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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 105
"That we grant ourselves a six-hour day, with a five-day week, and abolish the afternoon shift, except where the lodges concerned approved of its being worked." This was the text of a resolution put before the council of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle coal shipments this week totalled 93,870 tons, including 65,891 tons to interstate ports. India 9441 tons. N.Z…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. J. Lamont, the secretary to the Mount Morgant branch of the A.W.U., in a statement, said, that reviewing the company's latest offer from every angle,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An aggregate meeting or miners will be held to-morrow morning at Adamstown. This has been decided upon owing to grievances that the men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A conference took place in Sydney during April between Mr. Cann, the Minister for Mines, and representatives of the Miners' Federation respecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →1.—That this meeting instruct the combined committee that this case must be dealt with forth with; failing its being taken as suggested by the committee, the meeting directs that a further stop-work meeting be held for the purpose of dealing with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Somewhere about six weeks ago it was reported in your paper that Mr. C. Hibble had sat to discuss the claim of the roadmen of the northern district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reference has been made in these columns on several occasions (says the "London Mining Magazine") to the application of the Minerals Separation…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →There is absolutely no excuse for bringing the Borehole coal under control. There is absolutely no excuse for maintaining control of any coal at present. Whatever excuse there may have been for controlling our coal export…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Frank Craig presided over the monthly meeting of the Seaham miners held in the Oddfellows' Hall, West Wallsend, on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest concerning the death of James Henry Murphy, a wheeler, who died in Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In normal circumstances ono of the most pleasant, drives southward from Newcastle would be that to Catherine Hill Bay, 24 miles away. But at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speaking in reference to unemployment among Queensland miners before a meeting of the combined lodges it Wallsend, Mr. D. Rees, a councilor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is not generally known that according to a rule in the constitution of the federation that in the event of a colliery being on strike,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The naval defence of the Empire is now occupying the attention of the Imperial Conference. It is believed the latter has decided…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. E. J. M'Keaten, returning officer for the annual election of officers of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, has announced the result as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. T. Provan presided over a meeting of the Seaham No. 2 Miners' Lodge. The question of members having to drill in their own time brought about a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In a debate in the House of Commons on the coal strike, Mr. James Gould, a shipowner, of Cardiff, made a striking speech, expressing doubt whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Edwin Horder and Wm. Potter were charged this morning at Maitland Court with having travelled on coal trucks, the property of the South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The position that has arisen out of the failure of the Coal Tribuaal to hear the claims of the miners operating in Victoria seam in the Newcastle coalfield was…
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