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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 78 of 82

American Miners Accept Wilson's Terms VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 1

A Washington message, says that the miners will accept President Wilson's proposal to settle the strike. The basis is practically the previous offer…

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Industrial Matters. Broken Hill Mines. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 5

There is a possibility of the miners' strike at Broken Hill being settled next week. Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the, Coal and Shale Employees Association, is…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 3

Sir—Mr. Pendlebury adopts the old device of abuse when cornered by an opponent, but all the abuse in the world cannot hide the fact that he has failed…

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Shortland Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 4

A conference took place last Sunday concerning matters in dispute at Shortland colliery, including yardage rates in cross-cuts and other narrow…

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Borehole Colliery Arbitrator Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 5

The recently-published statement of the secretary of the Northern Colliery Employers' Association, that there was no present dispute at the…

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No Agreement Miners in Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 1

A representative conference of owners and employees engaged in the New South Wales coal-mining industry met at the offices of the…

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Coal Shortage America's Difficulties VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 1

Restricted train services were inaugurated this morning, but the coal shortage must long continue to be acute, even if the strike is formally…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 4

In accordance with the arrangement made at the last conference with Mr. C. M. M'Donald, an inspection of the Lymington Colliery will be made to-morrow…

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New Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 4

Information has reached the office of the Miners' Federation, with regard to certain places that will be worked on the afternoon shift at New Greta Colliery,…

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Miners' Holidays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan the secretary to the Northern district of the Miners' Federation, yesterday forwarded to the lodge secretaries in Newcastle and Maitland the…

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America's Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 5

It is reported from New York that drastic measures to reduce the use of coal will shortly be enforced in the United States unless the miners return to work…

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Carrington Coal Shipping Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 4

The Deputy Industrial Court will sit in Newcastle on Friday, to hear an application for variation of the award made for the Carrington Coal and Coke…

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Coal Cranes Board Assessors. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 4

An application for the nomination of assessors was made to Judge Curlewis, in No. 3 Industrial Arbitration Court to-day, in connection with the application of the…

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Industrial Matters. Conference with Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 4

The coal owners of New South Wales, representing the north, south, and western districts, have been in conference with representatives of the Australasian…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 7

Sir,—I notice a meeting called for the above association. I wish to call attention to all those interested, and request them to make a point of attending. It…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 5

An inspection of Shortland Colliery was made yesterday by Mr. A. Lewis, miners' district treasurer, and Messrs. G. Keenan (lodge treasurer), and D. Bone (secretary),…

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Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 5

The questions of the operation of the consolidated system and the wheelers' rate formed the subjects of a conference between the employers and employees'…

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Mine Officials' Salaries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. Rennox, of Cessnock, points out that five years ago a meeting was called for all colliery officials, and that no managers, under-managers, or…

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The Rand Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 5

A message from Johannesburg reports that a prominent leader of the mining industry states that the latest price of gold means an appreciation of 26 per cent…

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American Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 5

It was prematurely reported that the mine workers had accepted President Wilson's offer to settle the strike. The White House explains, however,…

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