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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 105

Fire at Sons of Gwalia Mine Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

Last evening a fire broke out in the surface plant at the Sons of Gwallia mine, near Leonora, doing considerable damage in the engine-room to the…

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Interstate Coal Big Shipments Federal Fleet In Use

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

Despite the effects of the stewards' strike, which Involves many interstate traders, coal shipments to Interstate ports during the past week have…

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The Coal Tribunal. Engine-drivers' Claims. Stoppage in Queensland. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

At the compulsory conference held under the Industrial Peace Act in connection with the log of claims recently presented by the Federated Engine-drivers…

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Death in a Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Potts died in Killingworth Colliery to-day. He was walking into work when he complained of feeling unwell and dropped dead…

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Victorian Coal Difficulty. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 7

It is officially reported that the strike at Morwell is settled, and that the men will resume work. The Wonthaggi mine will also resume…

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Brown Coal By-products. the Departmental View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 8

Officers of the Victorian Mines Department, who have been conducting tests of Victorian brown coal for many years, expressed surprise yesterday at the…

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Exporters' Difficulties. Senator Millen's Reply. Australia's Gold Reserve. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 7

Senator Millen, replying to the reference by Mr. Nugent, the Director of the British Trade Federation, to Australian credits, says that Mr. Nugent sought to…

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Experimental Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 6

Dr. J. J. Rutledge presented an argument in favour of demonstrating coal mines before the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 4

Work was brisk at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields for the fortnight ended on Saturday last, and full time of 11 days was put…

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Coal Tribunals Meeting Likely Feb. [?]

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 5

It is understood that the Coal Tri[?]nal will resume its sittings on be about February [?] Various matters will be brought before the chairman…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 5

A conference in regard to a matter in dispute at the West Wallsend Colliery was held in Newcastle, between Mr. Wallace, representing the Caledonian Collieries,…

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Trouble at Horseshoe Mine. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 5

After being in operation for only a few shifts, following on the termination of the railway strike, it is reported that the treatment plant on the Horseshoe…

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Industrial World Southern Miners Tribunal At Work

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

The coal Tribunal. under the presidency of Mr. Hibble, sat at Wollongong yesterday to consider the following claim by the southern…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 5

Most of the work of sealing round the fire in the Lylmington Colliery has been completed, and it is now only a matter of getting out the water which has…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 5

Burwood Extended Colliery was idle yesterday. The men assembled at the shaft mouth during the morning, and after holding a meeting, decided to…

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Horseshoe Mine Dispute. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 5

The dispute between the filterpress hands and the management at the Horseshoe gold mine over the number of presses to be worked during a shift has…

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Socialisation of Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 5

The Miners' International Federation, at a conference in London, at the instance of the French and Belgian organisations, supported the German organisation in a…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Federation. Northern Membership Increases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation will be held in Sydney to-morrow, the council assembling at 2 p.m…

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Municipal Coal Control of Casting Supplies to Householders

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 3

The Mayor of Hamilton (Alderman Jenner), at the council meeting last night, obtained permission to ask the Minister for Local Government to…

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Coal Stocks Miners' Protest London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 1

The International Misers' Conference has concluded. It passed a resolution noting the statement of the German delegates that stocks of…

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