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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

1,622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 81 of 82

Broken Hill Miners

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

The variation by the Industrial Court of the award of the Broken Hill miners' award provides that the minimum wage for 48 hours per Week shall be 13s per…

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Metalliferous Miners. Sydney

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

In No. 3 Industrial Court to-day, Judge Curlewis, on the application of the A.W.U., made an award for employees engaged in metalliferous mines. The…

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Miners and the Holidays

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

The majority of the mines in the Newcastle and Maitland fields will cease operations for ten days after the completion of the shift to-morrow. The usual…

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The Rand Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 5

Speaking at the Chamber of Mines, in Johannesburg, Mr. Wallace, the president, declared that the premium on gold, which was now 28 per cent., had temporarily…

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Coal for Coking. Methods of Preparation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 6

Following is an abstract published in the "Colliery Guardian" of a paper read by Mr. E. M. Myers, manager of the Skelton Iron and Coal Company before…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 December 1919 · page 4

Work ceased at all, the collieries yesterday. At the majority of them there will be no resumpion for ten days. The full time for the period was eight days,…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 1919 · page 2

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 20,312 tons, of which 16,815 tons represented shipments for…

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Germany's Need of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 December 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Amsterdam that the German and Dutch negotiations regarding the coal supply have opened at the Hague. The question of Holland granting…

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Big Battle Broken Hill Trouble Miners Determined

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 December 1919 · page 5

The trouble at Broken Hill has already lasted nine months, and is likely to continue unless some new means of conciliation can be…

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Miners' Officers What of Future? Chances for Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 December 1919 · page 5

The re-election of Messrs. Amram Lewis and W. Brennan as treasurer and secretary respectively or the Miners Federation, is considered a…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 4

A conference between representatives of the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Colliery Mechanics' Association will be held at the Northern Collieries' office…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 7

Sir,—There happened an incident at Cessnock on Tuesday night, the 23rd inst. A meeting had been convened by the secretary of the Colliery Mechanics'…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge will be held at Catherine Hill Bay this morning. The district president will be present, and will address the members…

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Maitland District. Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 6

The Cessnock district lodges of the association held their monthly meeting in Miller's Hall on Tuesday evening, representatives from Aberdare, Aberdare…

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French Coal Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 5

In order to prevent excessive use of the lighting and heating services, the French Government has prohibited New Year's Eve festivities in hotels and…

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Miners' Demands Big Fight Coming

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 3

The most important annual meeting in the history of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation will be held next month in Sydney. The president (Mr…

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Coal Carriage Dearer Ten per cent. Increase the Taper Preference

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 3

It will cot nearly 2d a ton more to carry coal from Greta to Newcastle after January 1. This is in accordance with the new railway rates, the…

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Ashtonfields Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1919 · page 5

Matters of dispute affecting Ashtonfields Colliery having been reported to the miners' executive, Mr. Brennan, the general secretary, visited the mine on…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1919 · page 5

As far as could be gathered yesterday, Lymington, Borehole, and several other collieries in the lower district were working. There will be a general resumption…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1919 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was hold at Cathcrine Hill Bay yesterday. Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the president of the…

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