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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 105

Mexican Diamond Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 6

The legendary diamond mines in the State of Guerrero. Mexico, which, ever since the days of Emperor Iturbide, have been sought for by the curious,…

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The Coal Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

The British Mines Department announces that the prices of coal will be decontrolled on March, when the instructions to collieries to supply…

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Morwell Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

The Victorian Mines Department is advertising in the Melbourne newspapers the terms and conditions on which Morwell operations will resume. One of the…

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Mine Casualties Foot Amputated

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 4

Robert Tacon, of Barton-street, Kurri Kurri, was buried up to the neck in falling coal in the Stanford Merthyr colliery, after firing a shot in No. 6…

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Control of Coal Abolished in Britain LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 1

In view of the increased output and slackened home demand, and the fact that export prices are now approximately the same as home prices, the…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

A number of minors will commence work at the Lymington Colliery on Monday. A meeting of the Hartley Hill Colliery employees was held at Cardiff, when the…

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Cardiff. Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

Lymington Colliery will be opened next week for regular coal drawing, after being closed for three months. The area where the fire took place is now…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

Matters relating to the Burwood Extended Colliery were discussed at a conference held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association…

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South Teralba Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

A stoppage took place at South Teralba Colliery yesterday, owing to a wheeling dispute. The matter was reported to the miners' executive, who…

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West Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

West Wallsend Colliery was idle yesterday owing to some trouble which arose with the clippers on Wednesday…

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Rothbury Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

Several matters that were partly heard by the Coal Tribunal some months ago, having reference to the Rothbury Colliery employees, were further…

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Seaham No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

A conference took place at the Seaham No. 2 Colliery office between Mr. I. Chapman, managing director of the Seaham Colliery Company, Limited, Mr. J. J…

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Lymington Colliery Resumption on Monday Working Places Prepared

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 1

The work of opening up Lymington colliery is being pushed on with all possible speed. The old workings in which, the recent fire occurred have…

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South Teralba Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 7

South Teralba Colliery, which has been idle for several days, will resume work this morning…

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Westy Colliery Three Days Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 1

West Wallsend Colliery is again Idle to-day. The men turned out for work, but there has been a fall in the mine somewhere. The officials stated that…

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The Coal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

The situation in regard to the coal dispute has not changed since. I wrote last week. Both sides agree to a committee of arbitration, but the difficulty apparently is…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

Lymington Colliery will reopen this morning, after being closed down for tour months. Ten pairs of men will be put on and the company hope that in the course…

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Rival Unions Mining Dispute Redbank Colliery Stoppage SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

A sitting of the enginedrivers and firemen's special tribunal in the coal industry was held to-day under the chairmanship of Mr. Hibble…

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West Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

A stoppage took place at the West Wallsend Colliery on Saturday, owing, it is alleged, to a fall in some part of the mine during Friday night. The fear that such,…

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Industrial Matters. Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

At a sitting of the Coal Tribunal held in Sydney at the week-end, the matter in dispute at Wallarah Colliery in connection with the wheelers' claims, was dealt with…

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