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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 82

Gold Refining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 3

Since the outbreak of the war quantities of wild coin and gold bullion, to the value of £260,000,000, have been received at Ottawa by the Department of Finance…

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French Industries. Mining and Metal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 7

One of the most important questions which at the outset of the war engaged the attention of those who were entrusted with the Safety and welfare of France,…

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Industrial Matters. the Mining Outlook. Views of the Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 5

The membership of the northern district branch of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation has almost reached that at which it stood in 1914. In that…

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Conciliation in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 4

The views expressed by Mr. A. Lewis, the treasurer of the northern district branch of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation, on the…

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Jack's Day Raffles To-day's Careful Drawing Taking Coal to Coal-st

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

The drawing of the articles of comparatively high value raffled for Jack's Day—as distinct from those of comparatively small value, such as cakes,…

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Ships Want Coal 60,000 TONS Could be shipped to-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 4

It was pointed out in "The Newcastle Sun" on Tuesday that a number of Teasels had been delayed in the absence of coal, this…

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Industrial Matters. Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Reports reached the offices of the miners' executive yesterday that there had been a stoppage, at the Pelaw-Main Colliery. It is alleged that one of the…

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Coal and Shipping

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

It it not various that operations at the various collieries will return to normal before Tuesday next. In that event it is hoped that the present…

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Work at the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Although there will not be a complete resumption at the mines in the Newcastle and Maitland fields until Monday, some of the collieries were at work…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 7

A meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge has been convened for nine o'clock this morning, to deal with the position that has arisen at the…

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Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 7

A meeting of the Richmond-Main Miners' Lodge will be held at Garrett's Hall, Kurri Kurri, at 10.30 this morning. Its purpose is to receive the report of the…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 7

A position has arisen at Pelaw-Main Colliery in respect to the machinemen. The matter has been, in the hands of the executive of the federation for some time,…

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Colliery Explosion. Two Men Killed. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 7

A disastrous explosion occurred this morning at Redbank Colliery, near Ipswich, W. Hawkins and W. Evans, both married, were killed, and two others…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 6

Burwood Extended Colliery was idle on Thursday and Friday. The train conveying the men to Redhead stopped as usual at the signal-box, a quarter of a mile…

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The Gold Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

A representative of the Australian Press Association has interviewed Sir Newton Moore, M.P., who said he personally considered that he was voicing the general…

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Miners Resume Two Conferences Richmond Main

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

The Colliery Employees' Federation executive officers report that the majority of the miners in the Newcastle and Maitland districts resumed work…

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Coal for the Navy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 6

A significant commentary on the latest Hun "peace" offensive is that coal trains are hustling as much coal as ever to the bases of our Grand…

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Coal and Potash. Displacing the German

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 6

M. Paul Kestner, President of the Societe de Chimie Industrielle, which was formed about 18 months ago, was the guest at luncheon at the…

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Gold Output Producers' Demands London, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

The Gold Producers' Committee, which is composed of men with gold-mining interests. In the course of statements, challenges the soundness…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 5

A conference has been arranged to take place on Tuesday, between representatives of J. and A. Brown, and members of the northern branch of the Australasian Coal…

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