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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 88

Federal Coal Board. Hebburn Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 4

The sittings of the Federal Coal Boards were continued at, the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. G. E. Flannery…

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Refuse in Borehole Seam. Breeze at Coal Board. Chairman and Mr. M'donald

Northern Times · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 5

There was a breeze at the Northern Coal Board this morning between the Chairman and Mr. M'Donald (employers' representative). Information…

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Work at Collieries. Fortnightly Returns

Northern Times · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 4

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

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The Gold Bricks

Northern Times · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 5

At the France's Day boxing tournament tonight Private J. F. Woollett will be presented with a gold brick as first recruit in Newcastle to win that…

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Coledale Mine Idle. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 4

Owing to a dispute among the wheelers the Coledale pit is idle to-day. About half of the lads employed in this pit are paid a contract rate of 9d per ton for…

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British Miners' Strike. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 5

Nine thousand coalminers in the Tredegar Valley, Wales, have struck on account of several alleged grievances…

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Northern Coal Board. Wallsend Dirt Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 3

The sittings of the Northern Coal Board were resumed at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. G. E. Flannery…

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Northern Coal Board. the Inclined Seams. Claim for Increases

Northern Times · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 3

The Northern Coal Board, under the chairmanship of Mr. Flannery, continued its sittings to-day, when consideration of the inclined seams…

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Ashtonfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

The chairman or the Northern Coal Board announced on Saturday that the Ashtonfield case would be heard at half-past sever on Friday evening…

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Rothbury Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

A meeting of the Rothbury Lodge will be held at Branxton this morning, at which the district president will be present. The minutes of the Delegate…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

Work continued brink at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland coalfields for the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Twenty-two collieries registered the…

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The Collieries. Burwood Extended Idle

Northern Times · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 5

Burwood Extended colliery is idle today. The cause nf the stoppage was a complaint by the wheelers regarding wet and muddy roads, which…

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Metropolitan Colliery Trouble Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

Work has been resumed at the Metropolitan Colliery, which was idle through trouble rover the discharge of a wheeler. The district officers attended meetings of…

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Federal Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

Mr. Justice Edmunds will preside at a sitting of the Federal Coal Board, commencing at the Newcastle Courthouse to-morrow…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

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

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Hun Backstair Gold Russian Troops Hocussed Vast Battle on British Front British Front. Vast Battle in Flanders. For Priceless Coastal Region

Northern Times · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—The vast battle in Flanders is reaching the height in its first stage. The appalling roar of suns and the explosions…

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Rothbury Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 4

Mr. J. Girwan presided at a largely-attended meeting of Rothbury miners, hold at Branxton yesterday. Mr. J. Gibson, delegate, presented the minutes of…

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Colliery Officials' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 4

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the above association was held in Church-street hall, West Maitland, on Saturday night. Mr. A. E. Kirk, the…

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Idle Again. Pelaw Main Colliery

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 5

Pelaw Main Colliery idle once more to-day. The wheelets complained about the dry and dusty nature of the roads, and the…

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Mine-laying Submarine

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 1

PARIS, Monday.—There are indications that the submarine stranded at [?] intended to lay mines. The prisoners boasted that they had sunk…

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