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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 82

Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

Work Was resumed at the Dudley Colliery yesterday, after sMghtly over fortnights, stoppage, The arrangements made by the management of the mine for…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

Wallarah Colliery is still idle owing, it was stated yesterday, to no reply having yet been received from Mr. Norton, managing director, by the manager of the…

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Coal Distribution

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 3

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, Writing as Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Copal Administration:— "My attention has just been drawn…

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Colliery Mechanics. Conference Proposals Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

A combined meeting of the Stanford Merthyr, Richmond Main, Richmond Vale, Hebburn, Abermain and Pelaw Main members of the Colliery Mechanics'…

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New Zealand Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, Secretary of the Federated Coal and Shale Employees, has received a letter from Mr. J. Glover, secretary of the New Zealand Coal, Gold,…

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Australasian Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

The Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation will meet at their offices at Rawson Chambers, Sydney, this afternoon, when the report…

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The Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Coal Commission, Lord Gainford stated that the Coal-owners Association had authorised him to say that if the coal-owners were…

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Victorian Coal New Wages Agreement

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 6

Messrs., Baddeley and Willis President and secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, visited Wonthaggi (Victoria) on…

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Industries Stopped Coal Shortage MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

It is expected that many thousands of men will be out of work in Melbourne on Thursday, as from that day the coal regulations will be enforced…

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Coal Commission. Twenty-fourth Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

The sittings of the Coal Commission were continued, before Mr. J. L, Campbell, K.C,, at the Public Works Committee rooms, Parliament House, to-day…

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Southern Colliery Idle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 5

Work at Mount Keira Colliery, on the South Coast, ceased this morning owing to a dispute between the management and clippers…

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South African Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 5

The Johannesburg Chambers of Mines send a telegram to the Acting Premier, polating out that a serious loss had occurred through the existing arrangements…

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Coal Commission. Twenty-fifth Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 5

The Coal Commission sat again at the Works Committee's Rooms, Parliament House, yesterday. Mr. J. S. Bragg, secretary to the…

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Early Newcastle Mining. Strike at the Coal Pits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 6

Some interesting facts in regard to the early history of Newcastle is contained in the "Illustrated Sydney News" of June 30, 1855. At that time mining operations…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Federation Meets. Support for Barrier Miners Sydney

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

The Industrial Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation has been sitting in Sydney for a couple of days, and will continue to-morrow…

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Freeman Taken Ashore. Protest by Miners Sydney

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

Paul Freeman, after having remained in captivity on the American steamer since the latter part of January, was taken ashore to-day as a result of…

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Coal Commission. Twenty-sixth Sitting. Sydney

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

The twenty-sixth sitting of the Coal Commission, before Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., was held at Parliament House to-day…

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Seamen's Strike and the Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

Newcastle people must sincerely hope that in the interest of everybody in the district the seamen's strike may be quickly ended. Although there is a severe shortage of coal in the Southern States the collieries which could supply it cannot be kept going because shipping is not…

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Position in Newcastle. Many Collieries Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 5

The strike is having a very serious effect upon the coal trade of Newcastle, which for some days past has been practically without movement. The only trade…

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British Coal Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 5

Sir Auckland Geddes, the President of the Board of Trade, speaking in the House of Commons, said the coal position was serious, and the existing…

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