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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 105

Southern Miners

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

Preparations are being made at the Metropolitan Colliery, on the South Coast, for the landing of coal from both sides of the shaft on a larger scale. This will…

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Coal Control

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

The following telegram was despatched to Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, to-day, by Mr. J. Paton, president of the Chamber of Commerce:…

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Gold for America

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

It is reported that ninety tons of Soviet gold are en route to America with the Swedish mint stamp. The Treasury will accept all metal…

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Coal Federation. Special Council Meeting. Sydney

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

A special meeting of the Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was held to-day, Mr. J. Baddeley, the president, occupying the chair…

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British Coal Mining. No District Settlement

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

The Miners' Conference has considered the district reports on the wages question. As the replies showed that a very…

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Coal Federation

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

In the report of the meeting of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, which took place in Sydney on Thursday, it was stated that the council…

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The Coal Control

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

The question of the desirableness of the continuation of Federal control of the coal trade has again come to the fore, and on the present occasion is…

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The Coal Control

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

At the ordinary general meeting of the Caledonian Collieries, Limited, held in Melbourne, Mr. H. B. Howard Smith, chairman of directors, said that the…

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Wallsend Miners Officers Re-elected

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 7

The monthly meeting of Wallsend miners was held in the Masonic Hall. Mr. W. Capewell presided. Correspondence was received from the local…

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Coal Control Telegram to Mr. Hughes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 5

In connection with the deputation to the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, to ask for the abandonment of the Federal control of coal exports, the…

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Buried Gold Search for Lost £3000

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 4

Recently the Admiralty, in conjunction with the Portsmouth police, have been digging for hidden gold in various parts of Whale Island…

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Mount Morgan Mine. Conference with Employees Rockhampton

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

In response to an invitation from the management of the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Company, two representatives of each union employed by the company met…

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Stoppages or Boards Miners' Council Mr. Baddeley's View

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 5

Referring to-day to the council meeting of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation in sydney this week, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president,…

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Mine Dusting Machine

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

At a meeting of the Mining Institute of Scotland, Mr. Waters, of the firm of Messrs. Waters Bros., Barrhead, near Glasgow, gave a demonstration of the…

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The Metalliferous Mines

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

The absence of demand for Australian metals abroad has already been the cause of much unemployment, and is certain to lead to still further…

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British Coal Trouble

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

The Miners' Federation, after a conference with district delegates, has rejected the coal owners' proposals to return to the pre-war system of different…

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British Miners Owners' Proposals Division of Profits LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 March 1921 · page 1

After a meeting yesterday the mine-owners forwarded to the Government their new wage proposals, providing for a certain standard wage in…

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German Rising Fails. Miners Stand Out. Arrest of Communists. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

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

It is reported from Berlin that the Communist rising has failed, owing to lack of organisation, and opposition from the mining districts…

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German Trade Marked Revival Question of Coal Supply British Embassy Report London, January 27

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 March 1921 · page 6

The Department of Overseas Trade issued a general review of the industrial and economic situation in Germany at the beginning of the present…

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I.W.W. Prisoners Release Sought Miners' Council Active

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 6

Mr. J. Baddeley, president of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation, stated to-day that the council of the body at its last meeting in Sydney had…

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