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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 88

Rhondda Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 5

Rhondda Colliery was idle on Wednesday, and work was not resumed yesterday. The trouble, it was stated, had reference to there being no weights…

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Work at Collieries. Fortnightly Figures

Northern Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 6

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

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Rothbury Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 11

Sir,—I notice in Saturday's issue of your paper where the above miners contributed a whole day's pay to the relief of their fellow worker, Grant Hill, who had the…

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Victoria's Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 13

I have many times written in this column and elsewhere upon the subject of Victorian coal. As a Victorian, I have always naturally desired to see the State…

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World's Merchant Shipping Mines in Arabian Sea

Northern Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Another vessel has been mined recently in the Arabian Sea. Shipping circles advance the theory…

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Industrial Matters. Federal Coal Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 2

The Federal Coal Board sat in Sydney again to-day, Mr. Justice Edmunds presiding. A number of small matters of detail…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 4

The past fortnight was a good working period at the collieries on the South Maitland and Newcastle coalfields. Owing to the holiday for Prince of Wales’ Birthday,…

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Northern Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Northern Extended miners was held in the school of arts on Friday night. Mr. Haydon occupied the chair. Mr. Haydon and Mr…

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Monthly Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during last month for interstate ports was 214,181 tons, as compared with 192,685 tons for the corresponding period…

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Germany's Gold Export. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 5

For the first time since the outbreak of war, Germany has been compelled to export gold. She has sent £4,000,000 to Holland to support the exchange value of…

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Eight Collieries Idle. Reticence of C.E.P. Mr. Baddeley Declines to Speak

Northern Times · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 5

To-day, no less than eight collieries are idle. They are Burwood, Shortland, Cardiff, Rosedale, Muswellbrook, Rhondda, Rothbury and Abermain No…

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Mining Enginedrivers. Increases As From June 17

Northern Times · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 1

The Federal Coal Tribunal has completed the framing of an award for the enginedrivers and firemen. The new award will provide for an…

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Eight Collieries Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 4

Eight collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland districts were idle yesterday, the list comprising the Rosedale, Rhondda, Rothbury, Muswelbrook, Burwood,…

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Colliery Stoppages. Three Mines Resume Work. Causes of the Troubles

Northern Times · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 5

Of the eight collieries that were [?] yesterday Burwood. Shortland and Cardiff resumed operations to-day. Rosedale is still idle owing to a man…

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How a Tradition Was Kept. Mining of a British Troopship

Northern Times · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 3

"The veil is lifted now and again, and the nation is enabled to get a glimpse of the men it has bred and reared when confronted with such…

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Insufficient Mine Ventilation Shortland Colliery Proprietor Fined

Northern Times · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 5

Thomas L. Bates, Inspector of collieries, proceeded against James Ruttley at Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. V. G. Adrian,…

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Collieries Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 7

The majority of the collieries that had been idle on Monday, were stated to have resumed work yesterday. Saturday next, at Central Hotel,…

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Rosedale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 7

Rosedale Colliery, which has been idle owing to the discharge of a workman for insulting language, will resume to-day. This result was arrived at by a conference…

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Miners' Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 7

An important meeting of the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. Fractically the whole of the day was…

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Rothbury Colliery. Afternoon Shift Question

Northern Times · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 5

The stoppage of operations at the Rothbury Collery continues. The complications arising cut of the afternoon shift issue, which are casing the…

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