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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 105

Industrial Matters. Coal Embargo. Removal Expected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 7

There were still a number of collieries in the lower field idle yesterday. The cause of this was stated to be slackness of trade…

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Coal Embargo Removal Anticipated Effects of Tribunal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 6

Several northern district colliery proprietors, referring to the statement made in yesterday's issue of "The Newcastle Sun," expressed the opinion this…

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Collieries Idle

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

No Information was received in Newcastle yesterday as to the removal of the embargo on Borehore coal. Shipping and colliery managers complain…

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Coal and Shipping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 5

Addressing the annual mooting of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, the chairman, Sir Owen Phillips, referred to the high cost of coal, and predicated…

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Welsh Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 5

The Welsh steam coal trade is rapidly recovering. Although only about 190,000 men have yet resumed, they are working so well…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. South Greta and New Greta

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

The Coal Tribunal, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Hibble, continued his sittings at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Whithurn Miners' Lodge was held at Greta on Tuesday night, Mr. J. Skillicorn presided. The officers reported as follows concerning a…

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British Coal Difficulty

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

The London Coal Exporters' Association has written to Mr. Lloyd George, protecting against the present high prices of coal. which it declares are contrary to the…

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Crushed at Mine Laborer Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 5

John Henderson, 60, had his back crushed at the Burwood colliery this morning. He was riding on a skiff, when his…

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16 Collieries Idle Slackness of Trade Ten on Borehole Seam

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 5

The Idleness of in collieries in the northern coalfields to-day is attributed to the present slackness of trade…

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Stop-press Coal Embargo Off

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 1

GUARANTEE ACCEPTED The following Instructions were received this afternoon by Commander Fearnley,…

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Borehole Coal Control. Modification of Embargo

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

Yesterday afternoon Commander Fearnley received instructions from Sir Joseph Cook, the Acting Prime Minister, to the effect that on receipt of satisfactory…

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The Port and the Coal Embargo

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

The announcement that there has been a modification, of the coal embargo has come too late to save the trade of the port. There are few ships in the harbor awaiting oversea cargoes, and…

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Borehole Coal Embaego Modified How Interests Clash

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 5

Any Borehole coal not needed by Australia may be exported by colliery proprietors. The embargo has been modified to that…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. Whitburn and East Greta

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

The Coal Tribunal was again occupied at Newcastle yesterday, before Mr. C. Hisble, chairman. A claim was made from the Whitburn…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 4

There were a number of collieries idle in the lower field, yesterday. The reason of this was the slackness of trade, which has been more pronounced this week…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Embargo. Miners' Viewpoint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 4

The effects of the restrictions Imposed on coal export at Newcastle were referred to by Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation. In the…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 4

The Coal Tribunal, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Hibble, will sit again at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association on Monday…

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Seaham Miners Important Decisions Rejected Appeals

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 6

Mr. Frank Craig presided over a meeting of the Seaham No. 1 miners [?] on Thursday night. A donation of a guinea was granted…

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Half Million Tons Coal Figures Big Interstate Trade

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 5

During last month 570.175 tons of coal were hauled to Newcastle, and 442,234 tons were shipped. In June 516,000 tons were hauled, and 409,436 tons shipped…

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