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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 65

Coal Trimming Industry "Alfred Royal" writes:—

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 5

Concerning the letter under the heading of "Coal Trimming Industry," by "Wide-awake," and the reply by Mr. M'Cormack, I would esteem it a favor, being personally…

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Industrial Matters. Arbitration Question. Referred to Coal Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 7

The delegate board of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation resumed its sitting at the Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president, was in the…

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Anzac Prospector Finds Gold in Wales London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 6

James Wilde, a discharged Australian soldier has discovered a deposit of payable gold in a Welsh mountain near Barmouth…

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Coal Trade Probable Federal Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 4

On the question of the equal distribution of trade among the coal miners, Mr. Baddeloy, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, stated this morning that the…

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Water Works Coal Tender For Supply

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 5

The secretary of the Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board reported to-day, that, in responses to advertisement, two tenders had been received for the supply and…

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State Coal Board Employees' Council to Meet

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 4

It is probable that a meeting of the council of the Australasian Shale and Coal Employees' Federation will be held in Sydney next week, when one of the principal…

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Lymington Dirt Mine Still Idle New Causes of Trouble

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 4

Mr. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, stated this morning that he and Mr. Lewis had attended a meeting of the Cardiff Miners' Lodge on Sunday,…

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The Lymington Colliery

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

Lymington Colliery has been idle for five weeks, and the prospects of a settlement of the points at issue between the management and the men are not…

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Coal Trade Distribution

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

Speaking upon the endeavours which are being made for an equal distribution of the coal trade, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the Miners 'Federation president, said…

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Equal Coal Trade Shipping Manager's Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 5

A city business man is not inclined to accept the view that the cessation of work at Pelaw Main and Stanford-Merthyr colliers yesterday, was dictated by the…

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Scholars Take Holiday Desert Gold-Biplane Race

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 2

A number of school children in Palmerston, (New Zealand) were attracted to the recent race meeting at Awapuni in the hope of seeing Desert Gold run, and at a sitting…

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B.H. Junction Mining Company. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Broken Hill Junction Lead Mining Company was held at the company's offices in Sydney to-day. The report showed that for…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Federation. Registrar's Authority Upheld. Melbourne

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

The Judges of the High Court gave their reason to-day for refusing to prohibit the Industrial Registrar from registering the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees'…

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New Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis visited the Cardiff Colliery, which is situated near Belmont, on Monday, with the object of forming a lodge at the colliery. At the invitation of…

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Price of Coal Decrease in Secondary

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 6

When the price of coal was fixed after the strike at 15s a ton, certain colleries were permitted to sell at a shilling a ton less on account of their coal being…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Federation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 4

Mr. A. C. Willis, the general secretary to the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation, stated this afternoon that the executive would meet in Sydney at 2 p.m…

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March to Freedom Mining Places Enthusiastic After-results Being Reaped Priest's War Speech

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 4

I received word last night that since the column has passed from the northern districts 170 men have enlisted in the various recruiting centres. That is to say, for every man who joined up with the column, another man, probably a pal of his, joined up after we left"…

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Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

A conference of the Miners' Federation yesterday unanimously decided to demand a substantial increase in wages to meet the increased cost of living…

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Teralba. Northern Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 6

A meeting of the Northern Extended Colliery Miners' Lodge was held in the school of arts, Teralba. Mr. Heydon in the chair. The election of officers…

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Power Plant at Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

For years engineers with large vision have dreamed about the electrical transmission of power from cheap coal burned at the very mine itself; but with no practical…

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