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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 65

Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

In accordance with the arrangement made by the parties last week, work was resumed at Lymington colliery yesterday. With regard to the summonses that have…

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Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

Broxburn colliery is still idle Mr. Lewis yesterday communicated with the manager, requesting that a conference should be held as soon as possible, with the…

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Shipping Affects Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

The South Const Collieries, for the last, fortnightly pay, worked as follows:—Metropolitan, Coal Cliff, South Bulli, Excelsior, and Corrimal, full time;…

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Coal Trimming Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. F. M'Cormack, secretary to the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Federal Union states:—"The report set out in Saturday in regard to the trimming industry…

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Mr. Brown Resigns Colliery Employers' Chairman

Northern Times · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

At the meeting of the colliery Employers' Association held in Sydney yesterday, Mr. John Brown, who has been chairman for any years past…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 7

Sir,—Seeing that the coal-mining industry of Newcastle and Maitland district always remains so unsettled in normal and abnormal periods, When disputes…

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Newcastle Mining Coy. Half-Yearly Meeting

Northern Times · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 1

The 82nd half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Coal Mining Company was held at the company's office at Watt Street to-day, when Mr. F. R. Croft…

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Our Coal Resources. Source of Oil Supplies. V. (Written for the "Newcastle Morning Herald.")

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

The erection of the Semet-Solvay coke ovens at the Broken Hill Proprietary Company's steel works at Newcastle opened a completely new field in the…

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Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

The Broxburn Colliery continued idle yesterday. A district officer will visit the mine to-day for the purpose of seeing what can be done to bring about a…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. J. Williams, treasurer of the Colliery Mechanics, visited Catherine Hill Bay yesterday. Victimised pay was distributed to the members of the union who…

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North Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. A. Lowis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, visited North Wallarah yesterday, and conferred with the lodge officers in regard to the…

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Company Meetings. Newcastle Coal-mining Co. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

It was stated by Mr. F. R. Croft, who presided over the half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company, Limited, hold in Sydney to-day, that the…

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South Maitland Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. Bnddeley, the president of the federation, visited Pelaw-Main and Richmond-Main on Monday. He met the lodge representatives, and discussed a number of…

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Colliery Proprietors. Mr. John Brown Resigns. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. John Brown, who has been chairman of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, has resigned that position, but it is understood be remains a…

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Bolshevik Thieves. Rumanian Gold Seized

Northern Times · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Bolsbeviks have seized the Rumanian gold reserve at Moscow, and have expelled . M. Dinmandl (Rumanian Minister)…

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New Greta and Burwood. Mines Still Idle

Northern Times · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

Broxburn (New Greta) and Burwood collieries continued idle to-day Mr. J. M. Baddeley. president of the C.E.F., visited Broxburn to-day with a view to seeing if matters cannot be…

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New Industrial Bill Mr. Bowling in Newcastle Addressing Miners' lodges

Northern Times · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. Peter Bowling was in Newcastle to-day, in pursuance of his mission to address various miners' lodges in this district as to the provisions of…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

Interviewed last night in regard to the stoppage at Burwood Colliery, Mr. Badderley stated that the position was unchanged, and so far as the executive could…

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Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

The difficulty at the Broxburn Colliery, New Greta, has now been adjusted. The president of the federation visited the district yesterday for the purpose of…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

Lymington Colliery is again working, and trade prospects are considered good. Mr. E. Hanson, secretary to the Cardiff Miners' Lodge, writes: "I notice in the…

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