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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 82

Enemy Mine Near Cape Everard

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 3

Commander Fearnley received advice this morning that an enemy mine had been discovered and exploded Cape Everard. It is considered…

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Mining Crisis Queensland Perturbed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 5

The Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. Hunter), states that the closing down of the Mount Morgan mines was a great misfortune and would lead to a…

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Another Mine Off Cape Everard Instruction to Mariners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 5

Commander Fearnley, head of the naval depot in New castle, has been advised that a mine has been found…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 5
Also in The Newcastle Sun

A meeting of members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association in Wallarah district was hold at Wallarah on Sunday, when the report of the proposals from the…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 5

The question of victimisation at the Bellbird Colliery was discussed at a conference of representatives of the owners and the miners in Newcastle…

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Coal Commission. Southern Miners' Averages. Thirty-third Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., the Coal Commissioner, entered upon the thirty-third sitting at Parliament House to-day. William Campbell, manager of Mount…

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Colliery Accident Manager Killed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 4

Henry Jones (65), a deputy manager at South Greta Colliery, was the victim of a serious accident at the colliery this morning. A number of…

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Miners for New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 5

Mr. T. O. Bishop, who visited Newcastle for the purpose of securing miners to go to New Zealand, will return to the Dominion to-morrow…

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Mine at Cape Everard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 4

A telegram was received yesterday by Commander Fearnley, officer in charge of the Newcastle naval sub-district, from the authorities in Melbourne, stating that…

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Victorian Coal Exhaustive Experiments

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 1

With the cutting off of supplies of black coal an excellent opportunity is afforded Victoria (says the Melbourne "Argus") to popularise the use of…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, the general secretary to the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation, left for Melbourne to-night, where he will be engaged in…

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South African Affairs. the Mining Industry. Threatened Crisis. (Australian Cable Association.) CAPETOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 5

There is increasing uneasiness in Parliamentary circles at the threatened crisis in the mining industry. It is stated by competent authorities…

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Coal Commission. Western Collieries. Thirty-fourth Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 5

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., the Royal Commissioner, continued his investigations into the coal industry at Parliament House to-day…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. J. Frew presided. Mr. R. Scott was appointed to…

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Bellbird Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

A meeting of Bellbird miners was held yesterday. Mr. W. Morgan, president of the lodge, presided, and Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the district president, was in…

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Burwood Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 6

The Burwood Extended Miners' Lodge held its quarterly meeting at Redhead on Wednesday. Owing to the absence of the chairman, Mr. W. Hansen, who was…

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Coal for Sydney by Bail and Water Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 4

There is no likelihood of gas restrictions being applied, to Sydney. Arrangements have been made for the transportation of gas coal from…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 3

Interstate and New Zealand coal shipments at Newcastle during the week were again very small owing to the shipping trouble. The quantity, including bunkers…

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The Lack of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 9

The shortage of coal in New Zealand is causing more and more anxiety. A strike of miners now would fill our cup, but for some reason the miners are…

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