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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 82

Teralba Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Pacific Miners' Lodge at Teralba, it was agreed to collect 2s from full members and is from half-members in aid…

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Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 5

A message from Berlin states that the Inter-Allied Commission, finding Germany unable to deliver 40,000,000 tons of coal monthly, has consented to a reduction to…

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Industrial Matters. Brown's Collieries. New Industrial Method

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 4

For some time the combined committees of Pelaw-Main and Richmond-Main Miners Lodges have had under consideration a proposal for the adoption of a…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 4

The deficiency question and a number of other matters formed the subject of a conference yesterday, between Mr. D. M'Geachie, superintendent of the…

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British Coal Trade Famine Imminent

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 4

The "Journal of Commerce" (London) recently stated that chaotic conditions rule the coal trade of the United Kingdom. "We cannot adequately…

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Mineral Wealth State Purchase of Coal British Policy London, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 1

Mr. Lloyd George has announced that the Government has accepted the policy of State purchase of mineral rights and coal…

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Work at the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1919 · page 5

Reports received from the coalfields yesterday were more satisfactory than has been the case for the past eight weeks. During the whole of that time the…

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Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Trinidad, Colorado, that an explosion has occurred in he Oakdale Coal Company's mines. Twenty men were killed, and one…

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Coal Commission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1919 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Kearsley asked the Premier if it was a fact that the evidence given before the Coal Commission regarding miners'…

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J. AND A. Brown's Mines. Payment of Compensation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1919 · page 5

Mr. W. Kearsley, M.P., asked the Premier, in the Legislative Assembly to-night, a series of questions in regard to the damage alleged to have been done…

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Hun Gold Smugglers £1,000,000 Coup Fails LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 August 1919 · page 1

The Berlin police discovered an attempt to smuggle £1,000,000 by train from Berlin to Basle, contrary to the view export prohibition. Aeroplanes…

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Mines Nationalisation. Scene in the Commons. Opposition of Miners. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 5

A scene occurred in the House of commons during a late stage of the debate following the Prime Minister's speech. Mr. Hartshorn (Labour) asserted that…

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"Rather Late" Wallsend Coal Lease

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 5

Thomas Henry Jeffries recently applied to the Warden's Court for the forfeiture of a lease of certain land at Wallsend, held by Thomas Mordle…

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Coal From Ruhr Huns Disgorge London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 1

Advices from Berlin state that the coal deliveries to France form the Ruhr reason have begun. They exceeded a million tons in the first…

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Victorian Brown Coal Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 4

Mr. Barnes, the state Minister for Mines, has given instructions that the men at the Morwell mine are to be paid under the old system during the…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 4

In connection with the ballot for district check inspector, Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary to the Northern District branch of the Coal and Shale Employees'…

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German Gold Smuggling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Copenhagen that a highly placed person has been arrested in Berlin in connection with the attempt to smuggle twenty million marks in gold…

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Coal Trains Modified Regulations

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 5

At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this morning, a letter from the Northern Collieries' Association was read, which said that the result…

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South Mine Fire. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 5

The inquest concluded at Broken Hill to-day regarding the South mine fire. The Coroner returned the following verdict: "I find that the crushing section of…

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Our New Zealand Letter. the Coal Miners' Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1919 · page 9

The dispute between the coal mine owners and the miners has not yet been definitely settled, but present appearances are that some sort of an armistice will be…

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