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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 105

Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 7

The collieries in the northern district will be idle for the Easter holidays from the close of to-morrow's shift until Tuesday morning. This has been the…

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Kandos Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 7

A conference between miners of the Charon Colliery, Kandos, near Mudgee, who are out on strike because of the dismissal of one of their number, and Mr…

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South Aberdare Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 7

A stoppage took place at South Aberdare Colliery yesterday, owing, it is stated, to a wheeler disobeying an order given by the under manager, and in…

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Coal Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 7

The council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation will assemble in Sydney to-day, when the whole of the business of the organisation will…

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Stop-press Idle Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 1

Stoppages have occurred today at the Abermain No. 1. Bellbird, Aberdare and Rhondda collieries. Efforts at settlement are…

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CONCILIATION South African Labor Mine Strike Settled Capetown. Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 1

Advices from Bulawayo state that the strike mentioned on Feb. 28 and March 11 has been settled, and work was resumed to-day. The unions…

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British Miners Reduced Wages Unions at Variance LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 1

The Scottiah and North Wales Miners' Unions have followed the South Wales Miners' Council's example by rejecting tho coal owners' wages scheme…

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Coal Mining Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 5

The Northumberland Miners' Council recommends the temporary abandonment of the principal of national wages and the acceptance of district settlements…

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Industrial World Colliery Troubles South Coast Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 8

At a meeting of the delegator board of the illawarra branch of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, held at Wollongong, the question of the…

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Colliery Troubles Bellbird Stopped Two Mines Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 5

A stoppage occurred today at the Aberdare Extended Col[?]fery. The dis[?] pute concerned certain of the wheelers…

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Stoppages at Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

Stoppages of work were reported yesterday at the following collieries:—Rhondda, Abermain Nos. 1 and 2, Bellbird, South Aberdare, Aberdare Shaft, and…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

The agreement arrived at by the representatives of Hebburn, Limited, and of Hebburn Miners' Lodge last week was discussed by the lodge on Sunday. After…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

For the information of the secretaries and treasurers of the lodges who may require to pay money in the way of contributions and levies, the…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

Mr. James Morgan presided at the quarterly meeting of the Lambton miners, held this week. Among the correspondence was…

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Newcastle Miners' Sympathy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 5

"The unexpected and tragic death of Mr. Brookfield," said Mr. Lewis, miners' treasurer, "has caused profound regret among the workers of the northern district. He…

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Mining on the Rand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 5

Speaking at Johannesburg, at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Mines, Sir Lionel Phillips said the gold-mining industry in the Rand had reached its zenith,…

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Coal Control Overseas Trade Russia As Competitor

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 8

The opening of trade with Russia is likely to have an appreciable effect upon the Australian coal trade abroad. The cables announced the other day…

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The Coal Trade. Question of Control. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 5

Messrs. J. C. Reid and C. Earp, of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, to-day waited on Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, and presented a resolution passed by…

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Industrial Matters. Mining Output. Slowing Down Denied

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

Reference was made yesterday by Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, to a statement made in Sydney with respect to what was called the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 4

The monthly meeting of Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. W. Capewell presiding…

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