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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 88

Coal Board's Figures. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 4

Particulars relating to coal shipped at Sydney and Newcastle during the strike period to date were given out by the secretary of the Coal Board last night…

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Maitland Mines. Mr. M. Charlton's Statements

Northern Times · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Acting-Premier has received a telegram from Victoria stating that the comments attributed to Mr. M. Charlten, M.H.R.,…

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Miners' Meeting Proposals Rejected Mr. Lewis' Speech Sydney Quiet Waiting Miners' Decision. Fight to be Sectional. Railway Apprentices Resume

Northern Times · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 5

The latest decision of the Newcastle Defence Committee is that the strike is to be made a sectional one, implicating only the Railway…

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Acting Premier's Views. Work at the Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 4

Mr. Fuller, Acting Premier, discussing the coal situation last week, said:—"Now that the miners have definitely refused to consider the Government's…

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Mr. Hughes and the Miners. Reply by Mr. Willis. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 5

The statements made by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives on Friday, in reply to Mr. Charlton, M.H.R., that the miners had used the Coal…

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The Strike. Sectional Resumption Likely. the Coal Trouble. Acting-premier Optimistic. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 4

There was very little change in the position yesterday or to-day. The Union Defence Committee met on Saturday, and after a two hours' sitting adjourned till…

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Indian Coal industry

Northern Times · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 3

Some [?] illustrative of the development of the Indian coal industry in recent [?] are given in the recent [?] production…

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Coal Supplies in Fiance

Northern Times · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 3

In their annual report for the year 1916-17 the [?] Central des Houilleres de France, retiring to the crisis that arose in regard 10 coal…

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Southern Miners' Views. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 4

The Government's proposals were submitted to aggregate meetings of the miners on the southern coalfields to-day at Wollongong, Bulli, and Helensburgh…

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Railway Position. Rapid Coal Shipping

Northern Times · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 5

Mr. James (District Superintendent of Railway, Newcastle), stated to-day that at the interview with the Crane Employees' deputation which waited…

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Miners' Adverse Vote Government Fitters Resuming Other Unions Returning Tramway Drivers As Conductors Miners' Altituds, Men Hopeful of Settlement

Northern Times · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 5

The main Item of Interest as rewards the Newcastle position to-day, was, of course, the attitude of the miners. It was to be gathered at the…

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Mr. Fuller's Statement. Appeal to Coal Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 5

"There is no doubt," said Mr. Fuller, the Acting State Premier, to-night, "that, except as to the coal difficulty, the strike is practically over. The Government has…

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Government Accept. Miners' Challenge. Mr. Fuller Replies

Northern Times · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 5

"There is no doubt," said the Acting Premier (Mr. Fuller) yesterday, "[?], except as to the coal difficulty, the strike is practically over. The…

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Miners Still Out. Unions Going Back. Government Terms Accepted

Northern Times · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 5

The present industrial trouble looks like entering on its final stage now. The Amalgamated Society of Engineers in Newcastle to-day…

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Coal-mining Agreement. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 5

Mr. Fuller stated to-night that the original order made by Mr. Justice Edmunds opened with the following clause, "The representatives of employers and…

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Caledonian Collieries. More Development

Northern Times · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

In order to provide for capital ex-penditure, mainly in the development of its new collieries-Aberdare Cen-tral and Aberdare South-the…

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Coal Federation Meets. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 5

At a meeting of the Council of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation held to-day, Mr. Baddeley presented a report regarding his visit to Melbourne. No…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, the general secretary of the C.E.F., returned to Newcastle after nearly a fortnight's absence in Queensland. Mr. J. Baddeley (president) and…

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Collieries to Start. 1000 Tons Output Expected

Northern Times · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 6

It is almost certain that Richmond Main, Abermain and Aberdare colliers, manned with volunteer labour will be at work on…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

An application was made on behalf of the Port Hunter Stevedores' Association for the cancellation of the registration of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Federal…

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