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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 82

Deputy Killed Pacific Colliery Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 4

George Coates.(53), a deputy, employed at the Pacific Colliery, and residing at Teralba, met his death to-day…

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Industrial Matters. Mining Conferences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 4

The conference between the representatives of the mineowners and the employees concluded at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries'…

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Sudden Death Cessnock Miners' Delegate CESSNOCK

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 5

Raymond Lord, 42, died suddenly at his home early this morning. He had been [?] about six months, and recommenced work a fortnight ago. He…

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Capital and Labour. Wallaroo and Moonta Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 5

Some interesting notes by Mr. L. C. E. Gee, the Chief Registrar of Mines, South Australia, are contained in his report upon the welfare and betterment…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 3

Sir,—In reply to Mr. Morton, I may say that four levles of 3s 9d have been struck to pay certain legal expenses, but that no such levies can be enforced in any…

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Mine Nationalisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

The campaign by the miners for the nationalisation of mines has opened in Manchester. Mr. Frank Hodges, of the Miners'…

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Awaba Coal "Big Proposition"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 3

John Evans applied on behalf of R. B. Pettigrew, at the Newcastle Warden's Court, today, for a suspension if labor conditions on his lease for six…

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Labor Aspirants To Address Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 2

An aggregate meeting of miners will be held in Cessnock on Sunday next to hear addresses from the following candidates seeking to…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Grievances. Satisfactory Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

Although the conference between the mine-owners and the employees that was hold in Newcastle on Monday and Tuesday was not open to the press, it…

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Unloaded Coal New Zealand Trouble Coastal Ships Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

As in the case of the waterside strike of six years ago the Wellington wharfs are the first testing ground of the new industrial trouble…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 4

Mr. R. Reay presided at a special meeting of the Wallsend miners at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening. The minutes of the Delegate Board…

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American Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Springfield, Illinois, that Mr. Lewis, the president of the Mine Workers, stated that the coal miners would strike unless the operators…

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Mining Issues

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 4

The fact that a conference between the representatives of the mineowners and the miners in the northern district has resulted in an amicable…

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"Wasters and Sharks" Mr. Baddeley on Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 5

The chief speaker at the cost of living conference in Newcastle on Wednesday night was the miners' president (Mr. Baddeley)…

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Coal Profits Wickham Co.'s Dividends SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Mining Company was held to-day. During the six months ended…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 7

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Association, received the following letter from Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern Collieries'…

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Wallarah Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 7

Mr. A. Lewis, speaking upon the position at the Wallarah Colliery yesterday, said that numerous requests had been received at the Trades Hall for…

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Delungra's Coal Changing the Brand

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 5

Critics of the Delungra say she burned too much coal on her ocean trials. Evidently the authorities blame the coal because she is now busy…

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Madgewick Twenty-four American Miners' Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 7

Half a million of the bituminous coal miners are about to strike owing to the refusal of the mine owners to consider increases of wages…

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£1,000,000,000 in Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 6

A cable states that Germany will pay the Allies, somewhere about May next, the first great instalment of the imposed indemnity in the Peace Treaty. This, of…

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