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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

1,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 65

The Naval Fight. the Interned Cruisers Attempted to Escape. Driven Into Mine Zones (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 5

The Admiralty reports:—The Goeben and Bresian emerged from the Dardanelles early on Sunday morning, and attacked our forces northward of Imbros,…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Lymington Colliery continues idle. A member of the miners' executive endeavoured yesterday to got into communication with the manager to discuss the situation,…

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Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Broxburn Colliery is still idle. Mr. Lewis was in touch with the manager yesterday, with the Idea of holding a conference with the parties, this being…

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Idle Collieries. Burwood and Broxburn

Northern Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Broxburn and Burwood collieries are Idle again to-day. Mr. Lewis (treasurer of the C.E.F.). states that he had said all he could say on the…

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Our Coal Wealth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 7

Sir,—I have read the article which appeared In the issue of your paper of the 16th instant, under the above heading, much interest, and am anticipating…

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Mine Found by Thieves

Northern Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 3

How a Brazilian physician owes a prospective fortune to the cupidity of negro thieves is revealed in a little story which comes from Rio Janeiro…

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Aerial Tramway for Mines

Northern Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 3

An ingenious aerial tramway has been perfected by Carl B. Herzinger, Everett, Wash., U.S.A. Herzinger's tram, as it is called, is formed by a…

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The Southern Miners. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

South Coast mines commenced the Now Year well, with a regular run oat work, but are now working Indifferently. Scarborough employees have been idle all…

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Circulars to Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Holme, the Under-secretary to the Labour and Industry Department, has issued about 9000 circulars to individual coalminers in an effort to convince…

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Chillagoe Mining Company

Northern Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 3

At the fifth annual general meeting of Chillagoe, Ltd., held in Melbourne last month, the chairman of directors (Mr. J. S. Reid) os reported, by…

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Coal Gas. Substitute for Gasoline

Northern Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 3

One of the interesting stories coming from England (says "Coal Age," New York), contains between the lines a suggestion of possibilities in the way…

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Gold Passes. Mr. O'malley's Generosity

Northern Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

An interesting light has been thrown upon the issue of gold passes to ex-Ministers and present Ministers of the Commonwealth, entitling them to…

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Colliery Working, The Lymington Trouble. Mr. Rodgers in Reply. Attack on Mr. Baddeley

Northern Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. Colin E. Rodgers, managing director of the Lymington Collieries, Ltd., writes in reply to the statements by Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of…

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Science and Engineering Spontaneous Firing of Coal. Ventilation Requirements

Northern Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 3

Dr. J. S. Haldane. Doncaster, England, writes in the "Coal Age": - The Doncaster (England) Coal Owners' Research Laboratory was…

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Our Coal Resources. the Value of Tar. Wasted in Coking. Iv. (Written for the "Newcastle Morning Herald.")

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

In the proceeding articles consideration has been given to the waste of gas and coal through the coking methods which are adopted in this State. It is now…

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Colliery Working. The Idle Mines. Cardiff Lodge Meets

Northern Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 5

Lymington colliery is still Idle. A meeting of the Cardiff lodge was to be held at three o'clock this afternoon, to consider the suggestions of Mr…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

An interview took place between Mr. Rodgers, and the officers of the lodge at the Great Northern Hotel, yesterday. During the course of the interview Mr…

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Broxburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the C.E.F., communicated with the manager of Broxburn colliery yesterdey, with regard to the terms for resumption of work. In…

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Miners and War

Northern Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 5

At the annual sitting of the council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, the following motion was carried:-…

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The Victorian Contract. Colliery Proprietor's Views

Northern Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 5

A colliery proprietor, speaking on the subject of the coal contract with the Victorian Government, said to-day:-"I cannot see what all this fuss…

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