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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 82

Coal Commission Startling Figures London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 5

Mr. Balfour, the employers' delegate to the Coal Commission, estimated that the Government's proposal to pay the miners an extra is a day…

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Sinking a Mine The Aeon's Adventure

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 5

Captain Maine, master of the Howard Smith trader Aeon, gave a correct account of his recent adventure with a mine, to a representative of "The…

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Control of Mines Pooling Urged London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 1

Giving evidence before Mr. Justice Sankey's Coal Commission, Sir Richard Redmayne (Chief Inspector of Mines) favored the collective control…

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Import Restrictions Gold and Spirits London, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 5

The Board of Trade announces that the general licence permitting the importation of Imperial products and manufactures will not at present…

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Labour Troubles. the Coal Commission. to Report This Week. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 5

Justice Sir John Sankey, Chairman of the coal Commision, announces that its report will be presented on March 20. Giving evidence before the…

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The Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 5

Evidence war given before the Coal Commission on the effect that the miners' demands were having on coal exports. Witnesses emphsised the growing…

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Minmi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 5

The miners executive have been notified by various members of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge of the slackness of work at the Minmi colliery. This…

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Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 5

Reference was made yesterday by the miners' executive to the difficulty that has arisen at the Pelaw-Main Colliery in connection with the abolition of the…

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Coal Tribunal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 1

Mr. Baddeley said this morning that he and Mr. Willis would leave shortly to interview in Melbourne the Acting Prime Minister with reference to…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Claims. Letter From Mr. Watt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 5

A meeting of the executive of the northern district branch of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. Mr…

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Nationalisation Miners' Demands Hint to the Government LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 1

"The British Government must accept nationalisation in principle without delay, otherwise it will be useless, to ask for the withdrawal of strike…

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Coal Conference Mr. Watt and Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 5

The Acting Prime Minister will meet Messrs. Baddeley and Willis in Melbourne on Monday next to hear the case stated by them for the…

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Jesmond Coal Lease Forfeiture Claimed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 4

Mr. C. F. Butter, Warden, sitting at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, and before him an application for the foriciture of a coal-mining lease at Jesmond…

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Prospecting for Coal Application Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 4

Mr. C. F. Butier, mining warden, gave his reserved decision at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, in the application by G. Williams, of Sydney, for authority…

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German Gold Reserve Startling Figures London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 1

The German delegates have informed Admiral Womyss that the German gold reserve stands at the surprising [?]gure of £100,000,000…

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Caledonian Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 6

On its trading activities during last year Caledonian Collieries, Limited, netted a profit of £77,666. The gain for the last preceding year was £59,131. From the…

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Queensland Coal Mining. Operations in 1918

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 5

Mr. H. Marshall, Queensland Under Secretary for Mines, has Issued his report on the mining industry in that State during the year 1918. Referring to…

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Industrial Matters. Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 5

Trouble in connection with rates in Kirk's section and payment for extracting pillars was discussed at a special meeting of Hebburn Miners' Lodge in…

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Coke From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 6

The carbonisation of coal for the production of coke has for its aim the [?]lriving off of the light hydrocarbons in the form of gas or oils, leaving behind a…

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Locksl[?]y Copper Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 5

The following shareholders have been elected to the board of directors of the Locksley Copper Mining Company: Messrs. J. H. Atkinson (head…

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