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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 82

Back to the Fold South Coast "Pink Eyes" Miners Again Solid Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, general speretary of the Coal and Shate Empleyees' Federation returred to-day to the formation of a rival unton of miners on…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 6

Work generally at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields was good during the past fortnight, and though only seven mines put in the full…

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Lightering Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 5

Under the agency of Mr. R. J. Ralston, the B.I.S.N. Company's steamer Takada, under charter to the P. and O. Company, arrived at Newcastle…

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Transvaal Mining'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 5

A Johannesburg message states that at a meeting of mine managers, Mr. Wallers, the president of the Chamber of Mines, referring to the industrial…

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Turned Down "One-eyed" Miners Government Promise

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 5

That miners who have spent their lives in the mining industry are experiencing difficulty in securing employment owing to their having lost…

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Labor Turmoil Miners Out on Strike Bolsheviks Active in London Grave Warnings in House of Lords Vancouver, Sunday. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 1

The British miners have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike. The conference between the London Transport Workers' Federation and the employers has been adjourned for a fortnight…

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Coal Miners Mr. Watt Replying MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet on Monday had before it a request from the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation for the reconstitution of the Coal Court…

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Coal Controller London, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 1

The death has occurred of Sir Guy [?]thorpe, the coal controller…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation. Important Increases Conceded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated last night that the Seaham and Abermain companies had…

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Miners' Tools Compensation Claim After the Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

The loyalist labor introduced by the Government into certain collieries, during the industrial upheaval of 1917 used the tools of the minor, who had…

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Miners' Grievances Inquiry on Foot London, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George has announced that Mr. Justice Sankey will be chairman of the commission to investigate miners' wages and hours, the costs of…

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The Miners' Claims Government Warned Cut Out the Middleman LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 1

Mr. Dodges, secretary of the Miners' Federation, stated at Mansfield that in order to avert a national disaster the Government must secure the…

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Labour Troubles. Lloyd George's Offer. Miners to Consider. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

All the colliery districts' returns hitherto available show an overwhelmingly majority in, favour of a strike, but reports from various coalfields indicate that only…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 4

Mr. Baddeley, president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated last night that no reply to the communication sent to Mr. Watt,…

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If Coal Goes Up What About Decrease? Waratah Electricity

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 6

At the meeting of the Waratah Council last evening, a copy was received of a proposed agreement between the Waratah and Newcastle…

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International Labor Rules and Penalties British Miners' Unrest London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 1

The Press Bureau reports: A communication from Paris mates that the Commission on International Labor legislation has considered the articles…

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Labour Troubles. the Coal Commission. Opposition in Parliament. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 5

The debate in the House of Commons on the second reading of the Coal Commission Bill revealed a remarkable divergence of opinion. The members…

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British Miners' Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 5

The British Government has promised that the Mines Commission shall issue an interim report on March 20th. The miners' executive recommends that…

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The Cape Everard Mine. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

Captain Maine, of the collier Aeon, reported to-day that at 4.52 p.m. on Sunday when his ship was almost due south of Cape Everard, south-west of Gabo, the…

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Labor's Crisis Threat From the Pit Mouth Sympathy for the Miners Paralysing Effect on Industry London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

In the House of Commons Mr. Adamson expressed the opinion that the spirit animating both the Premier and the president of the Miners'…

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