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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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No Slowing Down Miners Oppose It Statement by Mr. Lewis

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Northern District of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, this afternoon referred to assertions made in Sydney…

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Coal Output Official Figures Is Production Falling? Deficient Statistics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

"I do not subscribe to the theory that the coal production in the Newcastle mines is any less per man to-day than formerly."…

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Minmi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

A special meeting of the Minmi Miners' Lodge will be held to-morrow, when matters that have brought about the stoppage at the colliery will be discussed. Mr…

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Colliery Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

With regard to the stoppages that have taken place at Seaham No. 2 and Wallsend Collieries, it was stated by the men's executive yesterday that news had…

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British Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

The British Board of Trade and the coal owners and miners are conferring with a view to decontrolling the industry at an early date, possibly at the beginning of…

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Coal Stacks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

The coal stack at Carrington is the only one in the district at present being worked upon. This originally consisted of 75,000 tons, and of that quantity, up to…

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Coal in Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 10

Coal mining operations will shortly be commenced at the new coal field near Lampman, Saskatchewan. This field is being developed by the Farmers' Coal…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

The collieries for the greater part resumed work on Tuesday, after a fortnight's idleness over the Christmas holidays. There is, as a rule, a good deal of time…

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Coal Economics, Making Briquettes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 3

The "Colliery Guardian" publishes lengthy extracts from a paper read by Mr. J. A. Yeadon before the Mining Institute of Scotland on the subject of…

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South African Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The mineral output of the Union of South Africa for 1919, according to official returns of the Mines Department, was valued at £50,841,405, an…

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The Coal Tribunal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

The Federal Coal Tribunal sat in private to-day. Subsequently the following statement was made:—The Tribunal sat for the…

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Lymington Mine Seals Broken Temperature Satisfactory

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The seal on the fan shaft at the Lymington Colliery was broken to-day, and the temperature was found to be 70 degrees at the bottom. This…

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New Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 4

After being idle for four days New Greta Colliery will work to-day. The top hands claimed to be paid at the rate of time and a-half for working in the rain. The…

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British Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

Lord Gainford in the current number of "Sperling's Journal," discusses the future of the coal industry. Does it, or does it not, he asks, afford an attractive…

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British Coal Restriction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

Subject to inland needs being fully met, the Secretary for Mines has given certain district committees discretion in allowing the immediate removal of the coal export…

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Explosibility of Coal Dust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 6

The series of tests carried out by the United States Bureau of Mines has some points of special interest to which it is worth while drawing attention (says the…

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Pulverised Coal for Industrial Purposes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

The use of pulverised coal continues to engage a lot of attention in America, where the question of reducing industrial costs is the cause of more investigation…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Production Comparison of Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 4

There is at the present time a good deal of controversy being carried on in the press of Australia in regard to the reduced coal output in the…

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Coal for New Zealand Big Contract Signed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 1

It is believed that a big coal contract has just been signed between a local colliery and the New Zealand railways. Mr. Robert J. Ackins, who…

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Waste in Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

The process of separately leasing coal areas to several companies has been one of the most prolific sources of waste in the industry, for it operates in…

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