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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 88

Wongawilli Coal Mine. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 5

The plant which is being erected on the Wongawilli, mining leases by the Hoskins Coal and Coke Company for the purpose of mine development and coke…

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Rothbury Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 4

Consideration was given to the question of the working of the second shift at Rothbury colliery. Mr. M'Donald referred to clause 6 of the agreement of July, 1914,…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 4

Mr. M'Donald directed his Honor's notice to the Co-operative Colliery being still idle. He said that the coke works were also stopped. Mr. M'Donald related…

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Richmond Main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 4

His Honor said in the introduction of the system for the working of the Richmond-Main Colliery that he had previously suggested that the wide places should be…

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Industrial Matters. Colliery Mechanics' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 5

Mr. W. Waller, the secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Union has received a communication from Mr. Beeby, the Minister for Labour and Industry, stating, that…

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Abermain No. 1 Colliery. Wheelers' Claims

Northern Times · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 3

At the Federal Coal Board this morning the following claims were advanced by the Colliery Employees' Federation in respect to wheelers'…

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"The Darg." Trouble at West Wallsend Colliery Threat to Close Down

Northern Times · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 5

No sooner had the Federal Coal Tribunal resumed its sittings at Newcastle this morning, than Mr. M'Donaid. representative of the Proprietors'…

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Bellbird Idle. Upturned Soldier's Turn on Coal

Northern Times · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 5

Bellbird colliery was thrown idle by the wheelers to-day. It appears that when Mr. Murray, husband of the victim of what came…

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Federal Coal Board. Sitting in Newcastle. Abermain Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 4

The sittings of the Federal Coal Board were resumed at the Newcastle Courthouse under the residency of Mr. Justice Edmunds. The assessors were: Messrs, J…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 7

A special meeting of the Lambton miners was held in Malbon's Hall on Wednesday evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. James Morgan. Among the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 5

Mr. T. Richardson presided at a meeting of the Wallsend miners, at the school of arts, Wallsend, on Wednesday evening. The chief business was to consider the…

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Wonthaggi Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 5

Sir Alexander Peacock, the State Premier, replying to-day to a deputation from Wonthaggi relative to the development of the coal resources there, said that the…

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Control of Coal Urged

Northern Times · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday. — The Federal Trade Commission, using radical language, has recommended drastic Government control of coal and…

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Rothbury Afternoon Shift. Miners Reported Favourable

Northern Times · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of colliery employees is to be hold at Rothbury on Sunday in connection with the abolition of the afternoon shift at the…

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For a Blinded Mate. Rotheury Mine Employees Generous

Northern Times · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 5

The employees at the Rothbury colliery to-day subscribed £332 for the benefit of Mr. Grant Hill, a miner employed at the colliery, who whilst at…

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Federal Coal Board. Sitting in Newcastle. West Wallsend Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 4

The Federal Coal Board continued its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, under the Presidency of Mr. Justice Edmunds. The assessors present…

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Abermain Wheelers. Payment for Bottom Seam. Coal Tribunal's Decision

Northern Times · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 5

During the sitting of the Federal Coal Tribunal, this morning, His Honor. Mr. Justice Edmunds, said he had been thinking over the case of…

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The Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 12

The industrial trouble in the coal mines which claimed so much of our attention recently, seems to be settling itself satisfactorily. At the conclusion of the…

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French Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 16

I saw yesterday (Archibald Marshall writes to the "Daily News" late in April) one of the leading business men of the coal and mineral basin of Lens,…

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