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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 105

British Coal Discovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 5

Prospecting in Kent has revealed extensive deposits of coal, described as the best in the world for iron smelting purposes…

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Coal Tar Products

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 3

The United States output of pure benzine and pure toluene has decreased since mixtures of these hydrocarbons were distilled from the tar for use as solvents…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Tribunal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 4

The question of appointing additional local tribunals to deal with mining matters has been engaging the attention of the Commonwealth Government lately…

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Coal Export. Free Trade Sought. Newcastle Views. No. Ii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 5

It is interesting to recall, in connection with the imposition of the embargo, the conditions under which it was first brought about. In a communication forwarded…

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Coal Embargo Collieries Idle Disputes and Negotiations

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 5

That the embargo placed on certain collieries is having a bad effect locally is the opinion of Mr. A. Lewis (treasurer of the…

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Mine Fireproofing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 6

The practical value of cement in mine fireproofing and in sealing off water flow and seepage is well established. Whore abundant and cheap, other materials that…

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Cardiff Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 7

A meeting of the Hartley Hill Miners' Lodge was convened for yesterday, but this was not hold owing to the rain. The colliery has been idle for a fortnight,…

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Mine Drainage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 10

Almost everyone connected with mining is familiar with the air lift as a pumping device for occasional use under special conditions, such as preliminary…

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Gold!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 5

Meanwhile a good many of us dream of gold as something that has ceased to have any use, unless in jewellery, and then it is only habit. Will any of the…

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African Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 5

A Johannesburg message states that after a lengthy and inconclusive discussion on the question of wages between the Chamber of Mines and the South African…

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The Production of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 10

When England produced two-thirds of the world's coal it also produced two-thirds of the world's Iron and steel, and two-thirds of the world's cotton goods,…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Federation. Meeting of Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 7

The council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation met in Sydney to-day, and after a lengthy sitting adjourned till to-morrow…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 5

Full time of eleven days was worked at seventeen of the collieries of the South Maitland and Newcastle districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday last…

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Newcastle Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 5

The hearing of the evidence in connection with the claim of the Newcastle miners operating on the Victoria seam will be commenced before Mr. C. Hibble,…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 5

The executive of the Miners' Federation will to-day confer with Sir Robert Garran in regard to the proposed appointment of a second Coal Board in conformity with…

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The Coal Tribunals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 4

The fact that the Federal Government is now about to take steps to extend the operation of the Industrial Peace Act is satisfactory from two…

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Coal Tribunal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 5

The President and members of the Coal Tribunal have returned to Sydney from the South Coast, Where the claims of the local miners were dealt with…

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Engines for Coal-cutting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 6

Judgment, according to "Engineering," has just been given in an action brought on Van Deventer's patent No. 12623/11, relating to engines which are used for…

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Coal and Shale Federation Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 5

The executive of the Coal and Shale Federation met again this morning. The president was authorised to proceed to Broken Hill, end later to Wonthaggi,…

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Industrial Matters. Cardiff-borehole Miners. Reply to Mr. McDONALD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 5

Mr. T. Wilson, of the Hartley Hill Miners' Lodge, on Saturday made the following reply to the statement of Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern…

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