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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

1,650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 83

Mining and Unionism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 6

Sir,—The question is, has unionism advanced this last 25 years, and is it possible to advance under our present unbusinesslike system? The delegate…

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Hotels and Bestaurants Employees' Union Meets Miners Promise Aid

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 4

There wan a good attendance at a special meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Federated Hotel and Restaurant Employes' Union in the…

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New South Wales Coal. Importance of the Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 6

Some interesting and valuable information relative to the coal-mining industry of New South Wales is furnished by Mr. H. A. Smith, Government Statistician,…

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New Coal Mines Awaba Development More Companies Forming

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 1

Big mining developments are expected to take place near Awaba. Two lots or prospectors already claim to have discovered excellent seams, one…

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Aberdare Central Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 5

A conference in regard to matters affecting the Aberdare Central Colliery was held in Newcastle yesterday. There were present, on behalf of the company…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 5

The investigation of the grievances of the millers employed at Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Day, will be commenced to-day before the tribunal…

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Industrial Matters. Brown Coal Trouble. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 5

Mr. Lawson, the State Premier, has informed Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, that his proposals for the settlement of the coal trouble at Morwell are not…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 4

The tribunal appointed to deal with claims by the Wallarah miners met an Newcastle yesterday, but owing to the trouble that had arison at Neath Colliery…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 4

Regarding the dispute existing at Cessnock No. 2 and Neath Collieries, the Chairman of the Coal industry Special Tribunal has summoned a conference under…

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Coal Shortage Overseas Trade Demurrage Losses

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 5

Notwithstanding the shortage of coal and the heavy demand for supplies, owners during the past few weeks have been able to ship large…

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New Burwood Extended. Coal Declared Black

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 4

The Colliery Mechanics' Association, at a Delegate Board meeting held at Maitland, yesterday, as a protest against the presence of C.E.F. members taking the…

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The Price of Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 4

Some weeks ago Mr. Davies, in the Legislative Assembly, asked Mr. Storey, the Premier, a question concerning the increase of 4s per ton in the price of…

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Excess Fares Miners Penalised Pay Friday Trips

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 3

Ald Butterwell, at last night's meeting of the Adamstown Council, complained about the attitude adopted by railway officials against workmen…

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Industrial Matters. Brown Coal Difficulty. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 4

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister informed Mr. Watkins (N.S.W.), that he could not say how far the Commonwealth…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Collirey Mechanics' Association, was advised yesterday that a compulsory conference would be held in Sydney to-day in…

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Miners' Ideas Trouble Here Unlikely Coal and Marine Men

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 5

Local officers of the Coal and Shale Federation were away at Cessnock to-day, but miners who have followed the progress of the dispute with the…

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The Brown Coal Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

The difficulty that has arisen between the Federal and Victorian Governments in regard to the acceptance of an award made by a tribunal…

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Industrial Matters. Brown Coal Dispute. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, stated in the House of Representatives to-day, in reply to a question by Mr. Fenton (Vic.) that he had made every effort to…

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Federation's Decision. Stoppage of Victorian Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

The refusal of the Victorian Government to abide by the award of the Special Coal Tribunal, insofar as its relates to the brown coal miners at Morwell, has…

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Coal Crisis Isolation of Victoria Effect on Newcastle "Other Markets"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 5

Shippers in Newcastle know very little of the merits of the dispute between the Victorian Government and the miners…

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