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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 82

Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 8

Sir.—As an opponent of the O.B.U. movement, I wish to state that I think Mr. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern Collieries' Association, is very much…

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Industrial Matters. Colliery Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 7

At a meeting of the New South Wales Colliery Engine-drivers, held at the Newcastle Trades Hall last night, Mrs. J. A. Buckley, the secretary, in a report, stated…

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Growth of Wallsend Mining Development The Home of Sport

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 7

When the Co-operative Colliery at Wallsend passed into the hands of Mr. Laidley, Mr. Fletcher was appointed manager, and continued in that…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 4

Work at the collieries of the South Maitland and Newcastle coalfields was fairly brisk during the fortnight ended on Saturday last. The full period of…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall en Friday evening, Mr. E. Parkas presiding. The minutes of the delegate board…

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Mine Manager Fined Report Book Missing

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 4

At West Maitland Police Court, this morning, Inspector Hytton, of the Mines Department, prosecuted Charles William Dixon, manager of…

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Miners' Claims 15/. a Day Minimum Questions of Profits

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 5

The president of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (Mr. Baddeley), further replied this morning to a statement by the…

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Industrial Matters. Proprietors and Miners Statement by Mr. M'donald. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 4

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern Collieries'. Association, made brief reference to-night to the remarks of Messrs. Baddeley, Willis, and Lewis…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 7

Messrs. J. Barnett and W. Hughes, cheek inspectors, made an inspection of the West Wallsend Colliery last month, and reported as follows:—No. 3 west…

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British Coal Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

Vickers, Maxim, and Company, of Sheffield, owing to having only three days' stock of coal, have given 10,000 employees a fortnight's notice. The firm is closing…

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Maitland District. Colliery Ventilation a Manager Convicted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 6

Charles Willis Dixon, manager of South Greta Colliery, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, on the information of Inspector J. G. Hutton, of…

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Coal Tribunal Case for Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

The case for the miners in respect to their present claims is that they regard the reconstitution of the Coal Tribunal as essential to the mutually…

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Here and There Stolen Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

On a charge of having stolen coal, valued at 6d, at Port Waratah, the property of the Railway Commissioners, Peter Banks, a gardener, pleaded…

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Maitland District. Coal Train Smash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 6

A train of about 10 coal-laden trucks was running up the incline between Cessnock and Caledonia stations, on the South Maitland Railway Company's line,…

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Stanford Merthyr Increased Nominated Miners to Decide

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

A conference in connection with the miners' claim for increased tonnnge rates at the Stanford Merthyr colliery was held yesterday. Mr. Williams…

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Miners' Wages Reply Next Week Mr. Baddeley's Hope

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

The executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation expects a reply to its representations by next week. This was promised by the…

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"Miners' Tears" British Iron Industry Passionate Defence London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 1

When the representatives of the National Federation of Steel Manufacturers urged upon the Cool Commission to-day that an increase in the…

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Pacific Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 6

Sir,—In your issues of 5th, 6th end 7th instant, you have statements from the executive of the Coal and Shale Federation, the Colliery Employees'…

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British Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 5

Sir Richard Redmayne, Chief Inspector of Mines., estimates that the granting of a six-hours' day to the miners would result in a loss of 21 per cent. in the…

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The Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 5

Mr. Gibson, of the South Wales Coal Owners' Association, giving evidence before fore the Coal Commission, said the miners throughout the United Kingdom…

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