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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 82

Work at the Mines Youths Cause Trouble

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 5

Hebburn Mine is reported to be idle to-day because the youths who work there formed the opinion that they were not to be included in the…

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Miners' Terms Agreement Completed In Victoria Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 4

At the close of the Colliery Employees' Federation delegate board meeting this afternoon, Mr. Baddeley sold that as the result of various…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

The matter of the machine man's dispute at Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, is still unsettled. A compulsory conference, it is expected, will be held early…

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State Coal Mine Commissioners to Take Control. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners will shortly commence work on the State coal mine, near Lithgow, in order that it may supply the greater portion of the coal required…

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Ashtonfields Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, and Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary to the northern district branch of the miners' federation, will proceed to Sydney this…

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Richmond-main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

Victimised pay was yesterday distributed to the Richmond-Main miners, between two and three hundred of whom have been out of employment for eight weeks, over…

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Southern Miners' Claims. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

The adjourned conference between the Southern coalowners and representatives of the South Coast miners was resumed in Sydney this afternoon, and after…

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South Coast Mines Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

The mines in the southern and of the districts of Kembla, Mount Keira, and Mount Pleasant have been working badly, The Mount Keira lost two days last week,…

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Coal Agreement in Other States Reported Hitch

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

Following upon the settlement of the coal difficulty in this State, there was this afternoon received in Newcastle a message to the effect…

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Industrial Matters. Proprietors and Miners. Conference in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

The conference between the colliery proprietors and the representatives of the Miners' Federation was resumed at the rooms of the Northern Collieries'…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 4

Burwood Colliery was idle yesterday. The trouble was due to the unsuitability of the train arrangements, which has been the subject of complaint by the…

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Ashtonfields Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 4

The trouble at Ashtonfields Colliery, Thornton, in connection with the question of minimum height, was the subject of a compulsory conference between…

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Pelaw-main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 4

A conference has been arranged between the miners' executive and the management of Pelaw-Main Colliery. This will take place at the company's office this…

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Dust in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 6

The problem of dust prevention was recently the subject of an extensive inquiry by the New South Wales Board of Trade, which considers the problem one…

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Coal Loading New Arrangements

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 5

The reorganisation recently carried out by the Railway Department connection with Newcastle coal loading facilities was referred to at this…

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Mining Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the courthouse, West Wallsend, on Wednesday into the death of William Arthur Henwood, a colliery deputy,…

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Fortunes in Coal Royal Favors Grift From Infant Monarch LONDON, May 9

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 1

In giving evidence before the Coal Commission the Marquis of Bute stated that his royalties averaged £109,277 a year. He admitted that his…

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The Coal Commission. Evidence of Owners. Royalties and Incomes. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Coal Commission, the Duke of Hamilton's agent stated the origin of the titles of all the ducal lands was Grown grants, the…

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Victorian Coal Miners Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 7

The industrial situation on the Powlett coalfield is causing much anxiety. Members of the Coal Miners' Federation are anxiously awaiting the visit of Mr. Willis,…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 7

The executive officers of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, who were in conference with the proprietors in Sydney, May 7, 8 and 9, in reference to the new…

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