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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 105

Laurentic's Sunken Gold

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

Another attempt is to be made by the British Admiralty this summer to recover the remainder of the bullion lost when the armed liner Laurentic was mined off…

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Coal Control Big Sailers Delayed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 5

Shortly after 8 a.m. yesterday, the British four-masted barque Elginshire cleared the Newcastle Heads in tow of the tug Champion, bound for…

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The Coal Strike. Proposals Rejected. Warning by the Premier. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 5

The miners' executive has announced that the district bodies have rejected the Government's proposals for a temporary settlement with a descending scale of…

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Myall Colliery Tram to Railway

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 7

Authority was given in the Newcastle Warden's Court to-day to mark out the site for a tramway route from the Myall Colliery, Cardiff, to the…

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The Coal Strike. Another Conference. Between Miners and Owners. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George's letter limiting the time to a fortnight for the acceptance of the Government's offer of a £10,000,000 grant, to enable the reductions in wages…

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Awaba Coal Labor Suspension

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 7

Partial suspennion of a labor conditions further six months was granted in Newcastle Wardens Court this morning to Coal. Ltd. Evidence…

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Will-o'-the-wisp "Miners Beaten" Leader Urges Settlement LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 1

The miners' executive accepted the coal owners' invitation and the conference opened to-day. Mr. Thomas Spencer, trustee of the…

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Withdraw From A.W.U. Verran Advises Miners Position in South Australia ADELAIDE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 7

Mining and smelting men in the three Peninsula towns of Wallaroo. Moonta, and Kadina, who have been out of work for some time owing to…

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Water Supply Coal Delivery Main for New Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 5

Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board met to-day. The engineer reported in connection with the maintenance of the water…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 6

The Coal Tribunal will sit at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association at half-past two o'clock this afternoon to deal with then…

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Gold in Scotland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 2

Whether the prospectors now searching the Leadhilis in Lanarkshire are successful or not, the lure of gold and silver ought to draw a flock of visitors hither…

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Northern Miners Improved Lamp Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. M. Manion (Abermain Lodge), D. Davies (Burwood Extended), T. Hadfield, (Hebburn), and T. Turner (Aberdare),…

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Industrial Unrest Coal and Cotton Disputes Conferences Busy London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 1

The Lancashire operatives have accepted the offer of the Minister for Labor for a conference with the employers but the latter have deferred…

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Coal for N.z. Is Preference Being Given? Vessels Delayed in Port

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 5

One of the main sufferers as a result of the inauguration of a systems of coal control now in force at Newcastle is New Zealand. The…

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The Coal Strike. Conference Opened. Standard Wage Question. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 7

A conference between the representatives of the mineowners and miners took place yesterday. Mr. Evan Williams, on behalf of the…

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Inquest Fees Miners' Complaint

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

The low fees allowed witnesses and jurymen at coroners' inquests was commented on by Mr. Brennan, miners' secretary, at the close of Newcastle…

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Shipping Trade Slack Coal Output Reduced

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

The shipping trade at Newcastle is at present fairly slack. There are not the usual number of vessels in port, and many of the steamers loading at…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. Pits Must Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

A sitting of the Cool Tribunal, presided over by Mr. C. Hibble, was held in Newcastle yesterday. A claim had been lodged by the Miners' Federation for 26…

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The Coal Strike. Conference Continues. Outlook Hopeful. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 5

The coal conference adjourned to enable the miners and owners to discuss certain points raised. It will resume to-day. The outlook is…

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Still Under a Cloud Britain's Industrial Unrest Peasant Revolt Feared Coal and Wool Situation Easier London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 1

There is a considerable brightening of the industrial situation. Three conferences are being held to-day in connection with the coal, cotton, and…

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