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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 88

Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. R. W. Marks, the manager, and Mr. T. Welford, the undermanager, of the Wallarah Colliery, conferred with Mr. Lewis, representing the C.E.F., and…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 4

A conference took place at the office of the Burwood Extended Colliery, with the view to framing an agreement, chiefly for machine rates and conditions in the top…

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Metal Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 4

Inspector Dunleavy, of the Department of Labour and Industry, Newcastle, stated yesterday that a number of machine metal miners were required for Cobar, Burraga…

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Colliery Accident. Another Fall

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 5

Cyril Baker, a miner, employed at the South Seaham colliery, was Injured whilst at work yesterday morning by a fall of coal. He was engaged in…

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Miners Out of Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 6

Sir,—It is now eight weeks since we were cavilled out at Pelaw-Main, and nothing has been done for us yet, and we are expected to provide three meals daily,…

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Colliery Mechanics' Trouble Officials Try fer Settlement

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 5

Messrs. Templebury (president), W. Walter (secretary) and Williams (treasurer) of the Colliery Mechanies' Mutual Protective Association,…

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Industrial Matters. Federal Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 4

The Federal Coal Board will art in Sydney on Monday next, to deal with a matter affecting the coke workers employed at the Newcastle steel works. The men…

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Victorian Brown Coal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 8

The Cabinet is favourably disposed to wards the proposal of Mr. Livingstone, the State Minister for Mines, to grant a lease of 640 acres of the brown coal area…

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Federal Coal Board. Conditions in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 3

Matters relating to the mining industry in Queensland have had the attention of the Federal Coal Board, as a result of representations made by both sides for…

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Coal Mines Regulations. Suggested Amendment Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 7

A deputation representing the northern, southern, and western mining districts of New South Wales, will wait upon the Mininter for Mines in Sydney this afternoon…

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Colliery Settlements

Northern Times · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 3

There is general satisfaction at work being resumed by the colliery mechanics, of East Greta and Junction…

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Shortland Colliery Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 4

The Shortland Colliery was idle yesterday owing to the men being dissatisfied with the explosives not being made ready in the manner desired by them. There…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the Lambton Miners' Lodgue was held on Tuesday evening in Malbon's hall. Mr. James Morgan presided…

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Dudley Colliery. Alleged Defective Ventilation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 4

A meeting of the Dudley Miners' Lodge was held yesterday afternoon. After the delegate board minutes had been disposed of, the first matter to come under…

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Industrial Matters. Colliery Mechanics. Difficulty Overcome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 4

The difficulty between the colliery mechanics at East Greta and the East Greta Company has been bridged, and work has been resumed. The men…

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Mount Kembla Miners Resume Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 4

The miners at the Mount Kemble min, who ceased work last week over the employemnt of two non-unionists, resumed work yesterday. Mr. A. C. Willis,…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Bellbird [?] held last night, in the Bellbird Hall, Mr. T. Crossel presiding over a good attendance. Severla members…

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Glanmorgan Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 5

A stoppage occurred at the Glanmorgan Colliery yesterday owing to a dispute between the management and the men with regard to the working of the tops. Mr…

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Hebburn Miners. General Lodge Business

Northern Times · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 6

Mr. W. Wardle presided over the fortnightly meeting or the Hebburn Minors' Lodge last night. Acknowledgments were received from two…

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Controller of Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 11

Mr. Guy Calthorp, who has been appointed Controller of Coal Mines, is general manager of the London and North-Western Railway. Now in his forty-fourth…

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