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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 105

American Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 7

First place among coal-exporting countries is now claimed by the United States, shipments from Great Britain having been so greatly reduced by…

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Meetings Hartley Hill Miners' Lodge

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 7

A Meeting will be held at Cardiff Station on MONDAY, AT 10.30 A.M. Mr. Bad[?] in attendance…

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Work at Mines Broken Hill Resumption ADELAIDE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 8

There are persistent rumors that work will be resumed at some Broken Hill mines in the near future. It is [?] that the Port Pirie [?]…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, July 7. the Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 13

While we are still paying at the rate of £4 5s a ton for rather inferior household coal here in Wellington, and there is a prospect of another 2s and 6d being…

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Colliery Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 4

At a meeting of the Colliery Engine-drivers' Association, held at the Trades Hall, on Saturday, it was announced that the ballot to determine the question of…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 4

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in Young's Picture Hall yesterday morning. Mr. W. Cape well presided, and Mr. A. Lewis, district…

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To Close Down Glebe Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 5

Glebe colliery will be closed down without delay. It is considered by the Newcastle Coal-mining Company, the owners of the colliery, that the…

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Handling Coal Supplies. Melbourne Proposals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 5

Interesting evidence as to Victorian coal supplies was given by Sir Robert Gibson, Victorian representative on the Coal Control Board, before the Railways…

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Industrial Matters. Hartley Hill Miners. Dissatisfaction with Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 4

The members of the Miners' Federation employed at Cardiff-Borehole Colliery continued idle during the whole of last week in consequence of their…

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Wallsend Miners Question of Bords Sunday Meeting Much Crossfiring

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held yesterday (Sunday) morning, to discuss the position that has arisen over the…

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Spreading a Strike South African Revelation Mine-workers Punished Union Official Suspended Capetown

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 1

The Johannesburg committee appointed by the brandies of the South African Mine Workers' Union, to inquire into the spreading of the strike…

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Cardiff-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 4

The members of the Miners' Federation employed at the Cardiff-Borehole Colliery met yesterday morning, and discussed the new award, the district president being in…

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Mt. Vincent Coal Line to Be Laid Mining Development

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 5

Development in connection with the Newcastle Mount Vincent Colliery, Lts., has now reached an interesting stage, as the 5 1/2 miles or railway from…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 4

A further special meeting of Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall last evening in connection with the discussion owing to the irregular…

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Glebe Colliery. Closed Down Yesterday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 4

Glebe Colliery, the property of the Newcastle Coal Mining Company, was closed down yesterday, the last coal being drawn from the pit at the end…

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Coal Versus Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 5

Mr. D. Brownlie, an English mining authority, considers as absurd the contention that oil is likely to take place of coal. Writing on the subject, he states:…

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Seam of Black Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 2

As a result of blasting operations on the Groat Ocean-road, near Layer's Hill, writes a correspondent of the Werribee "Shiro (V.) Banner." John…

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From Coal to Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 2

During the recent strike in Great Britain remarkable activity was shown in adapting boilers in power stations to oil-firing in order to supplement the…

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Wallsend Miners Council Trouble Settled

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 4

Another special meeting of the, Wallsend Miners' Lodge was called last night, the third within a week, to deal with internal friction which has…

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German Loan 700 Million Gold Marks LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 1

"The Times" Rotterdam correspondent wires: "The Courant" announces that the German Reichsbank has raised a loan of 700,000,000 gold marks…

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