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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 65

North Wallarah Colliery. No Trade or Strike?

Northern Times · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 5

So far as the executive of the C.E.F. was aware this morning, there was no trouble in existence on the northern coalfields that had brought…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 4

While it may be assumed that the miners of the Northern District do not desire to have recourse to a strike, the fact cannot he disguised that, on some…

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The Mining Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 7

Sir,—Reading the report of the conference between the Miners' Federation and the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, on the 26th ultimo, it strikes one very for[?]bly…

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District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg. Miners' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 4

A picnic promoted by the combined Wallsend Miners' Lodges took place at Toronto on Saturday, and was a pronounced success. The arrangements were in the…

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Advertising for Miners Pelaw Main Trouble Reply to Application

Northern Times · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 5

"Regarding the difficulty at Pelaw Main and Richmond Main, Mr. A. Lewis (treasurer of the C.E.F.) stated to-day that the methods…

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Workers Cannot Forget Mr. Fuller on Unity Miners' Treasurer in Reply

Northern Times · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 5

Referring this morning to a published statement by Mr. G. W. Fuller (Chief Secretary) concerning a desire for unity in this State, Mr. A…

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Miners' Federation. Amalgamation Opposed

Northern Times · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 3

Objection was taken before the High Court, in Melbourne, by Mr. Mitchell. K.C., on behalf of certain Broken Hill mining companies, to the registrar of…

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Coal Saving Plan New British Proposal

Northern Times · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

A sub committee of the British Committee on Coal Conservation has proposed a plan for substituting 16 large central power stations, to be operated…

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Shortland Colliery Complaint as to Ventilation Pit Idle To-day

Northern Times · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan (secretary of the C.E.F.) states that Shortland Colliery is idle to-day on account of the men being dissatisfied with the…

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Need for Unity. the Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

The hope expressed by Mr. Fuller, the Chief Secretary, that all the Industrial difficulties would be swept away, has the approval of the miners' executive. It is…

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Lodge Officers Trusted Pelaw and Richmond Main Control Over Miners

Northern Times · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 5

The attention of Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, was this morning directed to the reference in Parliament last…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Federation. an Injunction. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. Mitchell moved in the High Court to-day, on behalf of the Sulphide Corporation, Limited, and other corporations, for an order nisi to prohibit the…

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Colliery Mechanics

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

Mr. W. Wailer, the general secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Union, stated yesterday that he had learned with surprise that Mr. Beeby had refused the request for a…

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Labour Council. Colliery Mechanics' Trouble

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

The usual meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. J. R. Flanagan presided over only a small attendance…

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Australian Miners' Work

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

Mr. Philip Gibbs, describing the work of the Australian Tunnellers, says:—I went beneath No Man's Land recently, walking in the galleries for hours, guided…

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Short Coal Delivery. Melbourne

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

Huddart, Parker Company, Limited, appeared at defendants in the Melbourne Police Court to-day in the proceedings by William Eduard Foxall, all officer of…

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Mine Warfare Decline. Allied Counter-Checks

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The "Daily Mail" correspondent at the front states that the reduction in mine warfare is due to the…

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Miners' Conditions. Mr. Willis and the Government

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

Some remarks in reference to the question of "last to come, first to go." in relation to coal miners, which were made by the Minister for Agriculture…

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Scarcity of Coal. Trouble at Broken Hill

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

The Zinc Corporation at Broken Hill, owing to the shortage of coal, due to the wharf labourers' strike at Port Pirie, and, generally, to the shortage…

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Broxburn Dispute Referred to Justice Edmunds. Inspection of the Mine To-morrow

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

The matter of a dispute at Broxburn (or New Greta) Colliery was mentioned by Mr. A. Lewis (representing the Colliery Employees' Federation) to…

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