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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 82

British Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. Bridgeman, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, stated in the House of Commons that an increase in coal production of 4.6 tons per cent…

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Coal Commission. the Cardiff Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. J. F. Campbell, K.C., the Coal Commissioner resumed his sittings at Parliament House to-day. Richard Baxter, manager of the Cardiff…

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Industrial Matters. Payment of Miners. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. Watt, the Acting Prime Minister, has issued an order to increase the rate to be paid at the Mount Nicholas and Cornwall mine, Tasmania. The effect is…

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More Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 10

The New Zealand Government has been, in a degree, successful in its search for coal miners in Australia. An invitation was offered to 400 coal miners and 200…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was again small, owing to the maritime trouble, the total being only…

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Rationing Scheme for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 10

Owing to the continuing shortage of cool, the Government has adopted something in the nature of a rationing scheme for trial in the city of Wellington, and it…

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Floating Mine. Warning to Mariners. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 6

The Navy Office at Melbourne report that the following message had been received from the transport Alexandra Woormann:—Passed floating mine in lat. 37…

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Coal Commission. Forty-first Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 6

The 41st sitting of Mr. J. F. Campbell, the Coal Commissioner, was held at Parliament House to-day. Arthur Henry North, managing-director…

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Maitland District. Important, Mining Application. Maitland Coalfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 8

An important application was heard at the Warden's Court, East Maitland Courthouse, yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, Warden, when Albert Andrew Holland…

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The Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., the Royal Commissioner who is inquiring into the coal industry of New South Wales, is finding that the investigation is…

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Overland Coal Melbourne and Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 July 1919 · page 5

To relieve the coal shortage at the Melbourne gasworks, several of the Maitland collieries are now sending large quantities of coal overland by…

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Money for a Mine False Pretences Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 July 1919 · page 5

John T. Wynne was charged before the South Melbourne Police Court on Saturday with having obtained money under false pretences. from Louis…

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Railway Coal Supplies. Instructions to Tenderers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1919 · page 4

As the result of a circular issued by the Commonwealth Coal Administration, the Railway Department will have to pay more for their coal supplies this…

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Coal Commission. the Kandos Mine. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 4

Mr. Campbell, K.C., the Coal Commissioner, held his 42nd sitting at Parliament House to-day. Frank Oakden, general manager of the…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, visited South Seaham Colliery yesterday, and had a conference with the management with…

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The Land Mine Sappers' Heroism

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 4

A French incident related of the underground warfare describes the task of tunnelling under an enemy strong hold and hollowing out a subterranean…

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Valuable By-products Volatile Matter in Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 4

It is unnecessary to call any steam [?] attention to the fact that most of the coals contain a considerable proportion of volatile or gaseous…

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Coal Transport Preference To Melbourne Sydney Goes Short

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 5

Agents for collieries encased in the Newcastle to Sydney railway coal grade are now finding great difficulty a securing trucks. Preference, it…

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Industrial Matters. Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1919 · page 5

When the 1917 strike occurred, the Richmond-Main miners lost their tools, Representations were made to the Government, on behalf of the men, for…

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"A Valuable Colliery" Newcastle "Investment" John T. Wynne Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 July 1919 · page 6

As briefly reported early in the week, John T. Wynne was charged before the South Melbourne Police Court on Saturday with having…

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