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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 65

Interstate Coal. Federal Cabinet Approves

Northern Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

The recommendations of the Coal Conference, concerning the formation of a coal pool and the adjustment of freights for interstate trade, with…

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Cheap Electricity. Power From Brown Coal

Northern Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

Representatives of the Institute of Victorian Industries waited on the Premier (Mr. Bowser) and the Minister for Mines (Mr. Downward) with…

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Premier Goldfield. Difficulty in Working

Northern Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

The premier goldfield of the world, the Witwatersrand, is feeling the pinch just like any small mining district anywhere else. We ("Coal…

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Produce the Coal

Northern Times · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

Early in the present world conflict the statement was made that coal would decide the struggle. The force of this statement may at first be…

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Rich Find of Gold

Northern Times · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. Fred Anlezark, who has done a good deal of mining in the Orange district, has reaped the reward of his perseverance by discovering, at…

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The Coal Pool. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. Grahame, the Minister for Agriculture, who attended the Interstate Coal Conference in Melbourne, stated that a resolution was carried asking Admiral…

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Islington Park Meeting. Victimisation Question. Unemployed Miners

Northern Times · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 3

The question of victimisation occupied the attention of a public meeting held yesterday afternoon in Islington Park. The meeting was called by the…

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Vanished Austrian Gold. Point of Extinction

Northern Times · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

ZURICH, Sunday.—The Austro-Hungarian bank return, published for the first time for 3½ years, shown that, while the note circulation had…

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Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 4

The fourteen men who had been idle at Broxburn colliery resumed work yesterday, on the advice of the district officers. The chief inspector will, with the…

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Colliery Working Broxburn and North Wallarah

Northern Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 5

Broxburn mine, where there were 11 men out, resumed work yesterday. The cause of the dispute was the alleged inadequate ventilation. The…

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The Coal Trimming Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 3

Sir,—I notice a correspondent signing himself "One of Them," states that the men that carried on the industry for the past three months are all loyalists. In…

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Industrial Bill. the Miners' Position

Northern Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 5

When asked to-day if he had anything to say with regard to the provisions of the new Industrial Bill. Mr. Baddeley (president of the C.E.F)…

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Railway Statistics. Increased Coal Haulage

Northern Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 5

During January the railways hauled into Newcastle 473,625 tons of coal representing an increase of 50,000 tons as compared with the corresponding…

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North Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 6

Owing to some little friction at the North Wallarah Colliery, Mr. A. Lewis, the treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, proceeded to the district…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the Lambton Miners' Lodge, presided over by Mr. James Morgan, was held in Malbon's Hall on Friday evening. The secretary, Mr. E…

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Master Coal Carters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 5

The meeting of master coal carters convened for the Trades Hall last night, was well attended, and it was decided to form an association of those following the…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Federation. Visit of Victorian Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. J. M'Vicars, Victorian district secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation, arrived in Newcastle yesterday. Ha had a long conference with the…

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Colliery Working Pelaw and Richmond Main Answer to C.E.F. on February 18

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley (president of the Colliery Employees' Federation) stated to-day that a reply had been received by the Federation from Mr…

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Colliery Working Federal Arbitration Minimum Wage Claim

Northern Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary to the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, states that the Federation has decided to approach the…

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Western Mine Mechanics. Mr. Beeby Refuses Conference

Northern Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. Walter Waller (secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association) has received a letter from Mr. Beeby (Minister for Labour and Industry)…

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