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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

1,650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 83

Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 6

A conference will be held at the rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association, Newcastle, this morning in connection with matters affecting the employees of…

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Housing of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 8

Sir,—Mr. Fell, the managing director of the Commonwealth Oil Corporation, stated that he know of no mining company in the world that provided wholly…

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The Gold Coin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 6

Touching which the grandchildren would also have something to wonder about, Who has a sovereign or half-sovereign? If anyone, let him show it to…

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Kitchen and Sons' Gold Medal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 8

The exhibit by Messrs. Kitchen and Sons, Limited, which was awarded the society's gold medal and certificate of the Newcastle Show last week was an admirable…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 5

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland districts was considerably improved during last week, as a result of the termination of the…

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Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 5

Several matters affecting the employee of Richmond Main Colliery were considered at a conference of the representatives of the owners and the miners'…

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Coal Commission. Conditions in the South. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 5

Mr. Campbell, K.C., the Coal Commissioner, took further evidence to-day concerning the conditions in the coalmining industry. He was assisted by Mr. J. A…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 4

Pelaw-Main Colliery was idle yesterday in consequence of a dispute with the clippers. A meeting of the lodge was held last night, at which the district president…

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Colliery Surface Workers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 6

Sir,—I would like to ask what Messrs. Baddeley, Brennan, and Lewis are doing to improve the working conditions of the surface workers throughout the northern…

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Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 5

It is said, on what authority is not mentioned, that Great Britain is about to remit £40,000,000 to the United States in further settlement of that country's claims…

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NATIONALISATION Welsh Miners' Demand LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 3

The South Wales Miners' Federation has decided by a majority of 287 to 4 in favor of direct action to compel nationalisation, and also demanded an…

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Coal Commission. Have the Companies Failed. Professor Irvine in the Box Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. Campbell, K.C., the Coal Commissioner, took further evidence to-day as to the conditions in the coal mining industry. He was assisted by Mr. J. A…

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Colliery Officials' Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 4

A conference will be held in Weston on Monday between the officials of the South Maitland collieries and the representatives of Pelaw-Main…

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Pelaw-main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 4

Work was resumed at Pelaw-Main Colliery yesterday. The lodge, at a meeting on Tuesday night, decided to return, pending a conference to be held to discuss…

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Welsh Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

The Welsh miners, at a conference in Cardiff, decided to demand an immediate increase of £2 weekly, to meet the cost of living…

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Herberton Tin Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

The Dereks Tin Mines Company has been formed, with a capital of £100,000, to acquire a group of mines in Stannary Hills, in the Herbertton district of…

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Nationalisation of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

A special Trade Union Congress is to meet to-morrow, which will be the most momentous in the history of the Labour movement…

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NATIONALISATION Miners Favor a Strike LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 1

The Miners' Conference declared in favor of a strike in support of the nationalisation of mines by 524,000 votes to 346,000…

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Coal Commission. Professor Irvine's Views. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

Mr. Campbell, K.C., the Coal Commissioner, took further evidence to-day concerning the conditions In the coal mining industry of New South Wales. Mr. J. A…

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Miners' Homes Conditions at Neath "Forced to the Bush" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

Mr. Clement Johns, superintendent of the Neath and Cessnock collieries, examined before the Coal Commission to-day, said that practically all the…

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