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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 82

The Strike Bug European Unrest 200,000 Miners Idle Sheffield Affected LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 1

The miners in North Nottingham have struck as a protest against the increased coal price, and 200,000…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Mining Matters. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. J. Baddeley, the president of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, and Mr. Willis, the secretary, left Sydney to-night for Melbourne, where they will…

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British Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 4

We are constantly hearing about the colliery troubles in Great Britain, and in this connection at the "Sankey Report." The whole question is a very involved one…

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British Coal Trouble. Strike in Yorkshire. Flooding the Mines. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 5

A prolonged Cabinet meeting has been held, at which the coal situation was discussed. Two hundred thousand miners in…

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No Ventilation Peril in British Mines Factories Affected London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 4

Spontaneous combustion in the dry mines is feared owing to the stoppage of ventilation. It is estimated that 400,000…

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Mr. Brown a "Burden" Why Seaham Withdrew Coal Commission Evidence SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., continued the Royal Commission inquiry to-day in respect to the conduct of the coal trade. The position of the seaham…

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"Fight to a Finish" Miners Incensed with Bluejackets Gloomy Outlook in Yorkshire Welsh Railwaymen Join the Struggle London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 1

Mr. Smith, the Yorkshire miners' president, states that the arrival of bluejackets clinched the men's determination to fight to a finish. He added that the Miners' Federation was not entitled to…

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Queensland Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 6

The maritime strike has had a serious effect on employment in Queensland, and no branch of industry is suffering more than coal mining…

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British Coal Strike. Flooding the Mines. Miners' Great Losses. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 5

The Government explains that it is not attempting to use service men as strikebreakers. It took the drastic step of sending 5000…

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Seamen and Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 2

J. Casey, of Teralba, wants a word to the miners who may be interested in the Seamen's dispute:— "It Seems to me that the future of…

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French Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 5

America has contracted to deliver to France 100,000 tons of coal. Negotiations are also on foot to deliver a further half-million tons…

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Coal Under the Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 2

Britain owes her commercial supremacy to her coal. For her size she has more and better coal than any other country in the world, and for steam purposes South…

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Mine-sweeping Operations. Notice to Mariners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

The following notice to mariners is from the "New Zealand Gazette":—Whilst H.M. mine-sweeping sloops Geranium, Mallow, and Marguerite are employed on…

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Most Mines Idle Men Want Settlement

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 5

The miners' representatives in this district are not taking any action in regard to the seamen's strike, apart from the presence in Melbourne of…

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Industrial Matters. Southern Mines Idle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

Scarborough Tunnel and Mount Keira Collieries were idle to-day. Work was not started at the former mine because of a dispute regarding the dismissal of a…

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Coal Commission. Mr. Chapman's Evidence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 6

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., the Coal Commissioner, continued his investigations in[?] the coal industry at Parliament House to-day…

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Industrial Crisis Gravity of Position Realised Miners Resuming Work British Views on Australian Strike London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 1

The Lancashire and Monmouthshire miners are resuming and the outlook is brighter, though factories throughout the north have exhausted their supplies and are closing down…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 5

A meeting of the Lambton Miners' Lodge was held in Tiplady's Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Morgan presiding…

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French Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Paris that M. Loucheur, Minister for Industrial Reconstruction, speaking in the Chamber of Deputations, stated that Britain had intimated…

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British Coal Strike. Some Miners Resume. Volunteers to Save Pits. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, and other members of the Cabinet, have had a long conference with the coalowners…

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