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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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New Mining Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

The aggregate meetings of the members of the Miners' Federation, which were convened for the purpose of enabling the executive and councillors to…

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Westralian Miners Delegates in Sydney SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 5

Delegates from the employees at the collierios at Collie, W.A, have arrived in Sydney, to protect their interests before the Special Tribunal…

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Settlement Opposed British Coal Crisis Third Ballot Proposed LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 1

There, is an overwhelming majority of miners against a settlement. In some districts by as much as 10 to 1. Feeling is high, especially in Wales,…

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Labor's View Point Coal Miners' Hours Mines Short of Water

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 1

Discussing the position regardi[?] the coal-mining Industry, Mr. W[?] general secretary of the Australia Coal and Shale Employees' Federa[?]…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

A meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Union was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday, at which lengthy consideration was given to the dispute between members of the…

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South Teralba Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

A conference in regard to South Teralba colliery matters took place at Scott Fell's chambers, in Newcastle between Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners'…

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Stockton-borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

Owing to the scarcity of brushers in the Stockton-Borehole colliery, some difficulty has arisen with regard to a number of the working places, which, it is claimed, are not…

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Industrial Matters. Miners and Mechanics. Statement by Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

A meeting of the northern executive of the Miners' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday, occupying the whole afternoon. Mr. D. Rees, deputy…

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"Off the List" "Reasons Unnecessary Federation Mine Case "Action Bona Fide" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Justice Harvey in the Equ[?]y Court to-day dealt further with the application of the Federation and Mount Owen Gold Mines No Liability Co.,…

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Pacific Colliery Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 7

At a meeting of the Pacific miners hell in the school of arts, Teralba, a motion was carried rejecting the award of the Special Coal Tribunal…

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South Teralba Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 7

A meeting of the South Teralba Lodge took place yesterday, to consider the question of resumption. The cause of the stoppage has been the delay in getting…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 7

At the general, monthly meeting of the New Burwood Extended miners' lodge, the recent increases granted by Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the coal…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 7

The new award in the mining industry will be explained to the members of the Miners' federation in Queensland at meetings to be held next week. The first of…

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Miners [?] Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 7

The conference with regard to the machine rates payable at the collieries in the Newcastle district will reassemble at the Trades Hall this morning, for the purpose…

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Broken Hill Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 7

In a report to the directors of the Broken Hill South Company, the manager deals at considerable length with the interim statement of the official health…

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The Coal Trouble. Miners Reject Terms. Lloyd George's Statement. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 7

The official figures of the ballot taken by the miners on the acceptance of the datum proposal were:—For, 181,428; against, 635,098…

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Increasing Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 10

Our State Government is resentful of the recent action of the Federal Government in proclaiming an increase in the selling price of coal won from the…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company's Estate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 8

Messrs. Creer and Berkeley announce for sale by public competition on November 25 portion of the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company's estate,…

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Back to Sailers Wind Free Coal Costly But Sailors Do Care

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 2

Are we going back to the days of the old wind-jammer? An examination of the latest figures of Lloyd's Register shows that 168…

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Strike on Monday Miners Impatient of Further Suspension Grim Spirit on Both Sides Will Other Unions Be Embroiled?

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 1

LONDON, Friday Night. Intense interest is being shown in the miners' meetings. Large crowds collected at Downing-street and…

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