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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 105

Maitland Mining Towns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 6

To ensure insertion in Saturday's issue advertisements for the "Newcastle Herald" should be sent to the office on Thursdays…

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Coal Control Revision Sought Weekly Allocations

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

A scheme has been advanced by a Newcastle shipping manager which he asserts, will be fair and equitable to all interested in the coal trade, and…

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West Australian Coal. Find at Collie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

Some months ago a syndicate of miners at Collie (W.A.), commenced prospecting on new ground about two miles from that town. Hand boring was commenced first,…

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Coal Control. Delays of Oversea Vessels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 4

The operation of the system of coal control at Newcastle has naturally been responsible for vessels that have come here to load for oversea ports being…

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"Pitmen's St. Leger" Amateur Race Meeting Relief of Miners' Families LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 1

There was a real race meeting atmosphere at Doncaster on Tuesday, when brilliant sunshine favored the meeting. Thirty thousand people…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

Neath Colliery has been idle for several days of this week. Mr. W. Breunan, the miners' secretary, on Tuesday conferred with the lodge on the question in dispute,…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 6

Mr. C. Anlezark presided at a combined meeting of Cessnock district members in Anstey's room. Cessnock on Wednesday evening. It was decided that a quarterly…

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Aberdare Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

A conference took place at the offices of the Caledonian Collieries yesterday over the question of increases to the wheelers employed at the Aberdare…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

A special meeting of the Federal Coal Tribunal has been convened for this morning, and will be held at the Commonwealth Bank Buildings in Sydney. The…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 6

A meeting of Glebe miners was held at Merewether on Tuesday, Mr. W. Taylor, president, in the chair. Correspondence was road from the district secretary to the notice of…

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Murray Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

Boring operations, conducted by the Government of New South Wales at Coorabin, in the Oakland district, about 20 miles, from Waligunyah, on…

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Coal Handling Appliances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners of Victoria propose to erect coal handing appliances near the Victoria Dock in that State. In the course of a reference to the…

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Coal on the Southern Line. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

Mr. G. Cann, the State Minister for Mines, announces the discovery of a workable coal seem on the southern railway line…

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Industrial Matters. Copper Mines to Resume. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

The secretary to the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company announced to-day that he had received intimation from the Registrar of the State industrial…

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British Coal Strike. Settlement Possible. Conference May Be Held. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

The Central News Agency reports that the Government has suggested that the miners should drop the pooling proposal, though the Government is prepared to…

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Electricity in Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 12

During the three decades, 1890-1920 (says the "Mining and Scientific Press"), electricity as applied to coal mining made rapid progress, until to-day there remains…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 6

Mr. E. Seawood presided at a meeting of the Abermain-Weston district members at Abermain, on Thursday evening. The agenda paper of the delegate board…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 3

A fitting of the Coal Industry (Special) Tribunal was held in Sydney yesterday when the hearing of the claims of the South Coast branch of the federation was…

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Coal Handling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 14

At last Melbourne has a prospect of obtaining reasonable despatch in the unleading of coal. For years the port authorities have been abused by all and…

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East Rand Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

A message from Johannesburg states that the Government Committee appointed to inquire into the possibility of the shutting down of the East Rand…

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