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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 65

Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

A conference took place at the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery office in connection with the abolition of the afternoon shift at that mine next month. The company…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

The executive of the Colliery Employees Federation held a meeting yesterday. When seen last night, Mr. Baddeley said that some very important matters had…

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Coal Loading Trouble

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

New South Wales has had an unenviable record in respect to industrial stoppages brought about by grievances on the part of workmen against…

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Colliery Mechanics Trouble in the West

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Trades and Labour Council last night, Mr. Waller (Mining Mechanics), brought under notice the delay on the…

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German Mine Fields. Remarkable Adventures

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Official Press Bureau narrates remarkable war adventures in the Arctic Seas in connection with German mines. When…

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Coal Contracts. the Old-time Monopoly

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

Mr. J. A. Hogue, who was a resident of Newcastle over 50 years ago, and who subsequently was a member of the New South Wales Parliament,…

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Industrial Matters. Conciliation Scheme. Reply to Miners' Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

The statements of the miners executive, appearing in yesterday's issue, were the subject of comment by Mr. Bowling who said:—…

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Coal Contract. Questions in the Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, questions were asked regarding the coal contract. Mr. Gardiner asked the Premier if his…

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Coal Loading Ceases Who Pays Pin Bosses? Employers in Dispute

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

The withdrawal of the "pin bosses" at the Dyke and Basin cranes is a serious blow to Newcastle. Not only does it hold up all shipping, save…

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Coal Shipping Stopped. Pin-boss Difficulty. Who Is to Pay?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

After ten o'clock last night all coal-loading at the Basin and Dyke cranes was stopped, except at a transport and the "60-milers."…

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Interim Settlement Coal Loading to Resume Pending Conference with Commissioners

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

It was announced at three o'clock this afternoon that an interim settlement of the trouble has been reached, and that the loading of the vessels already under the cranes would probably be resumed by four…

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Bolo Pasha's Career Tracing Hun Gold No Books Kept to Show Japan and Europe Troop-sending Outlook Western Front. Allied Generalissimo French People's Desire

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

PARIS, Tuesday.—Newspapers report that General Foch impressed the Versailles Council tremendously. The nature of the enlargement of the…

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Rates From Collieries

Northern Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 1

At Cessnock Shire Council meeting yesterday the clerk (Mr. A. Skelton), at the request of Cr. Scott, tabled a list showing the total amount…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

There is a good deal of unrest among the members of the Colliery Mechanics in the western district. The cause of this is the fact that the employees are not…

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The Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

Sir,—I notice in your issue of the 5th instant a letter from Mr. F. M'Cormack, in reply to "Loyalist." He says he has yet to learn that there are any loyalists…

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Deterioration in Coal

Northern Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

An interesting bulletin, No. 136, has been issued by the San Francisco Bureau of Mines, on "The Deterioration of the Heating value of Coal During…

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Colliery Working Industrial Court Summonses Request for Withdrawal

Northern Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley (president of the C.E.F.) said to-day that, under the State Industrial Arbitration Act, six wheelers at Cardiff had been…

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Victorian Coal Supply. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Wynne, the Minister for Railways, replying to a question, said the Railway Department offered on April 5, 1917, to…

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Coal Saving. What America is Doing

Northern Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

In one year of electric operation on the Rocky Mountain division alone of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway enough coal has been…

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Interstate Coal Conference in Melbourne Control of Shipping

Northern Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

In Melbourne yesterday afternoon representatives of the State Governments met Admiral Clarkson (chief executive officer of the Shipping…

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