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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 82

Coal Commission. the Shipping Committee. Evidence From Newcastle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. Campbell, K.C., the Coal Commissioner, resumed his sitting at Parliament House to-day. F. R. Croft, representing the Fassifern…

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Engine-drivers at Coal Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly the Minister for Mines replied in the negative to a question by Mr.'Kearstey as to whether the Mining Act or the Coal Mines…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 7

Sir.—The drifting of the Colliery Mechanics Association is a sore point with members who have been associated with it for years. The drift is due mainly to the…

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Burwood Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 5

A conference was held at the Burwood Extended Colliery office yesterday, when a number of matters affecting the men employed at the mine were given…

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Coal Prospecting Area Not Defined

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 2

George Henderson, of Toronto, applied before Newcastle Warden's Court this morning for permission to prospect for coal on the property of Mr…

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Summons Division. Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 3

Ernest Arthur Galbraith, M'Isaac-street, Tighe's Hill, was charged with, on August 18, stealing coal, valued at is, the property of the Railway Commissioners…

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"Starve His Wife" Coal Trimmer's Grievance

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 2

The Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Federal Union proceeded against Walter Perrett, Joseph Dempsey. David Duggan and Frederick Burch at the…

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Sale of Gold London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 4

A large portion of the shipment of £1,750,000 worth of gold from South Africa, which arrived yesterday, has been sold, partly to the United Stat[?]…

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Coal Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1919 · page 6

The ballot to determine the nominess of the northern district for the position of vice-president and general secretary to the Coal and Shale Workers…

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Stanford-merthyr Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1919 · page 6

The decision of the tribunal appointed to investigate the claims of the employee of Stanford-Merthyr Colliery has not yet been given. Mr. H. M. Cohen, the…

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Mine Discovered Off Cape Everard Warning to Captains

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 September 1919 · page 1

A telegram received in Newcastle this morning reported that a mine had been picked up off Cape Everard. The message…

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Caledonian Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of the Aberdare, Aberdare Extended, Aberdare South, and Aberdare Central Miners' Lodges was held at the Strand Theatre, Cessnock,…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 5

The committee of management of the Colliery Mechanics' Association met at West Maitland on Saturday afternoon and evening, Mr. Pendlebury, president, in…

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CESSNOCK Miners' Amalgamtion

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 5

Marked progress has been made during the past six weeks by the Manchester Unity Lodge in the immediate vicinity of Cessnock, by the…

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Weston. Hebburn Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 6

Hebburn Miners' Lodge met in the Olympia Hall, Weston, Mr. W. Wardell presiding. Correspondence was received from the…

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African Gold Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 5

It Is reported from Capetown that Indians have been exporting large quantities of sovereigns to India via Delagoa Bay…

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Mines Off Cape Everard. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 4

The Navy Department has issued a warning to shipping to keep 30 miles off Cape Everard (about 50 miles from Cape Howe, along the Victorian coast),…

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Here and There Coal Restrictions Removed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 5

Official advice was received in Newcastle to-day of the removal of all restrictions on the exportation of coal, including bunkers. The coal…

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Cheaper Gold Purchasing Power Less. Why Living Is Dear

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 September 1919 · page 1

An address on the causes of the existing economic position and their effect on gold mining was given by Mr. E. C. Dyason, chairman of the…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1919 · page 4

A mining conference was hold at the Bellbird Colliery office on Thursday. The proprietors' representatives wore Mr. W. Angus, managing director, and Mr. James…

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