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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 88

Coal Tribunals. Meetings in South and West

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 5

Judge Curlewis presided over the special tribunal at Wollongong yesterday, appointed to hear appeals against victimisation in the southern…

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Heronshawe Main. the Story of a Yorkshire Colliery. Chapter V. the Miners' Hope

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 7

When Revis the first died, Revis the second began a work in Heronshawe which he had secretly contemplated for some time before his father’s…

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Coal Trimmers' Meeting

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 5

A meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Coal Trimmers' Union was held in the shelter shed at the Dyke this morning. There was a full…

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Miners' Delegates. Meeting To-day

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 5

The Miners' Delegate Board for the northern district met at the Trades Hall this morning. There was a full attendance, Mr. J. M. Baddeley…

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Gold in the Congo

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 3

Sir Alfred Sharpe, in an interview published in the "African World," states that, during the operations of the recent expedition in which he…

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Hook Worm Disease. Action by Miners' Delegates

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 5

At the meeting of the Northern District Miners' Delegate Board held to-day. Dr. Waite, of the New York International Board of Health, and…

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Health of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 4

Dr. J. H. Waite, a representative of the International Board of Health, and Dr. Booth Clarkson, the district representative of the State Board of Health,…

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Coal Trimmers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 4

Mr. Justice Hoyden will deliver his reserved judgment in the Industrial Arbitration Court to-morrow in the application by the Port Hunter Stevedores'…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 4

It was announced to-day that operations at the North Mine will be resumed on Friday, and at the Central on Monday next…

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Coal Tribunals Procedure in the South

Northern Times · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 6

WOLLONGONG. Tuesday.—The Court to inquire into alleged victimisation of minors in the south sat at Wollongong. When the case of H…

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Heronshawe Main. the Story of a Yorkshire Colliery. Chapter V.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 2

"Glad to hear it," said Perritt, nodding and twiddling his fat thumbs. "Glad to hear it. Well, as I said, you've a grand field open to you—a…

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Waterside Workers. Coal Trimmers' Union. De-Registration Refused

Northern Times · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 5

The reserved judgment by Mr. Justice Heydon, in the application by the Port Hunter Stevedores' Association, for the cancellation of the…

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Burwood Extended Mine Union Executive Complaint. Shooting and Filling Rates

Northern Times · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 5

With regard to the Burwood Extended mine Mr. Lewis (treasurer of the C.E.F.)said to-day:—"The miners' executive are much…

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Jumbunna Coal Mine

Northern Times · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 3

Following the efforts made to effect a settlement of the strike at the Jumbunna (Vic.) coal mine, an assurance has new been given that the men will…

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Jesmond Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 4

Jesmond colliery was idle yesterday This was due to a shortage of trucks…

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Gabe Mines. Modern German Monsters

Northern Times · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—It has now been ascertained that the mine sweepers of Gabo dragged to the surface mines of the most modern…

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Heronshawe Main. the Story of a Yorkshire Colliery. Chapter Vi. Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 2

Outside the snug, in the wide, sanded passage which ran through the Miners' Hope from front to back, Jaques pointed to Joe Lamb, who…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 7

Matters in dispute at Richmond-Main, Pelaw-Main, Abermain No. 1, Abermain No. 2, Wallarah, Rhondda, and Muswellbrook collieries, have been brought…

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Victimised Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 7

The executive of the Miners' Federation, when questioned yesterday concerning the probable attitude of the organisation to the tribunal appointed to…

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Coal Trimmers. Stevedores and Mr. Sullivan A Question of "Black" Coal

Northern Times · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 5

Mr. Hudson, chairman of the Port Hunter Stevedores' Association, made the following statement with reference to certain remarks published…

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