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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 87 of 88

Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

A meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge will be held to-day to give consideration to a letter from the manager of the colliery, with regard to an alteration…

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Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

Mr. F. M'Cormack, secretary of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Federal Union, was informed yesterday that the application of his union fox preference…

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Aberdare Central Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

Mr. Baddeley, the president of the C.E.F., will attend a meeting of the Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge, to be held to-day…

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Accidents at Mines

Northern Times · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 5

A young man, Roy Wolfgang, aged 49. was crushed between two skip while working at Branxton yesterday. He was treated at the maitland…

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The Cabinet and the Miners, Statement by the President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

Speaking yesterday in reference to the conference with Mr. Holman, the Premier, Mr. Beeby, the Minister for Labour, and the Coal and Shale Federation, Mr…

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Coal Trimmers' Award. Application for Preference. Hearing This Afternoon

Northern Times · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY. Thursday.—In the Industrial court this morning, before judge, application was made on behalf of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers'…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Christmas Mark.—looking Backward.—new Soldiers and Old.—hoarded Gold.—the Day of "Cautions."—dr. Morrison and China.—the Teachers' Christmas Box.—a Tram for the Crippled Heroes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

Christmas is at hand—Christmas 1917, a new Christmas, and a different one. Let the observer take his note-book, go round, an ask for views. Everything…

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Work at the Mines. Deputation About Hebbum. Conference on

Northern Times · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 5

Mr. A. Lewis (treasurer of the C.E.F.) stated to-day that there was a largely-attended meeting of the Hebburn lodge yesterday. when the…

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Industrial Matters. Newcastle Coal Trimmers. Application for Preference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 4

An application was made to Judge Curlewis in No. 3 Industrial Arbitration Court to-day, on behalf of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Federal Union, for a…

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Coal Mines. Holiday Working

Northern Times · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 1

Mr. A. Lewis (treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation), stated to-day that in so far as he knew no agreement had been arrived at as…

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Colliery Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 7

Mr. J. A. Buckley, who, for the past five years, has occupied the post of secretary to the Colliery Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association, of New South…

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Colliery Federation. Registration Preserved

Northern Times · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 4

Mr. Justice Higgins, in the Arbitration Court in Melbourne yesterday. refused an application for the cancellation of the registration of the…

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Victorian Worked Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 6

Mr. Downward, the Minister for Mines in the Victorian Government, is coming to this district early in the new year to personally inquire into…

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Victorian Miners and the Referendum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 7

The Victorian miners, who are at present engaged in the Richmond Main Colliery, were enabled to vote on the referendum, a booth being provided at Kurri…

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Shipping Summary. Interstate Coal Increase

Northern Times · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 5

The past week has been a busy one for the Newcastle port, as nearly all the State colliers rushed here to get away with coal cargoes before the…

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Shortage of Coal. Gas Manufacturing Difficulties

Northern Times · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 2

"Engineering" has some interesting information on the subject of gas manufacturing difficulties in European countries due to the shortage of coal…

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Newcastle Coal-trimmers. Preference Refused. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 7

Judge Curlewis to-day continued the bearing of the application made on behalf of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Federal Union, for a variation of their award,…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Federation. De-registration Refused. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 7

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day Mr. Justice Higgins refused the application of the Metropolitan Coal Company of Sydney, and others, for the…

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Coal Shipment. Increase for Week

Northern Times · Monday 24 December 1917 · page 5

The total amount of coal hauled in to Newcastle by the railways for the week ended Saturday last was 102,047 tons. The tonnage shipped was 83,718…

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Application for Coal Land. Area in Parish Kahibah

Northern Times · Monday 24 December 1917 · page 3

An application has been lodged at the warden's office, Newcastle, by W. D. Merewether, on behalf of himself and A. M. Merewether and E. A. M…

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