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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Miser Hoards £8000 in Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 6

An inquest was held at the London Hospital recently on Asher Levy, aged 56, formerly a fruit merchant. The evidence showed that the old man went out…

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Huge Electric Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 8

An English company has commenced sinking operations at a now and large colliery, while they are opening at Derl, about two miles from Bargoed, in South…

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Rothbury Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 6

A meeting of the Rothbury Miners' Lodge will be hold to-morrow, when the proposals emanating from the conference held between the representatives of the…

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Coal Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Australian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation will be hold in Sydney on Tuesday. Representatives will be present from all parts of…

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Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 5

The council of the Australasian Coal, and Shale Employees' Federation will held a meeting in Sydney to-morrow afternoon, to discuss matters of importance to…

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Hours of Coal Miners. Comments by Mr. M'donald. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 5

A statement telegraphed from Melbourne published in Sydney yesterday, regarding, the hours of coalminers attributed to Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary to…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Messrs. J. Iceton and H. Wilson made an inspection of Stockton Borehole Colliery on January 14 to 19, and reported as follows :—…

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Coal in Europe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 6

It has usually been thought that with the coming of peace, despite the appalling destruction of French collieries, the difficulty of Europe supplying itself with…

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Fuel Economy. Pulverised Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

Fuel economy should be regarded as comprising not only the reduction in the quantity of fuel consumed to lowest possible point, so that the thermal units…

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Ancient Mining in Africa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

In this reply to the discussion on the "Ancient Tin Mines of the Transvaal," Mr. Baumann mentioned some interesting theories with regard to discoveries made…

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Gold Conspiracy Remarkable Crimes LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 1

According to the Crown case aa outlines by Mr. Bodkin, K.C., at Bow-street today, the gold conspiracy is one of the most remarkable of recent…

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Rosedale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

Rosedale Colliery, in the Singleton district, was Idle yesterday. Mr. W. Brennan, the general secretary of the Miners' Federation, visited the mine during the…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 4

Work will be resumed at Shortland Colliery to-day. A meeting of the miners' lodge was held yesterday, Mr. T. Tripney presided. Mr…

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The Gold Smelters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

Sir Archibald Bodkin, K.C., in opening the case against the persons charged with, obtaining gold from the Bank of England to smelt into bars, said that something…

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Industrial Matters. Coal and Shale Workers. Annual Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

The Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation commenced its annual meeting at the Federation's offices, Rawson Chambers,…

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Aberdare South Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

A conference took place in Newcastle on Tuesday with regard to a matter at Aberdere South Colliery, respecting wheelers going on shift work. Mr. A…

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Broken Hill Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

The position at Broken Hill will be given consideration at the annual meeting of the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation, now being held in…

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After Thirty Years Flooded Mine Salved

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 1

The Lymington Collieries, Ltd.. has bad pumping operations In full swing at their Cardiff colliery, under the supervision of Mr. R. Dawson…

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Up-to-date Colliery Operations at Aberdare South Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 1

Professor David, when he visited Mount View some years ago, made the following prediction, as he gazed upon the then insignificant hamlet of…

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Industrial Matters. Coal and Shale Workers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

The Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation resumed its sittings at Rawson Chambers to-day. At the conclusion of the session the…

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