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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 82

Newcastle Company's a Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 5

A conference of representatives of the Newcastle Company and the Miners' Federation will be held at the Glebe to-day. Grievances arising out of the work…

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Meeting of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 5

A combined meeting of the miners' lodges in the West Wallsend district was held yesterday morning in the West Wallsend Park. Mr. F. Craig, the…

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Northern Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 5

At a meeting of the Northern Extended miners, held at Teralba, the delegate board minutes were read and adopted, with the exception of minutes 35, 20, 23,…

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American Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 5

A message from Indianapolis states the Federal Courts have granted an injunction against bituminous coalminers striking, on the ground that disaster would threaten…

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Fortunes Hidden in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 5

Setting all the wealth there is in coal by low-temperature distillation has hovered for years like an elusive will-o'-the-wisp before the vision of innumerable…

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Transvaal Gold Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 7

The Transvaal gold mines made profits in 1918 totalling £7,678,129, as against £10,416,283 for the previous year. The dividends declared in 1918 amounted to…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 6

Sir,—In reply to Mr. Waller's statements of the 30th ultimo, I may state that I do not know, nor do I care for what he might wish to say in future. I…

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Coal for Italy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 6

Before the war Italy imported 11,000,000 tons of coal. During the most critical year, 1917, she only got 5,037,000 tons: and in 1918 6,400,000 tons. In 1917 and…

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Coal Control "Federal Scheme Farcical"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 1

[?]ay Adelaide should be almost in want of coal while the possible most of several colleries of this distances not being nearly exploited, was…

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American Coal Crisis. New York, October 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 5

The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that the Government has commandeered all the bituminous sod lignite coal being transported…

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Adelaide Coal Supplies. Serious Shortage. Adelaide

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

An influential deputation from the Chamber of Manufactures and coal consumers waited on Mr. Poynton, Federal Honorary Minister, to-day, in regard it…

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Port Pirie Coal Lumpers. Port Pirie (S.a.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 5

About ten men left work at the Commonwealth coal gantries to-day. The steamer Auginish arrived this morning from Newcastle, and it is understood that…

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Wallarah Colliery

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

The miners' executive is endeavouring to arrange a conference with the manager of the Wallarah Colliery, to discuss the conditions and the rates of pay for…

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Sympathy For Miners VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 1

Speaking at Cleveland. Mr. William Leo, president of the American railwaymen, said:— Our organisation fully sympathises…

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"Conservative Miners" Mr. Baddeley's Smile

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 5

Colliery managers were chuckling this morning over the decisive vote cast by the miners for continued affiliation with the A.L.P. The men were…

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Coal Selection "Stop the Waste"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 5

"When you dig out coal," said a man in the business today, "all you have left is a hole in the ground." He was emphasising the necessity for…

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Industrial Matters. Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 5

The Colliery Mechanics' Association will be represented at the conference with the Colliery Proprietors" Association this afternoon at 4 O'Connell-street, Sydney, by…

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Wallsend Miners Limit to Earnings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 3

The Wallsend miners' lodge held a special meeting last night presided over by Mr. Robert Reay. Mr. J. Holland wrote that all the weighing…

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Chinese Gold Commandeered by Customs SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 5

Customs officers, searching the steamer Victoria at Circular Quay to-day, before she left for the East, discovered a number of sovereigns…

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Coal for New Zealand Export Question. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 5

Mr. Holman, the Premier, to-night received a cable message in the following terms from Mr. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand:…

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