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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 88

Miners and Profiteering. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd-George, the Prime Minister, yesterday received a deputation from the Miners' Federation. Mr. Smillie, the President of the…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 6

The Northern Coal Board, of which Mr. G. E. Flannery is chairman, will sit at Newcastle to-day. The Colliery Employces' Federation has presented claims…

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State Coal Contracts. Alleged Fraud. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. Payten, S.M., Oswald George Stoneham Lane (44), of the firm of Lane and Dawson, contractors, Spring-street,…

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Federal Coal Board. Sittings in Sydney. the Question of Stoppages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 5

The Federal Coal Tribunal, of which Mr. Justice Edmunds is chairman, sat in Sydney to-day. His Honor explained that they had met…

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Colliery Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. T. R. Scott, president of the New South Wales Colliery Enginedrivers, occupied the chair at a meting of members at the Trades Hall on Saturday night…

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Hebburn Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 6

A meeting of the Hebburn mines was held, in Hipwell's Picture Palace, Weston, "on Thursday night. In the absence of Mr. W. Wardle, the president, who was…

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Coal Tribunal. District Stoppages

Northern Times · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—When the Special Coal Tribunal met to-day, Mr. Macdonald (proprietors' advocate) said that at Burwood mine last back…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 4

The Northern Coal Board held its initial sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday morning. The members of the board were Mr. G. E. Flannery,…

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Death on a Ship. Collapse of a Coal Trimmer

Northern Times · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 3

Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Court House this morning as to the cause of death of Charles Williams, a coal…

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Collieries Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 5

Cardiff, Burwood, and Burwood Extended Collieries wore idle yesterday. The district president of the Federation was in communication with the men, and…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 5

Mr. Lewis, the treasurer of the Colliery Employees Federation, in company with the lodge officials, visited the Dudley Colliery yesterday. The question of…

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Abermain No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 5

A meeting of the Abermain No. II. Lodge was held on Sunday, at which the district president was in attendance. The decision of Mr. Justice Edmunds was…

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Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 5

The Federal Coal Board will sit in Newcastle on Thursday. Mr. Justice Edmunds will preside…

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Coal and Shale Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 5

The Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation will meet in Sydney to-day, and will continue over Wednesday. Messrs. E. Thompson, A…

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Special Coal Board. Sitting in Sydney. Engine-drivers' Claims. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 5

The Special Coal Tribunal, presided over by Mr. Justice Edmunds, continued its sittings to-day. The assessors were:— Messrs. Firth, Bateman, and Home for…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 6

The application of the Colliery Mechanics for a variation of the award of 1915 will probably be heard early next month. The affidavits in support of the…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, May 17. the Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 3

The coal mines trouble which has been threatening for so long is still in a state of suspense. Another conference has been held, but it has ended just as fruitlessly…

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Miners Required

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 6

The executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation desired it known yesterday that there ore vacancies for six men filling and stacking coal on the…

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Germany's Coal Deposits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 9

The war has raised the price of coal in all countries. In some it is costing £3 to £10 a ton, adding largely to the outlay on the production of munitions. Under these…

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Coal-tar and Explosives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 9

To most people coal-tar is a black, messy substance, to which they generally give as wide a berth as possible; but to the chemist it is one of the most…

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