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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 105

Baby Coal Mine Manager Fined Breaches of Regulation

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 7

As parts of the Mayall colliery, which employs 11 miners, were not adequately ventilated, the manager. Robert Date, was fined in the Newcastle Court…

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Industrial Matters Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 6

There was a general resumption of work at the collieries in the northern district yesterday, after the usual holidays observed at Easter…

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Change of Venue Lead Miners Seek Gold LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 1

The lead miners of Upper Lanark-shire are striking against a reduction of wages. They are devoting their time to searching for a gold reef…

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Scottish Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 7

The first strike for 300 years has occurred among the Upper Lanarkshire lead miners, who have refused to take the reductions in wages without which…

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King Coal Autocrat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 8

To one who knows the north and the south, and who, too, is not unaware of the smokeless cities of the Mississippi Valley, with their electrically driven…

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Working Morwell Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 6

The Victorian Cabinet will consider shortly a proposal to instal a land dredge at Morwell open cut for the purpose of winning brown coal more efficiently and…

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"Haunted" Coal Lumps Hop About

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. I. S. Frost, 8 Ferrestone-road, Hornsey, N., told a queer story about some coal he recently bought (says the "Daily Mail"), "When big lumps leapt…

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The Problem of Coal Control

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 4

The decision of the Commonwealth Government in regard to the continuance of the control over the loading of coal in Newcastle will be awaited with keen interest. Not only are the colliery proprietors and shipping agents watching the issue with vital concern, but, as the Prime…

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Brown Coal Deposits. German Development

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 6

The scientific treatment of the brown coal deposits of the world is now receiving much more attention than formerly. There are rich stores of this mineral in…

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Queensland Coal Surplus for Export

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 8

There is an exportable surplus of Queensland coal. This announcement was made by the colliery proprietors of Queensland yesterday. The…

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Colliery Disputes New Greta Still Idle South Greta Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 5

Several stoppages of collieries have occurred, while disputes at Wallsend and Richmond Main have been settled Work at these two mines will be…

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New Industrial Fuel. Powdered Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

Not very many years ago the idea of utilizing Victoria's immense brown coal resources for industrial purposes was derided by some short-sighted citizens…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

Work has been resumed at Bellbird Colliery. A. meeting of the lodge was attended by Messrs. A. Lewis and W. Brennan, this having become necessary owing…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

A conference, representative of the Dudley Miners' Lodge, along with Mr. D. Rees, the deputy president of the federation, will be held at Dalgety's office at 11 o'clock…

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Still Idle Four Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 5

Resumptions of work that were expected by the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation to take place at Richmond Main and Wallsend…

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Coal Crisis Miners Withdrawn Federation's Decision LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 1

The miners' crisis occasioned by the decontrol of the mines does not show sings of improvement. The men and owners in some districts are…

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New Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

The cause of the stoppage at New Greta Colliery was stated yesterday to be owing to the nature of the explosive provided. This, the miners state, gives…

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South Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

The South Greta Colliery was idle yesterday, owing to the dismissal of an employee who had been laid idle through illness. The employee had obtained a me-…

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Industrial Matters Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

A stoppage took place at Wallsend Colliery in connection with one of the wheelers, but the executive of the federation has received information that…

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American Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

American newspapers record that since the beginning of the year a number of the leading mining companies in the State of Colorado have filed notices with the State…

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