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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 88

Northern Coal Board

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

The Northern Coal Board, of which Mr. G. E. Flannery is the chairman, will sit at Newcastle on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday…

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Rethbury Colliery. Work to Be Resumed

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2

The decision arrived at between representatives of the Colliery Employees Federation and the management of Rothbury colliery, and…

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Colliery Fatality. Killed by Runway Skip

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 5

Edward Weir. aged 66. a miner residing at Milbring Street, Kurri Kurri, was killed in an accident at Abermain collery at 9 o'clock this morning. He…

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Industrial Matters. Minmi Miners' Claims

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

The following arc the claims of the Minmi miners, prepared for submission to the Federal Coal Board:— Tonnage rates to be paid at Back…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 7

Pelaw-Main Colliery was idle yesterday, excessive dust on one of the travelling roads, being given as the cause of the stoppage. The wheelers had…

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Colliery Officials Reticent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 7

The executive officers, when spoken to last night, declined to discuss the position, or to refer to it at all…

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Lambton Miners

Northern Times · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Lambton Miners' Lodge was held in Malbon's Hall last night. Mr. James Morgan presiding…

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The Coal Tribunal

Northern Times · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 4

No one feast of level-headed amongst the colliery operatives, will cavil at the determined stand taken by Mr. Justice Edmunds yesterday in…

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Richmond-main Position. Colliery Manager's Statement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 7

Mr. J. Bateman, manager of the Richmond Main Colliery, made the following statement yesterday with respect to the working of that colliery…

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Burwood Colliery Stoppage. (To the Editor)

Northern Times · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 5

Sir.—I would like to craw year attention to a paragraph while appeared in Monday's inside of [?] Times" in regard to the [?] at…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 8

About 8.30 a.m. yesterday, a man named Edward Weir mot with a fatal accident in the Abermain No. 1 colliery. Deceased was working as a mate with his son,…

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Miners' Federation. Question of Registration. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 7

Nearly two years ago the Register of the State Industrial Court notified the executive of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation that some of their…

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Federal Coal Board. Proceedings Suspended. Judge's Strong Comment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 7

The proceedings of the Federal Coal Board, which were resumed before Mr. Justice Edmunds at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday, were suddenly suspended,…

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Mining in Warfare. Facts and a Legend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 2

If, when you are lunching, you idly break a crescent-shaped "Vienna" roll, perhaps the significance of its shape never strikes you. There is, however, a…

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Will it Affect Coal Mines ?

Northern Times · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 5

The general opinion in the coal mining industry is that the strike will not directly lead to any trouble amongst the miners. But should the…

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Colliery Employees' Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, the general secretary, returned from Sydney yesterday morning, and was busily occupied at the federation's members during the day. None of the…

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Hebburn Miners

Northern Times · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 5

Hebburn miners last night adopted the Delegate Board minutes relating to the method of payment of Richmond Main Colliery, and the…

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Mines Working

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 4

As far as could be ascertained from official sources yesterday, all the mines were at work, with the exception of Rothbury, resumption at that…

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Federal Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 4

Nothing traspired yesterday in regard to the future of the Federal Coal Board. Mr. J. M. Baddeley (president) and Mr. Amram Lewis (treasurer) returned to…

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South Seaham Colliery Accident. Miner Painfully Burned

Northern Times · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 3

Yesterday-evening, while working at the South Seaham colliery. J.Hoare, residing at West Wallsend met with a painful burning accident…

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