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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 88

New Zealand Mines. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 4

A settlement of all the troubles in connection with the Dominion coal mines seems in sight. After the recent abortive conference, the employers stated that the…

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Colliery Mechanics and A.S.E. No Stoppages

Northern Times · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 5

In connection will the recent dispute between the Coli[?] Mechanics' Association and the A[?] Society of Engineers, as a result of…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

Burwood Colliery was idle yesterday on account of a Minmi man, who refused to pay the fine inflicted by the Colliery Employees' Federation, while Minmi…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

The Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, was idle yesterday. One of the hands employed about the screens was discharged, and the other tophands, asking for…

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Lymington Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

Lymington Colliery was not at work yesterday, owing to some misunderstanding between the miners and the management, with respect to the supply of some…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Board. Miners' Further Claims. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

The Federal Coal Board sat again to-day, under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Edmunds. The assessors were Messrs. Firth, Clark, and M'Donald, representing…

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Colliery Stoppage. Burwood Still Idle

Northern Times · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 1

Burwood Colliery, which was idle yesterday as the result of a decision of the men not to work with another who had not paid a certain fine…

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Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 7

Sir,—In last Friday's issue, certain questions are asked by "Unionist," which I propose to reply to, in regard to the Miners' Accident Fund. First, instead of…

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Colliery Water Supplies. Board Agreements Renewed

Northern Times · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 1

The Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board met yesterday. The president (Mr. A. E. Cutler, M. Inst., C.E., M.I.M.E., occupied the…

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C.M.A. and Colliery Employees' Federation. (To the Editor.)

Northern Times · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 7

Sir.—It seems the industrial pot is nearly boiling over again with the threatened Labour trouble between the C.M.A. and the A.S. Engineers—each trying to…

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Gold Weather at Cessnock. Severe Frosts

Northern Times · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

Remarkably heavy fronts were experienced in the South Maitland district yesterday and this morning. That on Monday morning was the heaviest…

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Melbourne Electricity. Net Profit of £47,911. Effect of the Coal Struck

Northern Times · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 6

In the annual review of accounts by tho Melbourne city electrical engineer (Mr. H. R. Harper), dealing with the…

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One Union for Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 7

At the delegate board, meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation, held at the Trades Hall yesterday, the question of off-hand labour was discussed in…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 7

Burwood miners met yesterday afternoon at Adamstown. The deputation reported having met the manager, and that Mr. Croudace informed the man…

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Cardiff Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 7

A conference is being arranged with the Miners' Federation and the Lymington Company in respect to the Cardiff Colliery. This will probably be held on…

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Industrial Matters. Federal Coal Board. Application by Colliery Officials. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 7

The Federal Coal Board sat again to-day under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Edmunds. The business almost wholly related to small matters in dispute on the…

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Cooperative Colliery Stoppage

Northern Times · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 5

Mr. C. M'Donald Intimated that the Co-operative Colliery was not working,i and in consequence the coke works were also idle. In this case a man…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 7

The difficulty at the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, was not adjusted yesterday, and the mine remains idle…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held in the Wallarah Hall on Saturday evening. Mr. T. Lucas presiding over a good attendance…

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Federal Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 7

The Federal Coal Board, Mr. Justice Edmunds presiding, will sit at the Newcastle Courthouse to-day. Matters affecting the Richmond Main colliery will,…

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