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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

1,650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 78 of 83

Whitburn Miners

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

A special meeting of the Whitburn Miners' Lodge was held at Greta on Tuesday. Mr. J. Skillicorn presided. The meeting was called to consider the award…

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Wallsend Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Wallsend miners was held in the Masonic Hall last night. Mr. W. Copewell presided. No order was made concerning a letter…

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New Burwood Extended Colliery

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

An inspection of the New Burwood Extended Colliery was made yesterday in Connection with a complaint made by the miners. The department was represented…

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Coal Charters Cancelled

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 4

Long [?] at Newcastle on account of the demand for coal for interstate trade purposes, has resulted in several oversea, charters being cancelled. Two vessels…

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Special Coal Tribunal

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

A visit of inspection to Hebburn No. 2 shaft was made yesterday by the Special Coal Tribunal…

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Industrial Matters Miners and the Holidays

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

Mr. D. Rees, deputy president of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that after conferring with Mr. C. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern, Collieries'…

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Legislative Assembly. Alleged Profiteering in Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 4

As soon as the Assembly met this afternoon, Mr. M'Tiernan, the Attorney-General, announced in reply to an inquiry by Mr. Doe, that he had some to the…

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Ex-kaiser's Gold Huge Sums from Berlin Allies Alert London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 1

In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Bonar Law said he understood that 60,000,000 marks in gold had reached the ex-Kaiser from…

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West Australian Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 5

Particulars of the coal-mining operations in Western Australia are furnished in the annual report of the Department of Mines of that State for the past…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 7

Wallsend Miners' Lodge met on Wednesday evening. Mr. W. Capewell being in the chair. Correspondence was read from the…

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Water for Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 5

Excellent rain has fallen in West Wallsend, to the great relief of the mines in the district Most of the dams contained very little water, and…

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British Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 5

The coal output in Britain for the week ended on November 20 was 5,210,000 tons, being 220,000 more than the pre-tons, being 220,000 tons more than the…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Stacks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1920 · page 7

Up to yesterday 30,000 tons of coal had been lifted by steam shovel from, the stack at the Dyke. Carrington. The whole of this has been shipped to New…

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Colliery Staff Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1920 · page 4

A general meeting of the members of the Colliery Staff Association was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday. This body was formed in September, and has already…

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Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1920 · page 4

The ballot for the election of district officers for the Illawarra branch of the Miners' Federation resulted:—President, Mr. S. Bird; secretary, Mr. J. T. Sweeney;…

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East Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 5

East Greta Colliery was idle yesterday. A meeting of the men was convened for the afternoon, at which Br. W. Brennan, the secretary to the Miners' Federation,…

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Industrial Matters. Metropolitan Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 5

The Metropolitan Colliery at Helensburgh, which has been idle for some time, owing to at dispute as to working conditions generally, is to resume work at an…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 5

The Special Coal Tribunal will sit in Newcastle this morning at 10.30, and deal with matters affecting the Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay. To-morrow…

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Coal Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 5

The Council of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation will at its meeting in Sydney to-day give further consideration to the position in regard to the brown…

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Colliery Mishap Two Men Injured Glen Innes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 3

An accident attended by serious results occurred at the Great Britain mine. Mr. Wearne, engineer for the…

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