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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 143
NOT the least of the problems of the coal industry in New South Wales and particularly on the Newcastle coalfields, is the problem of super[?]uous labor. Here, an in Britain, there is more labor available for the mines than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A petition by 95 miners, wheelers, and others previously employed by South Maitland Colliery, Ltd., was heard by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining unions' officials met in Sydney to-day to discuss the Canberra proposals. No word of any decisions was received at the Newcastle Trades Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The result of the conference at Canberra represents a distinct advance, and I hope that in the end it will mean the acceptance of our proposals," said Mr. Bavin, the Premier, to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There were approximately 36,800 more tons of coal shipped from Bullock Island this month than during last month, and 10,400 more tons…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Owing to a grievance of the wheelers only a portion of Bellbird colliery, the old tunnel, worked to-day: Bellbird was Idle on Tuesday, as a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Hugh Connell, M.P., has received from the Manager of the State Labour Exchanges, a communication intimating that representations have been made to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Chaffey, the Minister for Mines, stated last night that the Mines' Subsidence Act will come into force on Friday, March 1. The board has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"We wish to emphatically deny that the delegation which met the Prime Minister in any way agreed to the Government's suggestion of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. C. M. McDonald, the Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, and the other employers' representatives, returned from Canberra to-day. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On behalf of 95 miners and other workers previously in the employ of Sooth Maitland Colliery. Limited, a petition was made to Mr. Justice Harvey, thief Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. A. J. Cook, secretary of the British Miners' Federation, told the special representative, of The Sun to-day that proposals would be put…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A conference on the mining laws of the Commonwealth was held to-day. A statement was afterwards ironed by Mr. H. W. Geppy, Chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Widespread appreciation was expressed in Newcastle of the leading article in Yesterday's "Newcastle Sun," entitled "Recognise Our Debt to the Miners." Among those who commented on the article were the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday—"Bellbird No. 1 resumed work this morning, but Bellbird No. 2 remains on strike."…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Crushed by a fall of stone, while he was at work at 9.45 last night, Andrew Richard Manby, a brusher at Stockton Borehole Colliery, was fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There was a discussion in the House of Representatives this evening on the coal question. Mr. Rowland James (Hunter) said he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At a meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council held last night, a letter was read from Mr. T. Hoare, President of the Northern Branch of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pacific Miners' Lodge held a meeting on Wednesday night, Mr. Haydon, junr., in the chair. The council minutes and the board of management minutes were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although many of the miners at Cessnock took their tools home with then, the majority left them behind in the pit, so as to be ready for use…
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