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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 65

Brown Coal Victorian Ministry's Intentions

Northern Times · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 2

At the meeting of the Institute of Industries, in Melbourne, Mr. F. H. Bathurst stated that since the Ministry had been urged to declare its…

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Industrial Matters. the Mining Situation. Aggregate Meeting Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 7

The miners' Delegate Board met at the Newcastle Trades Hall, yesterday. Mr. J. M. Baddeley, tine president, occupied the chair. Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer,…

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Gardiner's Plant ef Gold The Roaring Sixties. An Extraordinary Story

Northern Times · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

A few weeks ago an extraordinary story was published by the "Grenfell Record," to the effect that three men (supposed to have come from…

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Northern Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the Northern Extended minors wan hold in the school of arts, Toralba, on Friday night. Mr. Heydon in the chair…

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Enlistment of Miners

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

The Press Bureau states that the Government had decided to recruit 50,000 fit unmarried coal miners under 25 years of age…

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Tin Mining

Northern Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 1

As the result of the instructions issued to the Warden for Now England (Mr. W. Perry, P.M.), for men to enter and mine on private property, a…

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South Maitland Mines Compulsory Conference To-morrow

Northern Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 5

The compulsory conference which has been convened by the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr Beeby in connection with Pelaw Main and…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 6

A number of men came out of the Shortland Colliery one day last week, and claimed as a reason for doing so that the ventilation was in an unsatisfactory…

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Miners and Loyalists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to a letter signed "One of the Public," I would like to state that the miners of certain districts, namely, Kurri Kurri and Richmond-Main…

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Colliery Employees' Homes a Picture of Contentment

Northern Times · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

The anthracite mining village of Underwood, planned by the Pennsylvania Coal Company as a desirable place in which its employees at the…

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Broken Hill Miners Settlement of Trouble

Northern Times · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

The Central miners night shift trouble at Broken Hill has ended, and work was resumed last night. Deputations interviewed Mr. J. He[?]ard,…

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Industrial Matters. the Arbitration Bill. the Miners' View

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

There is still much union comment on the new amending Arbitration Bill. Referring to the new legislation, as reviewed by Mr. Beeby, the Minister for Labour…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

Mr. J. Barnett, district check-inspector, reports in regard to his inspection of the Lambton Colliery, made on March 8:—Far flat section: Intake, 4320 cubic feet per…

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Miners' Officials

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 5

Messrs. J. M. Baddeley and A. Lewis, president and treasurer respectively of the Colliery Employees' Federation, are still in Sydney in…

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Shown in Coal

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

The tremendous efforts being made by the United States are sometimes revealed in little things in relation; or perhaps we should say, asides. Thus the United…

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Maitland Mines the Compulsory Conference

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

A compulsory conference, which was convened by the Industrial Commissioner (Mr. Holme). between Mr. John Brown, representing the Pelaw…

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Victorian Coal Contract. Melbourne

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

Mr. Livingston, the State Minister for Mines, in reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly, said the contract between the Victorian and New South…

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State Coal Board. Result of Operations. Loss of About £15,000. SYDNEY

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

Mr. Ball, the State Minister for Works, laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly to-night reports dealing with the operations of the Coal, Board on behalf of…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

The arbitration proceedings in connection with the Burwood Extended Colliery dispute wore not resumed at Newcastle yesterday, as arranged when the inquiry…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

His Honor Judge Curlewis will sit in Newcastle next week to hear an application by the Newcastle Federal Coal Trimmers for a variation of the working…

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