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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 88

Rhondda Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 5

The grievances of the men employed at Rhondda Colliery are to be referred to the Coast Board, and operations will be resumed at the pit this morning. The…

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The Collieries. Only Two Idle Today

Northern Times · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 5

So far as is know by the C.E.F. executive, only Muswellbrook and Rothbury Collieries are idle to-day. Aberdare, Aberdare Extended and…

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Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 5

An important meeting of the No. 1 Coal Board will be held in Sydney to-day, Mr. Justice Edmunds will preside…

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North Bulli Colliery Trouble. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 5

The North Bulli Colliery was idle yesterday. One of the employees was fined £1 some time ago by the lodge for an alleged infringement of one of the rules…

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Northern Coal Board. Pacific and Northern Extended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 4

The Northern Coal Board continued its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday morning under the presidency of Mr. G.E. Flannery…

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Control of Coal Mines

Northern Times · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday.— A proposal authorising President Wilson, if necessary, to take over the cool mines, has been adopted by a majority of six…

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Colliery Unrest. Sittings of Coal Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 4

The Federal Coal Board sat again to-day, under the presidency of Mr. Justice Edmunds. The assessors were: Messrs. Firth, Bateman, and Ogilvie, for the…

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Industrial Matters. Rhondda Colliery Grievances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 5

The claims of the men employed at Rhondda have been forwarded to Mr. Sullivan, secretary of the Federal Coal Board…

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Northern Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 5

The Northern Coal Board, under the chairmanship of Mr. G. E. Flannery, will it at the Newcastle Courthouse to-day. Consideration will be given to the…

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South Coast Miners. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 5

All the district mines were at work to-day, the disputes which hampered last week's coal trade having been satisfactory settled. It is hoped that the action…

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Colliery Stoppages. Minmi and Lymington Idle. Muswellbrook Resumes

Northern Times · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 5

Minmi colliery is idle to-day. The cause of the stoppage is the fact that a returned soldier was discharged. This employee was working at the…

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Application for Coal Leases. Lake Macquarie Lands

Northern Times · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 1

An agent of the North Wallarah Colliery Company, Limited, lodged three applications yesterday with the Warden's Clerk, Newcastle, for leases…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

It is expected that work will be resumed at Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, this morning. The pit has been idle since Monday…

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Muswellbrook Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary of the C.E.F., paid a visit to Muswellbrook yesterday. There has been a resumption of operations at that colliery…

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Miners' Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley (president) and Mr. A. Lewis (treasurer) returned from Sydney at a late hour last night. When questioned on the matters that…

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Industrial Matters. Minmi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

Minmi Colliery was thrown Idle yesterday owing to the dismissal of a top-hand, who recently returned from the front, suffering from shell shock. He had been…

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Federal Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

The Federal Coal Board will sit in Newcastle on Tuesday…

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Rock-choppers and Sewer Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

Mr. Justice Heydon has made several amendments of the award governing the work of rockchoppers and sewer miners. In driving sewer tunnels in sandstone,…

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Colliery Officials' Pay. Question of Interpretation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

The Federal Coal Board sat again to-day to hear an application, on behalf of the Northern Collieries' Association, for an interpretation of order No. 2 of the…

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The Coal Tribunal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

Mr. Justice Edmunds, President of the Federal Coal Tribunal, will go to Wollongong on Thursday to deal with matters on the southern coalfields. He will sit in…

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