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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 80 of 82

Ashtonfields Colliery

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

The evidence to be placed before the Ashtonfields Colliery Tribunal, of which Mr. H. M. Cohen, of Newcastle, is the chairman, has concluded, and the parties…

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Co-operative Colliery

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

Work was resumed at the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, yesterday. A dispute had arisen with regard to one of the persons working on the screens,…

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Colliery Officials Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 6

Sir,—I see by your paper that there is a good deal of ill-feeling towards the colliery proprietors on account of not giving, as they say, sufficient increases to…

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Mining Dispute. Delegates Visit Melbourne

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

Speculation is being indulged in in Melbourne regarding the object of the visit to the. Victorian capital of miners' delegates from New South Wales, including…

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Shortland Colliery

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

A difficulty has arisen at Shortland Colliery, which was idle yesterday in consequence. This was brought about by a pair of…

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Colliery Mechanics

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

The following nominations have been received for the annual election of officers of the Colliery Mechanics' Association:—President, J. E. Pendlebury;…

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African Problems Mine Shut Down Over a German Worker CAPETOWN, December 17

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 1

A report from Johannesburg states that a conference has been held by the underground surface and general employees of the Simmer Deep Jupiter…

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Caledonian Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 5

A conference took place at the offices of the Caledonian Collieries, Newcastle, yesterday, between representatives of the company and the Miners' Federation. Mr…

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Johannesburg Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 5

A Johannesburg message states that the workers other than miners at the Simmer Deep Mine balloted overwhelmingly against working with a reinstated…

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Mines at Christmas

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 5

Mr. Amram Lewis said to-day that the arrangement of holidays at the mines during the Christmas vacation was being settled between the…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 8

Messrs. J. Means and J. Iceton, check inspectors, made an inspection of Wallsend Colliery from 8th to 11th instant, and reported as follows:—…

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Colliery Officials' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 5

Sir,—A champion of the colliery proprietors gives his version of the position anent their officials' wages, but surely it that organisation requires to enlighten…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Miners' Federation, who has been absent from Newcastle on business of the organisation, returned from Melbourne…

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Mine Warnings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 9

During last year (says the "Colliery Guardian") the United States Bureau of Mines prepared a report on the use of stenches as a warning in mines. Electric…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 7

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners Lodge, presided over by Mr. R. Reay, was held at the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening, for the purpose of…

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Castlemaine Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 5

"Going along nicely" was the comment of Mr. Hall this morning, regarding the position at the brewery. He added that the coal carters had…

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The Coal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 9

The dispute between the miners and the coal mine owners has not been settled yet. The miners want a further conference, and this the owners will grant only…

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Mechanical Shovels. Use in Mining

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

During the war, in certain parts of the American central coalfield, where the overburden is not great, considerable quantities of coal have been got by…

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Three Mines Seized Under Ancient Law London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 December 1919 · page 1

A curious outcome of the prolonged steamer strike is that at the lead mines at Darleydale, Derbyshire, the men have claimed three disused…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 5

A combined meeting of the miners' lodges will be held at Greta to-night. Matters pertaining to the federation will form the subject of an address by Mr…

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