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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 105

Terrible Experience. Engulfed in Burning Coal. Sydney

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

Alfred J. Lewis, chief refrigerating engineer of the steamer Cornwell, had a terrible experience yesterday through falling into a burning coal bunker…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Iceton, district check inspector, and Mr. F. Smith, the local check inspector, were in attendance at Lymington Colliery an Saturday, for the…

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West Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

On Friday night something on an usual character occurred at the West Wallsend Colliery. A terrific noise was board by those working near the…

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Lost Time One Month's Record Work in the Coal Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 5

Official figures of the working of the coal mines of the State for november which have just been published, show that during the month 263 1/2 mine days…

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Central Aberdare Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 6

A conference will be held at the Central Aberdare Colliery office to-day in connection with the dip and the wet places that are at present being worked at the South…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 6

A stoppage took place at Stockton-Borehole Colliery yesterday in connection with the wheelers, and resulted in the men having to go home. As to the cause…

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South Teralba Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 6

The members of the federation employed at the South Teralba Colliery have resumed work…

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Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 6

Conferences will be held to-day with regard to the wheelers' rates at South Waratah Colliery and with regard to the wheelers at Glebe in connection with…

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Coal and Shale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 6

Active mining developments are taking place from Lithgow to Cullen Bullen. In that stretch of country both coal and shale mines are being opened…

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Morwell Brown Coal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 6

Operations at the Morwell brown coal mine will be resumed to-morrow. There are 640 men who have registered for employment there, and 17 of the former…

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Stamp Duties Act. Ignored by Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 6

The members of the northern district have decided to ignore the provision of the new Stamp Duties Act requiring that every person earning £5 and over per…

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Harassing Strikes Colliery Stoppages Mineowners' Threat Fits May Cease Work

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 5

The colliery proprietors have issued [?] warning that the har[?]ssing strikes in the northern coal miens must cease It is pointed out that on Monday and…

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Municipal Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Mutch) has naked Hamilton Council for more information regarding the proposal of the Mayor (Alderman…

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One Union for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

At the request of a number of craft unions in the mining industry to the Coal miners' Federation, a conference was held at the latter's offices to discuss the…

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Miners and Duty Stamps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

Messrs. J. Baddeley and A. C. Willis, accompanied by Mr. P. Brookfield, M.P., yesterday waited upon Mr. Lang, the State Treasurer, on behalf of the coalminers,…

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Fifty Strikes Colliery Stoppages' Record of 1921

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

In Supplement of the statement Printed yesterday, a list of stoppages of work in the northern coal mines since January I has been issued on…

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Jo'burg Strike Warning to Miners CAPETOWN

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

A message from Johannesburg stales that the Chamber of Mines notifies mine employees not resuming on Friday morning that they will be…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

A meeting of the Hebburn miners was held yesterday, at which it was decided to resume work this morning…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

Hebburn Colliery was again idle yesterday. As already reported, the difficulty arose in connection with certain miners doing their own wheeling. The manager…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

With regard to the award of the Coal Tribunal respecting the claims of the Wallarah Colliery miners, it is expected that this will be in the bands of the…

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