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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Coal Railway Ashtonfield Mines Bill Premier's Attitude

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 6

The Ashtonfield coal mints bill was referred to the Legislative Assembly yesterday to a Select Committee. Mr. Bennett moved the second…

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Colliery Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 4

At a well-attended preliminary meeting of colliery officials held in Newcastle, it was decided to from an association to include under-managers engineers,…

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The Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 5

Apropos of the question of the present distribution of the coal output, a White Paper shows that during the quarter ending on June 30, 58,000,000 tons was…

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The Mining Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 5

Although the Miners' Executive refused to separate the two demands, the miners generally do not attach serious importance to the demand for the reduction of…

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Coal Tribunal. Award Next Wednesday. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, who is engaged drafting his award on the wages claims, has summoned the members of the tribunal to meet on…

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Barrier Tribunal Points of Agreement Miners With Tuberculosis SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 5

Continuing his argument before the Broken Hill tribunal on the men who through disease were no longer fitted to work in the mines. Mr: R. Emery…

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Appeal to Canada O.B.U. Allegation Simultaneous Strike Movement Miners' Leader Denies Rumor VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 1

A Calgary message says: The officials of the O.B.U. last week [?] that they had received [?] Hobert [?]…

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The Coal-mining Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

Although the position of Victoria and South Australia in regard to coal supplies has been improved, it still remains apparent that the methods of…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

A conference was to have been held to-day between Mr. F. Croudace, manager of the Burwood Colliery, and representatives of the lodge relating to matters in dispute…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

After a stoppage of eight days following upon the 14 days' notice given by the employees of the Wallarah Colliery, work was resumed yesterday morning at the…

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Rothbury Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

The officers of the federation are endeavourining to arrange a conference with the proprietors of the Rothbury Colliery, and representatives of the lodge, to…

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Colliery Fatality 140 Tons of Stone

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

The verdict of the District Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, regarding the death of Frederick Pritchard Hays Dodds, a miner, who was killed by a fall of…

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The Mining Crisis. Government Statement. Miners' Demand Modified. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, has made a statement that it is the considered policy of the Government gradually to free the coal industry from…

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Russian Gold Subsidy for Labor Daily Startling Allegations London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

Further light is thrown on the rea[?]sation of the Russian Jewels in England in a statement to-night from Downing-street, which gives the…

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Coal Crisis Federation's Reply Government Challenged Demands Can Be Met London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 1

As was to be anticipated, the Miners' Federation has taken up Mr. Walter Long, challenging the Government's coal figures…

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Coal Crisis a Peace Move Miners May Compromise LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

Following on the decision of the miner's executive after an [?], Sir Robert Horne, [?] the Board of Trade agreed…

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Cardiff No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 6

A conference will be held in Sydney to-day for the drawing up of an agreement relating to conditions for machine cut coal at the Cardiff No. 2 Colliery…

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Coal Deliveries Short

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

Berlin's newspapers stats that 662,000 tons of German coal were delivered to the Entente from September 1 to September 10, compared with…

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Mount Kembla Mine. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Davies asked the Minister for Mines what action he had taken to have the electric coal-cutting machines removed…

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Industrial Matters. Two Southern Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 6

Mount Keira Colliery, which has been working regularly for many months, was idle yesterday because of the refusal of two employees to join the union. It is…

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