was held at the rooms of the Northern Colliery Proprietors, yesterday afternoon, in accordance with the suggestion made by Mr. Justice Edmunds…

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Wallsend Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held last evening, with the object of giving the executive of the C.E.F. un opportunity of placing before the…

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Coal Lumpers' Union. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary to the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' conference with officials of the Coal Lumpers' Union on the question of…

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Industrial Matters. Federal Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 2

The Federal Coal Board will resume its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse this morning, under the presidency of Mr. Justice Edmunds. A number of matters…

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Coal Tribunal. Distribution of Trade. Glenrock Dispute

Northern Times · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 5

The Federal Coal Tribunal sat at Newcastle again to-day. There were present Mr. Justice Edmunds, Messrs. Baddeley, Teece and Peters…

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Railway Coals. Sources of Supplies. Reports to Coal Tribunal

Northern Times · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 5

When the Coal Tribunal resumed at the Newcastle Court House this morning. The chairman, Mr. Justice Edmunds…

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Glenrock Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 4

The first ease considered had reference to a claim of the miners of the Glenrock Colliery for 14s 15d per shift, the district rate for getting coal by shift…

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Lymington Miners. Claims of the Men. Coal Tribunal Inquiry

Northern Times · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 5

The Federal Coal Tribunal sat at Newcastle again this morning, Mr. Justice Edmunds presiding. On the claims by the Cardiff men,…

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Industrial Matters. Federal Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 4

The sittings of the Federal Coal Board was resumed in the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning. Mr. Justice Edmunds, president of the tribunal presided, and…

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Bulli Colliery Explosion of 1887. Eighty-six Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 7

The Bull disaster of 1887 stands out as Tragedy's masterpiece in the annals of coalmining in Australia. Within the space of a few minutes eighty-six men…

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