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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 82

The Coal Commission. Southern Mines' Output. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1919 · page 4

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

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Yorkshire Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1919 · page 5

The public is disgusted that the Yorkshire strike is still unsettled. Because the Yorkshire Miners' Association was not represented in London at…

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Transvaal Gold London. Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 July 1919 · page 5

An agreement with the Bank of England empowers the Transvaal gold-mining companies to sell gold abroad. An experimental shipment…

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Four Fires Broken Hill Awstery Mine Badly Damaged SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 July 1919 · page 4

A message, received to-day by a prominent member of the Sydney Stock Exchange stated that another, mysterious fire had occurred on the…

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Industrial Matters. Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 5

The question of victimisation at the Pelaw-Main colliery formed the subject of a conference yesterday between Messrs. R. S. Ogilvie, manager, W. Bowen,…

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Fire at South Broken Mine. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 5

Shortly after one o'clock this morning a fire started mysteriously in the crude ore mill on the South Mine. Although the watchmen saw the fire almost…

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Bridge Over Coal Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 6

Sir,—I wish to point out that of late very many large steamers have visited Newcastle for coal, and the full complement of the crews of these vessels…

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Run Over by a Coal Truck. a Dangerous Practice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 4

An inquest was held by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, yesterday, at the Newcastle Courthouse, into the death of John Rankin, second baker, of the steamer…

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Affairs in Hunland Allies Demand Coal Germany Pleads Bolshevism LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 1

"The Times" Berlin correspondent states: The Allies have notified Germany that they require the immediate…

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British Coal Mines. the Yorkshire Strike. Federation Appealed To. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 7

Sir Robert Horne, the Minister for Labour, has sent a message to the Miners' Federation, asking why the Yorkshire miners have not resumed, what steps the…

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North Sea Mine Clearing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 7

There are at present 430 British minesweepers at work, mainly on the many large British minefields in the North Sea (says a recent London newspaper). The…

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Progress of Teralba. Coal and Gravel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 8

Work has been constant at the Northern Extended and Teralba Collieries, but both mines are experiencing difficulty in obtaining Government "D" trucks for…

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Pacific Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Pacific miners 'lodge. ("Teralba), the secretary had notice from the funeral secretary that a levy of a penny farthing was…

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Colliery Mechanics. a New Log

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

The matter of a Wages Board being constituted for the Western District (Lithgow) was before his Honor, Mr. Justice Edmunds, in No. 1 Industrial…

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Queensland Coal. Brisbane

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

Mr. Fihelly, Minister for Railways, today made the following statement on the situation regarding coal supplies for the Railway Department:—…

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France's" Loss Huns as Mine Wreckers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 1

Just that the Germans did to the French mines is explained in a report to Director Manning, of the United States Bureau of Mines, by Frank H…

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Problem of Coal a World Shortage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 1

Outside of the United States the world's great coal producing countries (writes "The Black Diamond." an American Journal) are Great Britain…

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Making Revenue Coal Train Charges New Railway Regulation

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 5

On July 15. circulars were forwarded to all the Newcastle colliery agents, by Mr. J. 3. Spurway, secretory for the New South Wales Railway…

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The Miners' Dispute. Yorkshire Deadlock. Unemployed Increasing (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 5

The Coal Conference has failed to settle the Yorkshire miners' dispute, Mr. Herbert Smith, at the Conference, declined to recognise the right of the Miners'…

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Miners' Deadlock Yorkshire President Obdurate Bombshell for British Public London, July 31

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 4

An important meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Party has been fixed for to-day, to discuss a motion condemning direct action and strikes. A letter has been published in the press, signed by…

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