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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 105

Rhondda Colliery

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

Several matters affecting the Rhondda Colliery employees were considered at a conference between Messrs. Menzies, the manager, and Williams, the…

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Wallsend Colliery

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

As the outcome of negotiations by the officers of Wallsend Miners' Lodge with Mr. S. Croudace, the manager, work will be resumed at Wallsend Colliery next…

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Caledonian Collieries. Dispute Settled

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

The dispute at, the Caledonian collieries, in the South Maitland district, has been adjusted. One of the collieries, the Aberdare Central, has been idle for eight…

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Collieries Idle Various Causes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 5

Three coal mines only are idle to-day. These are Wallsend, Wallarah, and Pacific. Mr. Baddeley(president of the…

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Bellbird Miners

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

Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, will to-day make an inspection of No. 2. Tunnel at Bellbird Colliery. It is stated that an intrusion of…

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Dropped Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 6

At West Maitland Police Court on Monday, Alfred Davies was fined £1, and £4 costs, for falsely pretending that a skip of coal in the South Greta…

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Coal Trade. Extension of Embargo

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

The embargo in operation at Newcastle with respect to the export of Maitland coal has been extended to apply to all the coal produced from the district…

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Coal Embargo Coal Controller's Advice Deathblow to Oversea Trade the Borehole Seam

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 6

In the House of Representatives yesterday, the Acting Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Cook, revealed the reason for the extension of the coal embargo. A Melbourne message states that in reply to a question by Mr…

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Waiting to Work Miners Eager 80 per cent. Resumption LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 1

The resumption of coal mining was most conspicuous in Northumberland, where the colliers were waiting at the pit heads at dawn. Loads of coal were…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. the Coal Control. Melbourne

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

In the House of Representatives to-day, Sir Joseph Cook, the Acting Prime Minister, in reply to Mr. Charlton (N.S.W.). stated that it was correct that an embargo…

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Pacific Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 6

Pacific Colliery, Teralba, was idle yesterday, the men refusing to work owing to a horse that the wheers and miners considered unit for work. Mr. Baddeley,…

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Single Shift in Scottish Mines Coal Crisis Aftermath LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 1

The Government has apparently not yet finished with disputes on the coalfields. The miners at Preston Grange, Scotland, protested that the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 6

A combined meeting of the miners' lodges of Wallsend was held at the Masonic Hall last evening, Mr. W. Capewell (Wallsend Lodge) being in the chair, and Mr. D. Rees,…

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Seaham Miners Meeting of Lodge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 7

Mr. Thomas Provan presided over the monthly meeting of the Seaham No. 2 Miners' Lodge at West Wallsend last night. It was resolved that…

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Colliers Delayed Trouble in Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 6

A Melbourne message comments upon the delays which have taken place recently in the loading of interstate colliers at Newcastle. The delays are…

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Losses of the Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 5

The military and naval measurers in connection with the coal strike cost £8,855,000, while 70,000,000 working days were lost by the coal strike…

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Mining Disaster. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 5

An accident occurred in the State coal mine at Wonthaggi, to-day, resulting in the death of two men, George Beanland and James M'Clure…

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Back to Work Wallsend Miners Blame For Last Stop

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 4

Wallsend miners will go back to work on Monday next. This announcement was confirmed by the lodge officers at a meeting of miners…

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Coke Workers' Hours Same As Miners Southern District Demand

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 4

The Miners' federation is taking up the cudgels on behalf of the cokeworkers in the matter of the eighthour day principle, and intends to…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. Miners' Dissatisfaction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 6

There is a general feeling of dissatisfaction among the miners operating the Victoria seam at the failure of the Coal Tribunal to deal with the…

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