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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

1,650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 83

Still No Trams Auckland Coal Crisis Will State Mines Close? Auckland (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

The people of Auckland are still walking, and the trams are not likely to resume for ten days. The gas supply will be cut off on Thursday night…

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The Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

In connection with the application the new award given by the Special Tribunal, the following communication was yesterday received by colliery and…

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Coal Position. Disposal of the Stacks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

Considerable interest is manifested in the arrangements now being made to deal with the coal stacks in the district. Numerous applications are known…

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Welsh Miners Demand 2s Increase Serious Complication London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 1

While it is believed that the coal owners and miners have reached a provisional agreement in regard to the new output and basis of wages…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. Question of Cokeworkers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

The Coal Tribunal resumed its sittings to-day, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Hibble. The question of the cokeworkers…

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Coal Prices Effect on Local Supplies Proposed Export Duty

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 3

The decision of the colliery proprietors to increase the export price of coal by 4s, has caused much adverse criticism in shipping and commercial…

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The Coal Trouble. Prospects Brighter. Settlement Hoped For. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

The coal situation is brighter than for some weeks, much to the public relief, General satisfaction is manifest among owners and miners at the prospect of the…

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Rothbury Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

With regard to the dispute at Rothbury Colliery in connection with payment for dirt, and in consequence of which the colliery is in its second week of idleness,…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, has received a message calling him and the president, Mr. J. E. Pendlebury, to…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 6

Sir,—In reference to the controversy that is going on in your paper over the number of unions at the collieries. I must say there are too many of them…

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Export Duty on Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 4

The rumour that the Federal Government proposes to place an export duty on coal will, if correct, raise a discussion on the expediency of such…

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Non-union Miners Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

Mr. Kearsley, in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, asked the Minister for Mines and Labour if he was aware that there were two mines north…

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Price of Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

The preliminary sitting of the Royal Commission appointed by the Federal Government to inquire into and report on what should be the selling price of…

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Broken Hill Miners. Mr. Justice Edmunds' Award Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 4

The award of Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman of the Broken Hill tribunal, was made available to-night. It is as follows:—…

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The Coal Trouble. No Settlement Yet. Optimism Prevails. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

Contrary to hope and expectation, the joint conference of mineowners and men did not arrive at a settlement as to the datum line yesterday, despite long…

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Teralba Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

The mass meeting of the members of the Miners' Federation employed at the collieries in the Teralba area, which was to be held last night, was…

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Colliery Enginedrivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to Messrs. Phee and King, I would like to point out that no effort has been made to remove the objections raised by the New South Wales Colliery…

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Aberdare South Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

As a result of the conference between the representatives of the Caledonian, Collieries and the Miners' Federation, a decision has been reached whereby the "dog…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

It is probable that Mr. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, will make an award to-day with regard to the wages of other employees in and about coalmines…

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The Miners' Weakness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. G. A. Spencer, M.P. (Labour), in an address to miners at Babington (Somerset) deplored the fact that the misers were not united…

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