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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 65

Industrial Matters. Miners and Arbitration. Mr. Beeby's View Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1918 · page 4

The following is the result of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation ballot on the question of acceptance or otherwise of the Conciliation and…

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Captain Harris's Tour in a Mining Camp All Good Americans (Part Ii.) Tuesday, June 18

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 October 1918 · page 5

The train let me down at the little wayside station of Jean, 165 miles from Caliente. Notwithstanding the early hour, half-past for, a member…

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A Coal-mining Battalion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 4

Reference was made yesterday by Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the president of the Australian Coal and Shale Federation, to the statements contained in the article by Dr…

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Cardiff Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 4

The Cardiff Colliery, situated at Belment is still idle, Mr. A. Lewis, the district treasurer, stated yesterday that the cause of the stoppage was the…

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Glamorgan Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 4

The Glamorgan Colliery, situated on the road to Minmi, resumed work yesterday morning, having been idle since October 11. A number of conferences were…

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Scottish-australian Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 4

The application of the Scottish-Australian Mining Company, for the suspension of the labour conditions on its amalgamated mineral lease in the parish of…

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Unemployed Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 5

"There are still several men on the South Coast unemployed," stated Mr. Willis secretary of the Coal and Shale Federation, yesterday, "although some of the…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Ballot. Executive Reply to Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 5

A meeting of the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. J. M. Baddeley (president), Mr. A. Lewis…

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Post-war Problems Increasing Gold Reserves LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 5

The report of the committee of [?] experts, including representatives of the Dominions, appointed by the Trea[?] to consider post-war…

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Newcastle Boy Sights a Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 5

Norman Stanley Dart, the son of Mr. James Dart, of Newcastle, solicitor, writes from the Mediterranean Sea to his father as follows:—…

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Miners' Health

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 7

The publication of a statement that members of the Amalgamated Miners' Association at Broken Hill had resolved to demand "a periodical medical…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 2

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for interstate ports was 47,477 tons as compared with 44,584 tons for the corresponding period last year…

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Japanese Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 8

With ample supplies of coal, from ore, copper and tin, an advantageous geographical situation, magnificent harbours, a favourable climate, an energetic and…

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Desert Gold's Rider Melbourne, Saturday. "Iroquois" telegraphs

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 4

It has been freely rumored in Melbourne that Desert Gold is to have, a new pilot in her races at Flemington, and W. Foulsham was mentioned as…

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Industrial Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 6

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields was slightly improved for the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Full time of 11 days was put…

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Abermain Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 5

The executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation will present a report on the position at Abermain Colliery to the delegate board on…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 4

Shortland Colliery was Idle yesterday owing to the refusal of the manager to pay a yardage rate demanded by the miners. He will pay 8s 6d per yard…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 4

Pelaw-Main Colliery was idle yesterday. This was due to a difflculty in connection with the working of th Pillars. The machinemen claimed that in one section…

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Coal for France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 5

It is not entirely a home question. We have to supply our Allies as well as ourselves with black diamonds, and Captain Pilliard, the Chief of the French Coal…

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Powdered Coal for Ships. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 5

Interesting experiments with powdered coal are being carried out by the Naval Board in Sydney, and on an old gunboat in the harbour…

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