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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

1,650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 83

Hunnish Sham Revealed Coal Baron's Studied Insults Hellish Plot on Coal Fields Spa Conference Sees the Light London, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 1

The studied insolence of the millionaire, Stinnes, in haranguing the conference at Spa regarding coal, revealed the attitude of "the Scholt…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

Grievances of the miners at Wallarah colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, will be considered at a conference to be held on Wednesday. One of these is the question…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

The Shortland Tribunal will sit on July 20, for the purpose of hearing the whole of the claims that have been sent in from that colliery. The hearing will be before…

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Duckenfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

A conference will take place to-morrow with regard to matters of deficiency that are existing at the Back Creek and Duckenfield Colliery, Minmi…

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Borehole Colliery Brushers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the men who are engaged brushing at the Borehole Colliery was held on Sunday. Mr. A. Lewis, the district treasurer of the federation, attended,…

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Central Aberdare Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, will attend a meeting of the Central Aberdare Lodge, to be held to-day. The meeting has been convened…

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Killingworth Colliery. Operations Again Started

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

Mining operations were re-commenced yesterday at Killingworth colliery, which has been closed since the middle of 1915. Only forty men are at present engaged,…

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On The Screen Newcastle Day by Day Coal Prosperity

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

The residents of this great district will rejoice became of tie continued prosperity of the coal industry. No fewer than 33 of tho collieries…

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Dust in Mines. Broken Hill Conditions. Report of the Commission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

The report of the Technical Commission of Inquiry of the New South Wales Board of Trade, appointed by the late Government to examine and report upon dust…

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Lithgow State Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 5

The State coal mine at Lithgow is to be but into working order at once. Operations in connection with the establishment of the mine continued until…

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The Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 5

Another Spa communique, states that the heads of the Allied delegation conferred with Herren Fehrenbach and von Simons for two hours as regards the coal…

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Sydney Council's Coal Scheme. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 5

The Sydney City Council gave further consideration to-night to the question of purchasing the Central Illawarra coal property. In view of the strong opposition…

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Coal for the Baltic Norwegian Ships Chartered

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 5

The insistence of the Allied delegates at the Spa Conference on the fulfillment of Germany's Peace Treaty obligations regarding coal supplies…

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Bellbird Mine the New Tunnel Capacity of Pit Doubled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 5

The Hetton Coal Company has recently opened up a new tannel and installed a new power plant at its Bell-bird property…

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DEADLOCK Germany Baulks Coal Issue Military Leaders Summoned LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 1

The Spa Conference has reached a deadlock over the coat issue. Marshal Foch and Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson have been summoned…

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Duckenfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 5

Matters affecting Back Creek and Duckenfield Colliery were considered at a conference of the employers and employees held at the rooms of the Northern…

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Barrier Mining Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 4

There is now reason to hope that the long protracted strike at Broken Hill, which has caused great loss to the workers and misery to their families,…

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The Mining Tribunal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 5

Mr. J. Baddeley, president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated this afternoon that a telegram had been received from Mr. Hughes…

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Nationalisation of Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 4

An argument employed in support of nationalisation (says Professor J. H. Jones, of Leeds University, in his new book, "Social Economics"), is that it…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 5

Wallsend Miners' Lodge met on Wednesday evening, Mr. R. T. Reay presiding. Messrs. W. Haydon, G. Haydon, F. Scott, and J. Frew were elected to the…

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