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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 105

Wallsend Miners Payment at Pit Top

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 7

The monthly meeting of Wallsend miners' lodge was held in the Masonic Hall last night. Mr. W. Capewell presided…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 3

The district check inspector, Mr. J. Iceton, and Mr. T. Hoare inspected Seaham No. 2, and report as follows :— West side.—intake : No. 3 split, 19,800ft, for 30…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 3

Wallsend Miners' Lodge met at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. W. Capewell presiding, and Mr. D. Rees, deputy district president, being…

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Coal Economy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 6

The Gruson Work, a branch establishment of Krupp, has developed a new process for saving unburned coal out of combustion residue which, so it is claimed, is…

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British Coal Miners. Notices Cancelled. a Friendly Conference. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 5

A conference between Sir Robert Horns, the President of the Board of Trade, and the Miners' Federation has resulted in Sir Robert Horne promising to cancel…

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France's Coal Resources

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 6

That France has sufficient coal to supply all her needs, if her resources were fully exploited, is the contention of M. Bailly, a well-known mining engineer, who, has…

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Brown Coal Industry. Position in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 6

Referring to a suggestion that Victorian brown coal should be declared "black," Mr. Robinson, the Attorney-General of Victoria, says in the course of a…

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Welsh Coal for N.Z. Order for 144,000 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 7

In Tuesday's issue of "The Newcastle Sun," mention was made of [?] coal shortage in New Nealand. it was stated that the Dominion is exporting…

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British Coal Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 7

The Miners' Conference passed a resolution to oppose by every means in their power the decontrol of coal, which would be prejudicial to the interests of…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 6

A difficulty arose among the employees at the Burwood Exteneded Colliery yesterday, as a result of which the mine was idle…

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Coal Stacks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 6

One thousand tons of the coal "at grass" at Cockle Creek has been lifted during the week. This has been trucked to the Dyke, and is being loaded into the…

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Morwell Trouble Lithgow Miners Meet

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 1

Mr. J. Baddeley, president of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation, returned from Lithgow to-day. while there he addressed the delegate board…

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Morwell Brown Coal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 7

Some members of the Victorian Government consider that the Morwell brown coal open cut should be closed, as it is unprofitable to take out brown coal until…

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Idle Colliery Miners v. Wheelers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 1

This morning the Scham No. [?] col[?] at West Wallsend. commonly known as the New Shaft is idle, owing to a dispute between the miners and…

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Miners' Explosives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 4

The committee appointed at the conference of lodge delegates, held in Newcastle on Monday, to go into the question of the cost of explosives, will meet at…

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Metalliferous Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 4

The amended award of the Metalliferons Miners' State Board provides that hand or machine miners engaged stoping and driving in deep leads shall be paid…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, general president of the Miners' Federation, returned to Newcastle on Saturday, having been occupied during the greater portion of the week in…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 6

The Hebburn Miners' meeting was held in H. Jenkins' committee room on Thursday night, Mr. W. Wardle presiding. Correspondence was received as follows:—…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 4

Wallarah Colliery, at Catherlne Hill Bay, will not work to-day, the lodge having been notified of the fact by the management. The mine was idle all last week…

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Collieries Idle Trouble Over a Boy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 5

Several collieries are idle owing to various causes. The president of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation. Mr. J…

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