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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 70 of 88

Mining Position. Shortage of Trucks. Union Trouble at Pelaw Main

Northern Times · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 5

All the Maitland mines were at work again this morning. Several pits which have been working for the past few days had to shut…

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Colliery Mechanics' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 5

Mr. J. Williams, the treasurer of the Colliery Mechanics' Union, returned last night from Catherine Hill Bay, where he had been watching the interests of…

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Pelaw Main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 5

A hitch occurred at the Pelaw Main Colliery yesterday in consequence of the refusal of Mr. Ogilvie, the manager, to recognise the officers of the miners' lodge,…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 5

Reference was made by members of the executive yesterday to the fact that a considerable number of federation members who have taken a prominent part in lodge…

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Lambton Miners' Meeting

Northern Times · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 5

A meeting of the Lambton minors' lodge was held in Malbon's Hall on Tuesday evening Mr. Jas. Morgan presiding. It was moved that the…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Tools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 5

Complaints have been made to the miners' executive by unionists whose tools were left in the mines where loyalists had been working…

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The Volunteer Miners. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 5

Mr. W. H. Grey, senior clerk in the Labour Department, has been appointed to inquire into the grievances of the volunteer workers employed for the Victorian…

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Mining Position Sydney Confarence To-day. Pelaw Main and Richmend

Northern Times · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 5

The only offcial of the Colliery Employees Federation at the Trades Hall this morning was Mr. A. Lewis (treasurer). He stated with regard to the…

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Aberdare Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 3

Sir,—As secretary of the Aberdare Extended Colliery Loyalist Coal. Workers' Association, I desire through your columns to most emphatically contradict the…

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The Volunteer Miners. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 5

Mr. Hagelthorn, the State Minister for Agriculture, received a telegram to-day from a representative of the volunteer miners in the Richmond-Main mine,…

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West Australian Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 5

The report of the West Australian Department of Mines for the year 1916 has just been made available. The value of the mineral output of the State…

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Colliery Federation. Election of Officers. Voting at Pelaw Main

Northern Times · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 4

The ballot for the election of president and vice-presidents of the Colliery Employees' Federation was taken at Pelaw Main lodge, with the…

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Industrial Matters. Coal and Shale Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 5

Mr. J. Baddeley, president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Fedaration, and Mr. A. C. Willis, the general secretary, have left Sydney for Melbourne. They…

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Work for Coal Trimmers. for Registered Men

Northern Times · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 5

With reference to the Port Hunter Stevedores' Labor Bureau notification to coal trimmers and wharf labourers who have registered at the bureau, to…

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Miners and Seamen. All Pits Working. Arrival of Steamers

Northern Times · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 5

All the mines in the northern district were working to-day, and in view of the fact that at least three interstate colliers will be here this week,…

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Waterside Workers. Statement by Mr. M'Cormack Position of Coal Trimmers

Northern Times · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 5

Mr. K. M'Cormack, secretary of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers Federated Union, made the following statement this morning: —…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Off Gabo Mine.—american-australian Trade.—sydney Distress Day.—to Heal Industrial Disputes. — That Capitation Grant Matter.—an Extraordinary Manifesto. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 4

If that mine swept up near Gabo was as described, one with attachments, then it was the real thing, and was sown by a mine sower. Now, if this is established…

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The Coal Position. Government's Conciliation Scheme. Appeal to the Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 4

Speaking on the coal position to-night, Mr. Fuller, the Acting State Premier, said that the tribunals which the Government agreed to appoint to determine whether…

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Wallarah Colliery Deputation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 5

Mr. Edden, M.P., to-day introduced to the Under-Secretary, in the absence of the Minister for Works, a deputation, consisting of Mr. Thomas Evans, colliery…

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Colliery Developments. Extensions at Greta

Northern Times · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 4

The Excelsior Collieries and Coke Works Company, Limited, have commenced operations with the extension of the Broxburn-Leconfield Colliery at…

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