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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 82

Industrial Matters. Miners' Agreements. Sydney

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

The adjourned sitting of the Industrial Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was resumed in Sydney to-day…

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Coal Commission. Twenty-seventh Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 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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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

The Quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 29,231 tons, this small quantity being due to the dislocation of the…

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Industrial Matters. Colliery Mechanics' Association

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

The Maitland district members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association at a meeting held on Thursday evening, followed the lead of their Kurri Kurri district…

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Broken Hill Miners Delegate in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

On Thursday next the minors' delegate board will be addressed by Mr. J. J. O'Reilly on the causes of the industrial trouble at Broken Hill…

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The Flooded Mine Diver Hughes, Hero

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 1

The death of Diver Frank Hughes, which occurred on Sunday at Louth, Brisbane, recalls one of the bravest deeds over performed by a man in…

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Coal, Gas, and Oil. Prices and Wages. Melbourne

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

It is notified in a special issue of the Federal Government "Gazette" that the Acting Prime Minister has revoked the suspension of contracts or agreements for…

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Colliery Manager Mr. Powell's Death

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 4

Mr. Stephen Powell, manager of New Lambton colliery, died suddenly at an early hour this morning at Swansea, where he was spending the…

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Miners' Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 5

A meeting of the delegate, board of the northern district branch of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Fedration will be held on Thursday next to…

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The Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Coal Commission, Sir Richard Redmayne, the Chief Inspector of Mines, said that the existing royalty-owning system was against…

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Miners' Officials Ill Meetings Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 5

Owing to the illness of two of the officials of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (Messrs. J. M. Baddeley, the president, and…

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Wastage From Coal Committee to Investigate

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 1

The opinion is widely held in Australia, as in Great Britain, that there is urgent need for the examination of the economic position arising from…

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Price of Gold "Artificially Low" Standard Among Allies LONDON, May 30

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 1

In the House of Commons Mr. Macquisten suggested that standard price of gold has been arbitrarily fixed at an artificially low price, being at least a…

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Household Coal Miners Claim Custom Wallarah Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 4

Disputes between the management' and the miners as well us the seamen's trouble have, between them, kept Wallarah colliery idle for the…

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"As You Were" Elermore Vale Colliery Inquiry Abandoned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 5

The miners' general secretary, Mr. Brennan, stated this morning that he had been officially notified that the inquiry which was to have been held…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Commission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 5

The Coal Commission will continue the hearing of evidence at Parliament House to-morrow. Some important evidence has been tendered already, and a number of…

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Value of Gold Storage British Activity Imperial Unity Needed LONDON, June 3

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 1

At a dinner tendered by the Cold Storage Association, Sir Joseph Brood-bank (presiding) said that there were now 250 British ships with…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners, presided over by Mr. J, Frew, was held in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. W. Brennan, district secretary,…

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Coal Regulations Prices and Wages

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 1

Regulations have been gazetted relating to prices and contracts for coal, smelting coke, and refined oils produced from shale, and also to the…

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Melbourne Coal Shortage Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 5

The Chairman of the Coal Board states that it has been brought under the notice of the Central Coal Board that users of gas and electric supply are not carrying…

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