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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Newcastle Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. J. J. Hudson, chairman of the Stanford-Morthyr Lodge, and Mr. D. M'Neill, district auditor, will be the principal speakers at a meeting of miners, to…

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Southern Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 7

Reports from the south coast indicate that there are many difficulties among the colliery workers in that area, and that the interruptions in production are…

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Mines Department

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. W. Humble, who is at present on leave prior to retiring from the position of Chief Inspector of Coal Mines, has been appointed emergency chief inspector of…

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Strikes and the Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

Sir,—Is it not about time our local members or the Holman Government took a hand to stop these strikes organised by the executive of the Miners' Federation?…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 5

The election of a secretary by the members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, has been in progress for about a fortnight, and aroused…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

Polaw-Main Colliery, which was idle for three days of last week, resumed work yesterday…

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Coal Dust Explosions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

At the recent meeting of the American Mine inspectors' institute, in a discussion of coal dust explosions, it was held by many inspectors that black powder was…

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Strikes and Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 3

Sir.—"Australian Worker" in your issue of Saturday draws the attention of the public to the state of affairs in the mining department of labour in the State. In…

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Industrial Matters. Newnes Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

A number of inquiries were made at the office of the Miners' Federation yesterday in connection with an advertisement of John Fell and Company. Newnes,…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 4

Shortland Colliery has been idle for several days. A meeting of the miners' lodge was held yesterday morning, and was adjourned until the evening, when…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 4

A number of matters affecting the district collieries were considered yesterday at a conference between the representatives of the proprietors and the…

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Miners' Federation. Health Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 4

The pressure on the funeral fund organised by the Miners' Federation was greater during last year than it has over been. This was due to the influenza epidemic…

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Shortland Mine Questions in Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 4

Several matters of complaint at the Shortland Colliery are being discussed to-day between delegates representing the men and the…

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Illegal Use of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 5

Observing extensive withdraw of sold from the Bank of England in recent months by persons Insisting on their legal right to receive gold for bank notes, the…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the Shortland Miners' Lodge was held yesterday, but no finality was reached in regard to the dispute. The colliery is still idle…

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Rothbury Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 4

A conference will be held at the rooms of the owners, Watt-street, this morning respecting the position at Rothbury Coillery Representatives of the Miners'…

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Rothbury Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 4

Representatives of the Colliery Employees Federation were in conference all day with the owners of Rothbury colliery respecting industrial matters…

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Newnes Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 3

Sir,—The Wolgan Valley trouble at J. Fell and Company's mine being reported to the A.C. and S.E. Federal Council, it refutes such untruths as contained in…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 5

Shortland Colliery has been idle since January 15 in consequence of grievances that exist among the miners employed there. These grievances are said to…

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Rothbury Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 5

A conference took place in Newcastle yesterday for the purpose of considering the position at Rothbury Colliery. For some time past there has been a matter…

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