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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 82

Stanford-merthyr Miners

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

Mr. W. Brennan, the general secretary to the Miners' Federation, will visit Stanford-Merthyr this morning for the purpose of distributing victimisation pay to…

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Coal Economy Engine Devices

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

All sorts of engineering devices are built round boiler houses to minimise losses, engines are elaborated to stand higher pressures and temperatures,…

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Dudley Fatality Miners' Special Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

At the piggery at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, a special meeting of the Dudley miners will transact Important business in the presence of the district…

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The Sale of Coal Melbourne

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

Statutory rules have been issued under the War Precautions Act empowering the Prime Minister to fix the prices of coal sold by a purchaser from the…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, April 30. Our Miners' Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 10

The New Zealand Tunnelling Corps have just come back from France, having been repatriated as a complete unit. The members of this corps were all men from…

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Value of Competition Coal Inquiry Example From Hunland LONDON, May 9

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 1

Mr. Justice Sankey described as exceedingly important the evidence of Mr. M'Lauchlan, the noted mining engineer, on the suggested…

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British Miners' Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 5

Lord Tredegar gave evidence before the Coal Commission, that he owned 82,000 acres in South Wales, of which some had been in the possession of his…

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Redhead Miners' Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 5

The Burwood Extended Colliery Company was notified on Saturday that the train which formerly left Redhead at 3.35 p.m. would in future leave at 3.12 p.m…

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Meeting of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 4

The Dudley Colliery was idle on Saturday, as the result of the fatality on the previous day. A meeting of the men was held during the day, at which Mr…

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Coal Inquiry Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 5

The Royal Commissioner, Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., who was appointed to inquire into the coal industry in New South Wales, heard further evidence…

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Coal Surplus Not Sufficient Ships

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 4

This morning 10,000 tons of coal are available for shipment, and there are not nearly the number of vessels in port, or in prospect, to lift the…

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Dudley Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5
Also in Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate

It is known authoritatively that work will not be resumed at Dudley colliery before the close of the inquiry on friday by the District Coroner (Mr…

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Miners' Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. Amram Lewis is attending a compulsory conference in Sydney to-day with respect to the dispute at Wallarah Colliery. Mr. Baddeley is…

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Mines Affected Many May Stop

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 4

After to-day it is considered that the maritime trouble will begin to adversely affect the collieries. There were 30,000 tons of coal available this…

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Mining in Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. Smillie, the president of the Miners' Federation, has received several presentations at his native village of Larkhall. He says he has no intention of…

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The Coal Board Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern Collieries' Association, stated this afternoon that no further developments had occurred in regard to the coal…

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Coming for Coal Baron Elcho Diverted

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

The steamer Baron Elcho, in ballast from Colombo, was sighted ott Sydney Heads at 12.55 p.m. to-day, and was ordered on to Newcastle. Here she…

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Coal Commission. Agency Profits. an Important Ruling. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., the Royal Commissioner, resumed his inquiry into the coal industry in No. 2 Jurry Court to-day…

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Stop-press Coal Mines Affected

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 1

Several mines had to stop to-day owing to the shortage of waggons, which are standing full of coal through vessels being held up by…

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