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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 105

Miners' Strike Negotiations Renewed LONDON, Saturday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 June 1921 · page 1

Fresh negotiations have been opened between between the coal-owners and the miners. The pits will be opened on June 20, STOP-PRESS…

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Miners' Sympathy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan, secretary to the northern district of the Miners' Federation, said:—"While I was aware that our late friend and comrade was very ill, I…

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Queensland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 5

No further developments have occurred in connection with the dispute at the Baralaba State Coal Mine, Queensland. Mr. Jones, the Minister for Mines, stated…

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Industrial Matters. Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 5

Practically the whole of the employees of Wallsend Colliery returned home this (Monday) morning, in consequence of the decision of the management to close the entire…

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Cessnock Miners' Respect

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 5

Men employed at all the Cess[?]ock mines decided, at a combined meeting at the Strand Theatre on Monday night to cease work on Wednesday for the…

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Pumping Wallsend Mine Dry

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 1

A huge [?] pump has been insta[?]ted at Ma[?] in an old. worked-out colliery, the [?]kage from which is affecting the Wall[?]mine. Pumps are working night and day, throwing our a river of…

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Coal Crisis General Strike Unlikely sLONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 1

The Miners' Councils are divided. Wales is uncompromisingly anxious for a general strike, but "The Times" Labor correspondent thinks that the…

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100,000,000 Gallons Water at Wallsend Mine Pump's Voracious Appetite 148,000 Gallons an Hour

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 5

This is not a sta[?]stical estimate of Newcastle's daily consumption of beer, as culled from a prohibition pamphlet, but the amount of water…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 7

Wallsend Colliery, which employed about 600 men is still idle. Referring to the matter, yesterday, Mr. S. Croudace, the company's superintendent,…

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Melbourne Coal Handling. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 7

The Victorian Railways Standing Committee took evidence to-day on the proposal to instal mechanical coal-handling appliances at the Victoria Dock,…

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Items of Interest to Hamilton Mining Disaster Thirty-two Years Ago Old Hamilton Mine Eleven Lives Lost

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 10

Thirty-two years ago to-day (June 22,1989). one of the saddest mining disasters of the Newcastle district occurred in the old Hamilton pit. then…

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No Settlement Miners' Strike Continues LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 1

The miners are still obdurate, A few hundred in various districts have signed on, but the Mine Owners' Association has unexpectedly issued…

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Stop-press Colliery Engineers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 3

The colliery engineers' special tribunal heard evidence. In camera. In Sydney, to-day. The union claims £8 10s a week for…

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The Miners' Battle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 5

Mr. Frank Hodges, the miners’ secretary, addressing the Labour Conference at Brighton, said he believed miners were fighting their own battle and…

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Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 5

It is reported from Berlin that 150 people were killed and 80 injured by an explosion at the Monteeris mine, in Westphalia…

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Labour Conference. British Miners Supported. Japanese Treaty Opposed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 4

The Conference of the Australian Labour party was continued to-day. The following motion, moved by Mr. J. Baddeley (Coal and Sha[?]e Employees),…

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The Breaking Point Miners' Strike Early End Predicted LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 1

"All the drama bas been knocked out of us," declared Mr. Hodges, in an important speech at the annual conference of the Labor Party, in…

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Mt. Vincent Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 6

R. W. Standish and Co., Ltd., write on behalf of the Mount Vincent Colliery, Ltd.,:— In the article in your issue of the…

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New Greta Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 5

During the course of the proceeding at the Engineers' Tribunal this afternoon reference was made to the strike of mechanics which had occurred at New…

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Metalliferous Mining. Decline in Industry. Cockle Creek Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 5

The Select Committee of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, which was appointed in October last to inquire into and report upon the decline in the metalliferous…

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