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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 65

Stanford-merthyr Colliery

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

Stanford-Merthyr Colliery was idle yesterday. Work it is expected, will be resumed to-day…

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Wallsend Miners

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

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was hold at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening, Mr. E. Parkes in the chair…

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Industrial Matters Baths for Miners. Discussion in Parliament. Sydney

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

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. William Davies moved "That, in the opinion of this House, all coal-mining employers should be compelled to…

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Late Sporting. Desert Gold in Sydney. Sydney

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

The following scratchings have been made for the A.J.C. meeting :—Derby : Marshlander, Aries, Good Looks, Fayal, Polar Star, Mervacre, Cooyeama gelding,…

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Coal Miners' Battalion Mr. Watt's Views

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 1

In connection with the suggestion made in the New South Wales Parliament that steps should be taken to form a coalminers' battalion for service in Great Britain, the…

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Coal Mining Partnership. Sydney

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

The application for the appointment of a receiver, pending the hearing of the suit of Oswald George Stoneham Lane against Harrie Maurice Moore and Norman Potter,…

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Industrial Matters. Baths for Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 6

Mr. J. Estell, ex-Minister for Mines, made a personal explanation in the Legislative Assembly to-night in regard to the statement made by Mr. Grahame,…

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Japan and China Control of Big Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 2

The "North China Daily News" learns that an agreement has been practically concluded with the Japanese Government under which the immensely valuable iron mine…

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Coal at Broken Hill Is It "Black"? Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 5

Half a dozen men at the Junction mine yesterday refused to handle coal brought from Port Pirie. They evidently considered it to be "black."…

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Minmi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 5

Over one hundred men are affected by the stoppage at Minmi Colliery. The cause of the trouble is given as defective measurements of the height of coal and for…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 5

Owing to a difference amongst the clippers at Pelaw-Main, the colliery was yesterday idle. The miners' executive intimated last night that there would be a…

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Visit to Wallarah Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 4

Sir Walter and Lady Davidson visited the Wallarah coal mine at Catherine Hill Bay in the afternoon. They were accompanied by a number of other visitors from…

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Industrial Matters Mining Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 5

The mining outlook on the northern coalfield is far from satisfactory. Directly due to matters in dispute there are at present idle six of the largest collieries in…

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Crisis Over Broken Hill Mines Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 7

The Broken Hill Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association decided to endorse the decision of the Trades and Labor Council that no action be taken in regard to the coal…

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Broken Hill Miners

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

The coal shortage is casing off some-what, and the Central and Junction North mines officially announce that they will resume work on Monday. Other…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the New Lambton, Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday night, at Everson's Hotel, Adamstown,. Mr. R. Hunter presiding,…

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New Zealand Miners

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

Mr. H. G. Blow, the Under-Secretary for Mines in New Zealand, gave evidence at the New South Wales Board of Trade inquiry, and was examined by Mr. A. C…

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Dust in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 8

At a recent meeting of the South African can Chemical, Metallurgical, and Mining Society, Mr. E. M. Weston road an interesting contribution on the estimation…

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Miners' Phthisis Inquiry. Sydney

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

The Board of Trade, under the presidency of the deputy chairman, Mr. J. B. Holme, continued its inquiry into the subject of miners' phthisis at the University…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, August 9. Coal Strikes

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

At the end of last week sectional strikes occurred in the coal mines on the West Coast. Four mines have been closed down, causing a reduction of a third in the output of coal…

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