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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

1,650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 83

Coal Strike Talk of Intervention Ballot in Progress LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 1

There is a move in the direction of intervention in the coal strike. the ballot in connection with which starts to-day…

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District Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 6

Although there have been an unusual number of local stoppages at the collieries in the northern district during the week, it was ascertained yesterday that,…

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Coal for Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 7

It is reported from New York that American coal, amounting to 35,000,000 tons, is to be exported to Britain. It will be shipped in yearly instalments of…

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Gold Rush at Castle Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 8

The week of carnival at the Castle Skating Rink, Cook's Hill, has been most successful, and for to-night the management announces a unique gold rush…

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The Coal Tribunal. the Wages Claim. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 6

The Coal Tribunal sat again to-day, and gave further consideration to the miners' claims for increased wages. At the conclusion of the sitting the…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 5

Matters in dispute at Burwood Colliery formed the subject of a conference of the. representatives of the owners and employees at Lambton on Saturday. Mr. F…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 6

Sir,—In Thursday's issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," Mr. C. M. McDonald, secretary to the Northern Collieries' Association, is alleged to…

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Morwell Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Victorian Railways Standing Committee, Mr. Herman, the director of geological survey in the Department of Mines, explained…

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Fishing for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 6

Fishing for coal in a new [?] and a very production one, [?] in [?] from the [?] by a company at Genoa, farmed for the purpose. The…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Miners' Federation, returned to Newcastle at the end of the week, and was occupied throughout Saturday at the local office…

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British Coal Mining. a Strike Majority. But Position Hopeful. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 5

Although the first ballots of the Miners' Federation show sweeping majorities in favour of a coal strike, the crisis has now entered upon a more hopeful phase…

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Brown Coal Exemption Sought Mr. Hibble's Inquiry, SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 5

At to-day's sitting of the Coal Tribunal Mr. Broome, general manger of the State coal mine in Victoria, said that had been requested by…

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Resolved to Strike British Miners' Ballot Williams's About Face LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 1

The coal miners ballot has resulted: South Wales 145,474 for a strike; 43,218 against…

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Myall Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 5

Rates and conditions to govern the small Myall Colliery at Cardiff were considered at a conference of the representatives of the owners and the…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 5

The members of the Burwood lodge will consider the matters in dispute at that colliery at a special meeting to be held at an early date…

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Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 5

Mr. D. Rees, the deputy president of the Miners' Federation, was present at a meeting of the Richmond Main lodge on Sunday. It was resolved after…

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Mine Stoppages 241,000 Tons Lost Why Coal is Scarce

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

Daring the present year there nave been 139 stoppages in the northern coalfields, representing 241,000 tons of coal, said Mr. Clayton, manager of…

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Labor View Point Work at Coal Mines Tram-men's Claims

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 3

The Tramways Employees' Union has propared a list of alterations which it desires should be made in the Railways Act. Mr. A. C…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 5

The members of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge are now working out their fourteen days' notice owing to the fact that some of their claims, which have been…

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Curlewis Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 5

The grievances of the miners employed at Curlewis Colliery, in the Gunnedah district, will be dealt with at a conference a be held in Newcastle…

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