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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 82

Soldier Miners Elermore Vale Men

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 October 1919 · page 2

The soldiers whoso names are shown on the Elermore Vale colliery employees' roll of honor are: Ptes. [?]red. Morgan, George Gibbs, W[?]ian,…

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Queensland Mines Minister in Defence

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 October 1919 · page 1

In replying to criticisms in reference to the State iron and steel works, the Queensland Minister for Mines (Mr. Jones) stated that the cost of the…

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Rhondda Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, and Messrs. C. Cowcher and A. Groves, representing the men employed at the Rhondda…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 5

A meeting of the Wallsend Minors Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. J. Frew presided…

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Floating Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 5

A considerable number of mines are appearing in the North Sea, as the result of the autumn storms. Copenhagen reports that there are more…

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Nationalisation of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 5

A joint conference of the Executive of the Miners' Federation end the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress has decided to press the…

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Maitland District. Coal Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 8

At the Warden's Court, East Maitland, yesterday, before Mr. A. O. Butler, D.S.M., William Smith applied for permission to the following private lands to…

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Miners' Grievances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 8

Sir,—Reading the report of the miners' aggregate meeting in Cessnock, I see that I am credited with only saying that miners were always in the pool. I said that…

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Nationalisation of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 7

The trade union congress sent a deputation to Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Bonar Law, and had a four hours' conference in Downing-street, on the nationalisation of…

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Mining Conferences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 7

Matters relating to the wheelers and machine men at the Wallarah Colliery will be considered in conference between representatives of the colliery and the…

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Coal Commission. Another Month's Extension. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 7

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., who is action as Royal Commissioner investigating the coal trade, has been granted another month's extension of the term of his…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 6

The committee of the Colliery Mechanics Association met on Saturday evening at West Maitland to deal with the reports from the various sectional…

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Abermain Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 6

A meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge was held yesterday in Roderick's Hall, Abermain, for the purpose of hearing a report in connection with the…

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The Rand Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 5

Giving evidence at Johannesburg before the Low Grade Mines Commission, the executive of the Native Congress condemned colour restrictions being applied…

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Nationalisation of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 5

A mass Labour meeting at the Albert Hall passed a resolution in favour of the nationalisation Of mines. It is reported that the Miners'…

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Mining on Private Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 5

Since the Mining on Private Property Act was amended so as to extend it to coal several applications to enter land to prospect for coal have been…

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Tarcoola Finds Mine Destroyed by Rifles Cape Everard Field

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 5

Another mine has been sighted and Sunk by rifle tiro off Cape Everard. This in the fifth mine seen in the immediate vicinity of the Cape. The…

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Mine Nationalisation. Lloyd George's Reply to the Labour Deputation. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 5

The official report of the proceedings on the occasion of the meeting between a deputation of representatives of Labour and Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Ministers,…

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Small Coal Surplus at Grass Problem for Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 6

Unless an arrangement be made shortly to relieve the collieries of some of the surplus "Smalls," representations will probably be made to…

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Colliery Mechanics' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 7

Sir,—In your paper of Tuesday last appears a report of the visit of the above union officials to various centres, where sectional meetings were held for the…

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