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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 105

Newcastle Coal Co. Half-yearly Report 'Demand Equal to Output'

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 4

The directors of the Newcastle Coal-mining Co., Ltd., in their 89th half-yearly report, which is to be subr[?]itted to a meeting of the shareholders…

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Coal Cargoes Vessel's Long Wait 78 Days for 4277 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 5

The American wooden steamer Broxton, which arrived at Newcastle on April 26 from New Zealand, left yesterday with a coal cargo for a…

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Lithgow State Coal Mine. Operations Hampered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 5

Representatives of the Miners' Federation in Lithgow have, after conference with the representatives of the Railway Commissioners, arrived at an agreement…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 5

Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, was still idle yesterday…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 5

The monthly meeting of Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall last evening, Mr. W. Capewell being in the chair…

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Cardiff Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 5

A meeting of the Hartley Hill Miners' Lodge was held at Cardiff yesterday, the object of which was to consider the reviewed decision of the chairman of the…

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Shilling a Pound Expensive Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 7

Constable Sweeney saw George Parkin (35). laborer, at the Tighe's Hill gravitation siding, throwing down coal from tho top of a truck…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. No Decision Arrived At. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 5

A meeting of the Coal Tribunal was held at the Commonwealth Bank this afternoon, when the question of going on with the tribunal was discussed…

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Work to Continue Coal Tribunal Assurance to Chairman SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 7

The work of the Coal Tribunal is to proceed, the representatives of the employees having given the chairman, Mr. Hibble, satisfactory assurances…

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Wallsend Miners Discuss Many Subjects Levies, Strike Pay, and Taxes Fines for Stoppages

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge, last night, presided over by Mr. W. Capewell (president), the balance-sheet submitted…

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Belmont Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 5

The small colliery, it Cardiff Point. Belmont, is working with regularity under the supervision of Mr. Rayfield. Portion of its output is conveyed to…

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Northern Collieries. Safety Lamp Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 5

Reference is made by Mr. Atkinson, chief inspector of coal mines in New South Wales, in his annual review of the industry, to fire-damp and safety-lamps…

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Uneasy Miners Coal Tribunal Question of the Shortage SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 5

Uneasiness exists unions local minors, it was officially stated to-day, in "Common Cause," official organ of the miners, amongst the membership of…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 5

A full report of the proceedings at the Labour Congress, which was held in Melbourne during June, has been prepared by Messrs. J . M. Baddeley and D. Rees, the…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. Sittings to Proceed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 5

As a result of what transpired at to-day a sitting of the Special (Coal Industry) Tribunal. It has been decided to allow proceedings to continue. At the close of…

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Myall Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

Myall Colliery, in the Newcastle field, has been idle during this week. The matter in dispute was the subject of a conference in Newcastle, yesterday morning,…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 6

A deputation from the employees waited upon Messrs Jones (manager) and Sumner (under-manager) at the Neath Colliery office on Thursday in connection with…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

Mr. Baddeley, president of the Miners' Federation, conferred with the local lodge at Catherine Hill Bay, yesterday, regarding the dispute at the Wallarah Colliery…

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Northern Collieries. Heating in Pillars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

In the course of his annual report reference is made by Senior-Inspector Tennant to the occurrence of fires in collieries in the northern district during that…

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Victorian Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

Speaking at Wonthaggi the other day Mr. Vicars, secretary of the Victorian branch of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, said there was great…

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