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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 82 of 88

In the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 6

From 160,000 to 170,000 persons have entered the mines during the last three years to fill the places of men who have gone on active service…

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Coal Manager Honoured

Northern Times · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 5

The directors of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Limited at their board meeting on Wednesday. presented Mr. George H. Alserton,…

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Coal Trimmers' Case. Counsels' Addresses

Northern Times · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 5

Judge Curlewis continued the hearing of the Coal Trimmers' arbitration case at the Newcastle Court House this morning Mr. Braye resumed his…

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Loyalist Miners Fined. Breaches of Regulations

Northern Times · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 5

Messrs. J. Forster and J. Dill occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday. Chris. Laragy, a loyalist miner, engaged as…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 2

"That's one for you," said Perritt, as the two colliers went into the cottage, and he and Stott walked on. "She's no respector of persons, Dinah Lamb,…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

Burwood Colliery was again idle yesterday, owing to the difficulty with a loyalist, who has been engaged there. The men assembled yesterday morning to enter the mine, but…

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Miners' Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, the general secretary to the Colliery Employees' Federation, who has been in indifferent health for some weeks, in at present in Sydney, and will not return…

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Work at Collieries. Returns for Fortnight

Northern Times · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 5

The maximum number of days worked at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight ended to-day was 11. Many of the pits lost…

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Unemployment of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, made reference yesterday to the unemployment and victimisation in the…

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Monthly Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 6

The quantity of coal shipped, at Newcastle during the month of November for interstate ports was 179,779 tons, as compared with 9700 tons for the corresponding…

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Lambton B Mine Idle

Northern Times · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the C.E.F., stated to-day that the executive had it on good authority that Lambton B Pit was to be closed down,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 11

And then with an adroitness that made Perritt sick with envy, Revis abruptly turned to the advantages, the comforts, the opportunities which the…

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The Coal Federation. Cancellation Application. Judgment of the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 8

The High Court delivered its reserved judgment to-day in the special case stated by Mr. Justice Higgins, the President of the Commonwealth Arbitration…

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Industrial Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 4

Considering the restricted number of vessels available, work at the collieries of the South Maitland and Newcastle fields for the fortnight ended on Saturday…

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Colliery Mechanics. No Confidence in Officers

Northern Times · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the colliery mechanics of the Newcastle district, held at West Wallsend, was presided over by Mr. George Gray. Dissatisfaction was…

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Colliery Official Leaves. Presentation at Kurri

Northern Times · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 5

A large number of friends assembled in the Empire Hall at Kurri Kurri for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr. H. Channon. who has been…

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Lymington Colliery. Idle on Account of Rain

Northern Times · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 5

Lymington Colliery was idle to-day, not through any industrial dispute, but owing to the heavy rain which prevented the men reaching the mine…

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Coal Shortage. Melbourne's Plight

Northern Times · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 4

Referring to a published telegram from Melbourne that the local coal scarcity still continued, because shipping was being used for the carriage…

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South Coast Miners. Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 4

The coal trade on the South Coast has practically reached normal, and wages are being paid for work from eight to elevtn shifts. In the coke industry close…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 2

The audience broke into murmurs, every man exchanging excited words with his neighbours. Suddenly one jumped up in the middle of the room…

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