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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 65

Newcastle's Destiny Mining Engineers' Views

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 3

"All roads must in future lead to Newcastle. . . Bee that Newcastle as the centre of the industrial life of Australia, fulfils its destiny."…

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Desert Gold's Companions Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 5

Desert Gold will be accompanied to Australia not only by four others of Mr. T. H. Lowry a horses, Finmark, Estland, Killowen and Kilhope, but by Mr. Stead's…

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Cardiff Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

It is the intention of the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation to make an inspection of the weighbridge and appliances installed at the Cardiff…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Dudley Miners' Lodge was held at Charlestown yesterday to consider the question of employment of a member at the colliery who…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

A matter affecting the pay of wheelers at Wallarah Colliery was considered at a conference between Mr. H. Marks, manager of the Wallarah Coal Company, and…

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Miners' Demands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

The Monmouthshire miners threaten to strike unless a larger allowance of cheese, butter, and jam is forthcoming. Mr. Winstone, the Welsh miners'…

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Industrial Matters. Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

A meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr Lodge was held on Wednesday night, and was attended by Mr. Baddeley, district president, and Mr. Brennan, the general…

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Miners' Accident Fund. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Davies gave notice of his intention to ask Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Mines, if it was a fact that widows in…

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Summons Division. Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 3

John Thompson, aged 16 years, on remand from the previous day, pleaded guilty to stealing 30lb of coal, at Carrington on August 5. Evidence was given by…

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Coal Purchase Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 7

Greater shipping activity, with the consequent brisk demand for bunker supplies, has lessened the operations under the coal purchase scheme this week…

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Miners' Conference Wellington

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 1

In the dispute with coal miners, the owners have, on condition that work is at once resumed, agreed to a conference. The only mine now idle is the Millerton…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Labourers' Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 7

A difficulty has arisen between the contractor and a number of men engaged to load coal into waggons at Cockle Crock. The coal is lying at grass. Mr. J…

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New Zealand Coal Strike. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 7

The coalowners have agreed to a conference with the miners on the condition that the latter resume work immediately. Millerton is the only mine idle now…

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Floating Mines Greats Care Necessary MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 6

Mr. Poynton, Acting Minister for the Navy commenting to-day upon the finding of a floating mine and the report in the press that the chief officer of a ship had fired at…

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Mining Engineers Educating The Students

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 5

That the mining engineers and the students in particular, had benefitted by their visit to the Newcastle district, was acknowledged this morning, by Mr. H. Herman who…

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Wastage of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

The war is proving every day that there is no limit to the need for efficiency for the purpose of winning the struggle. Take for instance the…

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Coal and Coke Shipping. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

The application by the Newcastle Coal and Coke Shipping Union for the appointment of assessors in connection with the Government Railways Group No. 12…

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Spring Racing Desert Gold Arrives Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 5

A valuable consignment of thoroughbreds arrived by the steamer Mooraki this morning, from New Zealand. It included Desert Gold…

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Coal Miners' Battalion for Great Britain

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 2

The Premier informed Dr. Arthur, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, that he would forward to the Federal authorities a suggestion that in view of the critical…

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Minmi Colliery

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

There was a stoppage of work at Minmi Colliery yesterday. The matter in dispute is having the attention of the executive of the Miners' Federation…

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