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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 88

Coal Tribunal. Sitting in Newcastle

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 5

The Federal coal tribunal appointed to deal with the claims and conditions of the miners arising out of the recent coal strike, commenced its…

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Ladge Officers' Salaries. Hebburn Miners Object to Increase

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 3

Increases in the salaries of the lodge officers were recommended by the committee to the Hebburn Miners' Lodge, at a meeting held in the…

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The North Sea. British Mine Area Enlarged. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 5

The American Embassy in London reports: —Britain has enlarged the North Sea area which is dangerous for shipping…

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The Coal Tribunal. Sitting in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

The Coal Tribunal, consisting of his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds, with the assistance at three assessors from each side, held a sitting in camera in Sydney…

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Suspension of Labour Conditions. Appeals to Mining Warden

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 3

The Hetten Mining Company successfully applied to the District, Mining warden, Mr. C. H. Gale, at East Maitland, this morning, to be brought…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Tribunal. Richmond Main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

The Coal Tribunal sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, when matters affecting the rates and conditions at Richmond Main Colliery were considered…

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Coal Tribunal

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

Members of the special Coal Tribunal which sat in camera yesterday at the Newcastle Courthouse, to-day are visiting some of the collieries on…

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Maitland District. Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 8

There is a good deal of unrest among sections of the Colliery Mechanies' Association, and a tendency to force matters by calling for an aggregate meeting which,…

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Colliery Mechanics Waiting. Ministerial Delay

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 1

The Colliery Mechanics Association is still waiting to hear whether the Minister for Labour and industry will convene a compulsory conference…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Duncan MGeachle, superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries, and Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, conferred…

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Coal, Iron and Engineering Colliery First Aid, State Government's Shield. What United States Is Doing

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

The offer by the Now South Wales Government of a shield to be competed for by colliery ambulance classes gives poignant interest to what is…

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Colliery Ambulance Shield. Conditions of Competition

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

The Secretary for Mines having decided to offer a Challenge Shield or cup for competition between the various ambulance clauses in the…

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Coal and Coke Shipping Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. D. Maher, vice-president of the Carrington Coal and Coke Shipping Union, and the union's representative on the Newcastle Coal Trade Wages No. 12 Board,…

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Seize German Mines. Kaiser and His Clique. Interests in British Columbia

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

British Columbia coal mines, in which much of the private fortunes of Kaiser William of Germany, General von Buelow, General von Mackensen…

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Aberdare Collieries

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

In yesterday's issue there appeared a statement to the effect that Mr. D. M'Geachie, superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries, Limited, and Mr. J. M…

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Coal Trimming Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of Tuesday last there appears a letter over the initials "T.C." in which he, or she, complains of the way the Newcastle Coal Trimmers conduct…

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Barrier Miners' Hours. Daylight Saving Agreement

Northern Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4

The Amalgamated Minors Association, at Broken Hill, on a small attendance of members decided that the Daylight Saving Act was detrimental…

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Wallsend Model Band. Help From the Miners

Northern Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Wallsend miners, the officers were appointed as representatives to attend the annual meeting of the Wallsend Model Band…

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Wallsend Miners. Picnic to Be Revived. the Quarter's Finances

Northern Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the School of Arts last night. Mr. T. Richardson occupied the chair…

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Colliery Mechanics' Conference

Northern Times · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

The decision of the Minister for Labour (Mr. Beeby) to visit Newcastle to-morrow and preside over a compulsory conference regarding the colliery…

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