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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 87 of 145
Definite steps towards the amalgamation into one union of all the organisations engaged in the mining industry have been taken by the Northern Executive of the Miners' Federation, which has decided to convene a meeting to be held at Cessnock shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The executive of the Northern district of the Miners' Federation has been notified by Mr. W. Greener, Secretary of the Dudley Lodge, that the men's tools have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Righto, boys, put 'em up," was the command of a youthful bandit, who at the point of a gun held up Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abermain No. 2 and Paxton Collieries which were idle for some days due to slackness of trade, resumed work yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Between 40 and 50 men received 14 days' notice of dismissal at Millfield colliery yesterday afternoon. A stone fault has occurred in the seam, cutting off a number…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle City Council Electric Supply Department has informed Stockton Council that as far as can be ascertained at the present juncture the price of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The 200 men who received notices from Scarborough Colliery took their tools from the mine this afternoon. Residents and business people of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Andrew Lessels, of Teralba, met with an accident at the Stockton Borehole Colliery yesterday. A fall of stone knocked him on to his face. He was partly buried. His…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"There seems to have been some misunderstanding as to what was agreed upon," said the chairman of the Owners' Association (Mr. McDonald), to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Assistant Minister for Industry (Mr. J. Beasley) stated to-day that an informal discussion had taken place yesterday in Sydney in connection with the stated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stockton Council met last flight, when there were present—The Mayor (Ald. H. Soper), and Ald. T. Griffiths, E. Felton, J. Urqubart, F. Felton, W. Opic, G…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Final figures in the Miners' Federation census of unemployed to be submitted to the committee appointed to consider the repatriation to other industries of unemployed miners are being rushed through at the Trades Hall, so that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Due to the general depression, and the consequent less demand for coal, large numbers of the Miners' Federation are out of employment. The General…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A conference has been arranged in Newcastle to-day, at 2.30 p.m., to discuss matters now in dispute at the Stockton Bore hole Colliery. The Northern Executive…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A conference was held at the office of the Associated Colliery Proprietors, in Newcastle, yesterday afternoon, between representatives of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More than 2000 miners in Cessnock were idle to-day through trade slackness. Miners affected were: Aberdare, 700 men; Aberdare Extended, 750, and Bellbird,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Officials of the Miners' Federation are interesting themselves in the report of the Royal Commission which inquired into the coal industry. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The President of the Unemployed Union (Mr. R. Conroy), referring yesterday to a report of Stockton Council meeting, at which Ald. Opie referred to dissatisfaction…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It was stated to-day by the Minister for Railways (Mr. J. Cairu), that the contract for 150,000 tons of coal which Wonthaggi residents allege the Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. C. Hibble said to-day that his resignation from the chairmanship of the Coal Trilmnal was on account of his health, which…
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