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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Belgians and Coal Waste

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 8

The scar on the Scottish landscape, the pit dump, is being turned into gold (says the "Scotsman"). The Coal Controller has withdrawn his…

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Work at the Coal Stacks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 7

Work at the coal stacks at the, Dyke Carrington, has continued, unbrokenly during the week. Since the commencement of operations 25,185 tons has been…

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Our Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 3

Hands off has been the main argument by the Victorian Government in respect to the fixing of rates for the Morwell coal miners, but it is a moot question…

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Oversea Coal Trade Remedy Asked for

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 6

That the restrictions placed upon the export of Maitland coal to oversea ports is having a deleterious effect upon the oversea coal trade can readily be…

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Industrial World Victoria Coal Strike Hopes of Settlement

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 2

In union circles in Melbourne during the week-end a hopeful view was taken of the coal strike situation. A district improvement in the life prospects…

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British Coal Supplies for France Agreement Cancelled LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 1

At the conference the Minister for Mines, and the French coal controller cancelled the agreement whereby Britain undertook to supply France with…

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Queensland Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 5

In the course of a review of the coalmining operations in the Clermont district, Queensland, Mr. O. E. Power, the warden, states there has been an…

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Idle Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 4

Burwood Extended Colliery wan Idle yesterday, a complaint being made by the men of the cage bumping in the shaft. An inspection will be made of…

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Northern Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Northern Extended miners, the secretary was instructed to write to the district officers, protesting against Mr. J. Barnett's name…

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Mining Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 5

William Warren, aged 60 years, living in Rugby-road, New Lambton, was fatally injured as the result of an accident while he was working in the Dudley…

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Coal Under the Microscope

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 3

The selection of the particular coal to give the best results for certain purposes has always been an important matter for the engineer. To-day, with the enhanced…

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Early Coal Strikes. History Repeats Itself

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 6

Probably the earliest coal strike on record, says Dr. Walter Seton, in "The Scotsman," was a Scottish one. In 1620, a conference of coalowners decided that…

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Industrial Matters Brown Coal Difficulty. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 4

Mr. Lawson, the State Premier, has written to Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, stating that he had placed before the Cabinet Mr. Hughes' suggestions for…

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Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 8

Richmond-Main Colliery, which has been idle for eight days is expected to resume operations this morning…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 7

Work will be resumed to-day at Stockton-Borehole Colliery, which has been idle for two days owing to a wheelers grievance…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 7

Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary to the Miners' Federation, received a telegram from Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president, who was then in Melbourne, stating that…

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Special Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 7

Stanford-Merthyr Colliery matters had the attention of the Special Coal Tribunal at a sitting held yesterday at the room of the Northern Collieries' Association…

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Aberdare Colliery. Claim for £2000. Verdict for £300. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 8

Sir William Cullen, the State Chief Justice, was engaged to-day hearing, a claim from the Newcastle district for damages for alleged wrongful…

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State Coal Mining. Operations in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 5

State coal mining and boring operations in Queensland are referred to in a report furnished to Mr. Jones, the Secretary for Mines, by the departmental…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 5

Stockton-Borehole Colliery is still idle. A meeting of the miners will be held at the Sulphide Hall, Boolaroo, at noon to-day…

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