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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

1,650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 83

Down to Business Parliamentary Programme Mines Legislation Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

With the State [?] assembling next Tuesday and [?] first [?] getting down to [?] the Cabinet is busily engaged [?]…

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Industrial Matters. the Mining Difficulty. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

To-day's sitting of the Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was only a brief one. The council will sit again to-morrow,…

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Molybdenite Price Too Low for Profit Mines Closed Down Glen Innes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

On account of the poor price obtaining for obtaining for molybdenite Kingsgate mines have decided to close down until conditions brighten. Accordingly…

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Minmi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 8

The difficulty in regard to the Minmi miners remains unsettled. The colliery has been idle for a fortnight…

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Rosedale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 8

Several matters in dispute at Rosedals colliery, situated near Nundah, were discussed at a conference of the parties held in Newcastle yesterday…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 8

Grievances affecting the miners employed at Pelaw Main colliery will be heard at the rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association on Monday…

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Colliery Workings Full Time at 27 Pits

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 5

The fortnight ended to-day bas been a very busy one in the coal mining Industry. Of the 43 collieries In the Newcastle and maitland districts…

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Badak Tin Mine Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 6

The information received by cable from Mr. Scarborough that the Badak tin mine was valueless has created a sensation. The shares, had recently been quoted at…

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Coal Crisis Deputation to Mr. Hughes Mr. Willis's Convenience Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 5

The executive of the Australasian Coal and shale Employees Federation to-day telegraphed to Mr. Hughes asking him to fix Tuesday next as the day…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 4

Interviewed yesterday, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Miners' Federation, said that in view of the sitting of the Broken Hill tribunal, under the…

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More Gas From Coal How It is Obtained

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 1

During the war years in England, when the price of coal, in common with other comomdities, went up to a price hardly ever dreamed of before…

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Minmi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 4

The dispute between the management and the miners employed at Minmi Colliery will be considered at a conference to be held to-day…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 4

Matters in relation to the miners, borers, and wheelers employed at Pelaw Main Colliery were given lengthy consideration at a conference of the parties…

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Lymington Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 4

For some time negotiations have been proceeding between the miners' executive and the district superintendent of railways at Newcastle, with the view to…

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Cessnock No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 4

A conference of the parties will be held in Newcastle to-day to consider the matter in dispute at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery, which has been idle for a considerable…

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Welsh Coal Combine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 6

It was announced in the London Press a few weeks ago by a Cardiff correspondent that the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal Co., Ltd., has purchased Lancaster's…

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Utilising Coal Dust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 6

The latest contribution in Great Britain to the universal problem of fuel economy is a British invention for efficiently utilising waste coal, peat, lignite,…

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Victorian Brown Coal. Use in Powdered Form

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 5

In reference to statements made in the Victorian Parliament regarding the desirability of experiments being made to find out if Victorian brown coal could be more…

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A Cheerful Optimist in Search of Coal Buyer's "Award of Merit"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 3

He came all the way from Adelaide nearly a fortnight ago, breezy, and full of confidence, in search of coal. He did not want a whole mine, but…

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The Coal Supply. Conference on Wednesday. Shortage in Victoria. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 5

The coal miners' representatives have asked Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, to meet them on Tuesday, but it was ascertained to-night that Mr. Hughes would…

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