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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 65

Elermore Vale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 5

A special meeting of the Elermore Vale miners was held in the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. H. Hughes in the chair. Mr. J. Baddeley, the district…

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Work at the Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 5

According to the information made available by the colliery agents, seven collieries worked full time (11 days), during the past fortnight. The following is a detailed list…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Contracts. Protests in Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 7

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Charlton, speaking on the motion for adjournment, said there was a quantity of coal on the surface, but the time would…

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Coal Loading Some Old Records Performance on the Period

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 5

The exact date of the discovery of coal is unknown. It is mentioned in the Bible in very early parts of the Old Testament, and in the oldest manuscripts in existence. Yet…

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Compensation Claim Mine Wheeler's Death Rhondda Colliery Case

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 6

The sitting of Newcastle District Court was resumed at noon to-day before Judge Fitzhardinge. The part-heard case standing over from last week was the Workmen's…

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Neath Colliery Extent of Undermining

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 6

The Undersecretary for Public Works, Sydney, in reply to the Water and Sewerage Board's inquiry as to the extent of the undermining operations in the vicinity of…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 4

In referring recently to existing conditions in the coal trade we expressed the opinion that the whole system of existing contracts, whether by…

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With Australian Miners. Underground Battles. How the Enemy Nearly Won. Part 2. (F. M. Cutlack, Assistant Official Correspondent with the A.I.F.) (Copyright Reserved by the Crown.) Headquarters, France, February 7th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 6

The Australian tunnellers at Hill 60 began working at first on an expansion of the scheme as left to them by the Canadians. For drainage purposes they dug a…

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Industrial Matters. Lymington Colliery. Statement by Miners' Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 4

The executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation replied yesterday to the statements of Mr. C. E. D. Rodgers, managing director of Lymington Collieries, published…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 6

Sir,—I think the time has arrived for a vigorous protest being forwarded to the Government against the unfair distribution of the coal trade. As you are aware,…

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Viceroy's Bomb Sensation in Ireland Combing Out the Plotters Evidence of German Gold Rebellion Nipped in the Bud London, Monday night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 1

Mr. Dillon's position, and the future policy of the Nationalists in relation to the Sinn Feiners, will be defined at a conference of Nationalists to be held at Dublin to-day…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 5

A conference in regard to the stoppage at Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, was held at the rooms of the Northern Colliery proprietors yesterday afternoon. The…

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Gold and Silver Alloy Four Men Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 5

On a charge of stealing, between March 1 and May 20. 518ozs. of gold and silver alloy, valued at £125, the property of the, Sulphide Corporation, Charles Alfred…

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Southern Colliery Employees. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

The Southern Colliery Employees' Association has been registered under the Trades Unions and Friendly Societies Acts as a trade-union. It is intended…

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Bulk Storage of Coal. Precautions Against Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

Large quantities of coal are being stored in the Newcastle district, and at various points of the southern coalfield, on behalf of the New South Wales Railway…

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Insufficient Skips Bellbird Mine Idle Darg or New Rule?

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

Bellbird colliery, on the Maitland field, has been rendered Idle to-day, and the direct cause of the trouble is admitted to be that the minors have during the past…

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Entirely Erroneous Judge Heydon and Miners Executive in Reply

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 5

Members of the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation referred in an interview this morning to the statement by Mr. Justice Heydon, in the course, of his…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 5

Bellbird Colliery was idle yesterday, and will continue idle to-day. The trouble arose over the posting of a notice at the tunnel mouth by the manager directing…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. E. Parkes in the chair…

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Miners and Judge Heydon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 5

In the course of Mr. Justice Heydon's judgment on the proposed reregistering of the unions involved in the strike last year, reference was made to the conduct of the…

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