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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 88

Control of Coal Supplies. New Zealand Government Action

Northern Times · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 4

Coal Trade Committees have been established in New Zealand to control. under the direction of the Minister of Supples, the distribution of…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 4

The Colliery Mechanics' Association, although successful through its officers in being saved from deregistration, appears to be in a very restless condition. At…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 4

Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, which was idle on Tuesday owing to trouble over the trucks, was again at work yesterday…

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Industrial Matters. Colliery Grievances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president, and Mr. E. Aubin, vice-president, of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, were in attendance at the Newcastle…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 4

No agreement having been arrived at to settle the conditions of the coal-trimming industry in the port of Newcastle, Mr. Beeby, the Minister for…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 2

“I shall be going away this morning, Hazleby,” he said. “I may be away a month; I might be away two months. And I might come home any…

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Work at the Mines. Lymington Dispute Conference. Victimised Pay

Northern Times · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 5

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, returned to Newcastle last evening. Mr. Lewis stated to-day that he and other…

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Coal-handling Plant. Man-power Beats Machines. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 4

Replying to a question in the Legislative Council to-day regarding the coal-handling plant at Port Pirie, Mr. Bice, the Minister for Works, gave the…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the C.E.F., will visit Catherine Hill Bay to-day, when victimised pay will be distributed to the members who had been engaged at…

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Industrial Matters. Abermain Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 4

Mr. Humble, Chief Inspector of Mines paid a visit to the South Maitland field yesterday with a view of taking a report from Abermain No. 1 and No 2 and the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 4

The Wallsend miners met at the school of arts on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. Richardson presided. The correspondence included a letter…

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Seaham Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 6

The monthly meeting of Seaham No. 2 Miners' Lodge was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, West Wallsend, on Wednesday evening, Mr. L Cough presiding…

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Miners' Victimisation. Western Court Ends Abruptly

Northern Times · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 2

The miners' victimisation tribunal in the western district has proved abortive, the obstacle to its success being the same as in the South Coast…

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Kurri Police Court. Cases From the Mines

Northern Times · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 2

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the bench at Kurri Kurri police court. George Palmer, Richard Palmer, Herbert Smith and William Smith…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 2

Christopher took the paper before Oliver could touch it. He crumpled it up and threw it on the fire. "No need for that," he said. "We'll…

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Shipping Summary. 70,000 Tons of Coal. Interstate Movements

Northern Times · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 5

This week has been a slack one, so far as interstate millers are concerned. The arrivals in port were the steamers:—Burwah, Zealandia,…

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Work at the Mines. Returned Soldiers Unemployed. Mr. Baddeley's Complaint

Northern Times · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, was at the Trades Hall to-day, and stated that though several mines were…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 7

In regard to the trouble at Lymington Colliery, when the mine was laid idle owing to a difficulty with the miners and wheelers engaged there, Mr. S. J…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 7

Work at the collieries during the week has been fairly constant, although there have been a number of stoppages. These, in almost every instance, were caused…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 11

It was a grievance of Revis' that Marshall flow this dag on Sundays—it spoilt Revis' Sunday evening view from the top of Friars' Hill, for it…

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