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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 88

Colliery Troubles. Lymington and Pelaw Main Idle

Northern Times · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 5

The stars in their course appear to run against the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation in the northern district, as this morning…

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The Romance of Coal Tar. Dyes From Dirt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 6

It seems highly improbable, on the fact of it, that there could be anything mantic or even interesting about assistance so sticky, smelly, and generaly…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 6

Lymington Colliery, at Cardiff, was thrown idle yesterday. When the men assembled at the mine, two of their number were informed by Mr. Damson, the…

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Rhondda Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 6

Rhondda Colliery, which has been idle for some time, has resumed operations. Within the past few days 40 men have been engaged, and the company…

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Industrial Matters. Colliery Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 6

It is the desire of the executive, that irrespective of whether collieries are of a large or small character, all employees who are engaged in the coal industry,…

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More Collieries Stopped. a Difficult Position

Northern Times · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon a deputation of the wheelers, employed at the Burwood Colliery waited on the manager and placed before him claims relating…

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North-West Collieries. Executive Officer's Visit

Northern Times · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 5

During the end of last week, Mr. Amram Lewis, on behalf of the Colliery Employees' Federation, paid a visit to Muswellbrook for the purpose…

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Colliery Accident. a Clipper Injured

Northern Times · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 5

James Walker, a clipper, received a nasty injury while working in the West Wallsend Colliery yesterday. As he was unclipping a skip from the…

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Water in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 8

Coal always contains some water, even if apparently dry. A distinction is frequently drawn between the "freewater," or accidental moisture, and the "water…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

The difficulty that arose at Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, on Tuesday, through the alleged excessive filling of dirt by two employees will be considered at a…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

A deputation waited on Mr. Croudace, the manager of Burwood colliery, on Tuesday, in reference to payment of wheelers for working wet roads,…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

The difficulty at the colliery was settled yesterday, after a lengthy meeting, by the miners' lodge, Messrs. Baddeley and Brennan being in attendance, and…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

A stoppage took place at Burwood Extended Colliery yesterday. The trouble was caused over the greasing of the skips. A meeting of the men was held at…

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Colliery Troubles. Burwood Still idle

Northern Times · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

A meeting of members of the Burwood Lodge was held yesterday afternoon at Adamstown, when matters affecting yesterday's stoppage were…

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Mining Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

The industrial peace which it was hoped would be experienced on the northern coalfield through the constitution of the Federal tribunal has not…

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Coal and Shale Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

An important meeting of the council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation will be held in Sydney to-day…

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Gold Friday Night Concert

Northern Times · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 3

To-morrow night music-lovers will have exceptionally good entertainment provided for them In the Victoria Theatre by the Miss Carrie Lanceley and…

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Work at Collieries. for Past Fortnight. Twenty-two Pits Full Time

Northern Times · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 3

The return of the days worked at various collieries in the northern district for the 12 days ending to-day shows that the maximum time worked…

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New Zealand Coal Mines. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 5

There is every possibility of a big cool strike in Now Zealand. The mines on the West Coast, with the exception of Brunner, were idle yesterday…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 5

Between two and three hundred men are affected by the stoppage of work at Burwood Colliery. Mr. Lewis, treasurer of the C.M.F., attended a meeting of the…

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