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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 105

Wallsend and Plattsburg Colliery Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 5

Wallsend Colliery employees' picnic was held at Tornto on Saturday, under the auspices of the colliery lodge. A special train was engaged, and during the outward…

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Fire in a Mine Another Outbreak Lymington Again Closed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 5

Fire has again broken out in the Lymington coillery, Cardiff. The outbreak was discovered this morning, and the management decided again to…

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King Coal and Sport Victorian Racing Cloud Leading Sydney Jockeys SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 5

The following are the 10 jockeys who have ridden most winners at Sydney Metropolitan and Provincial (Meaangle Wyong, Kembla Grange,…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

Burwood Extended Colliery was still idle yesterday. A difficulty has arisen through the dismissal by the manager of one of the tophands on Thursday. A meeting of…

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Miners' Explosives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

A meeting of the committee formed at a meeting of the Northern Miners' Lodges on February 21 was held at the Newcastle office of the Federation yesterday. There…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

A number of important meetings of miners in the large centers in the northern district have been arranged, and will be addressed in each instance by…

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Colliery Troubles New One at Lambton-b Efforts at Settlement

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

D[?]putee that have recently arisen in two local collieries are still unsettled. Burwood Extended is idle, the…

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Oil Fuel From Coal. Methods of Treatment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 6

It is almost impossible to make any definite statement to-day as to the best method of treating coal to obtain the best value in oils and tars. In these…

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Black As Coal Conditions in Britain Danger of a Crisis LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 1

Tho danger of a coal crisis appears to have increased. The coal owners have decided to give the miners a fortnight's notice immediately…

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Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 6

Abeadare Central Colliery was idle yesterday, owing to trouble with wheelers Efforts were made to effect a settlement, and work may be resumed to-day…

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Lambton B Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 6

Lambton B Colliery was idle yesterday. Trouble arose over a man being put on the machines before his turn. Mr. A. Lewis, the district treasurer of the…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 6

A meeting of the members of the Burwood Extended Colliery Lodge was held ad Adamstown yesterday, when consideration was given to the dispute that has arisen,…

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Central Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 6

Owing to a wheelers' dispute, Central Greta Colliery was again idle yesterday…

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Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 7

Who would have thought that with the great coal crisis in Great Britain settled as it was there would be another in practically a few weeks? It has come, and…

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Burwood Colliery Dispute Settled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

The dispute at the Burwood Extended Mine has been settled. Mr. Rushton, the chairman of the miners lodge, and Mr. Davles, the secretary,…

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Standardised Coal Cutters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

A notable example of the lengths to which standardisation has been carried, in British engineering production is afforded by the range of coal-cutters…

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Coal Trade Depression

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 7

An official report states that the wage advances to coalminers under the November strike settlement are no longer payable, as owing to trade depression the…

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Colliery Improvements. Mr. Cann Active. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 6

Mr. Cann, Minister for Mines, stated to-day that he had recently given consideration to the question of devising means of providing more efficient light than that…

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Mines Department Surplus. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 7

There is at least one State department which lives well within its income, that is the Department of Mines. Mr. Cann Minister in Charge, stated…

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The Card System. Value in Mine Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 10

At a recent meeting of the Lake Superior branch of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, a paper was read by Mr. Robert Linton on the…

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