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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 80 of 105

High Life on Company Funds Welsh Mine Tale

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 6

Revelations of high life of a company promoter in prison for contempt of court, were made at London Bank. ruptcy-buildings, when affairs of the…

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A Miner's Gun. to Crack the Coal Face

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 14

Sir Edgar Jones, M.P., whose name has been mentioned in connection with the new long-range noiseless gun with which experiments have been made in…

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Union Breakaways Enginemen and Miners Seamen and Transporters LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 1

The ballot of the colliery enginemen resulted overwhelmingly in favor of severing the connection of the union with the Miners' Federation…

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Miners' Income Tax Refusal to Pay Incomes of £300 or Under

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 5

At a combined mooting of the West Wallsend district miners on Thursday night, the following resolutions were carried:—…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 October 1921 · page 4

There was a considerable amount of broken time at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday last, and only…

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Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 5

Aberman, b 27s; Bell[?]nbi, b 36s 6d, s 36s 3d; East Greta, b 24s 6d, s 25s 6d; Excelsior, b 33s 4½d, s 33s 7½d; Hetton Bellbird, b 24s 8d, s 25s; Invincible, s 22s;…

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Queensland State Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 3

The terms land down by the Queensland Government in respect to to reopening the Baralaba State coal mine have been accepted by the men. At…

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British Coal Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 5

Sir William Plender, a noted expert in financial matters, who was appointed to investigate the differences between coal-owners and miners, has ruled that the…

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Gold Koy Momento

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 3

A gold key, suitably inscribed, has been presented to the Mayoress of Lismore (Mrs. McKenzie), as a memento of the official opening of the maternity…

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Mine on Fire. Auckland

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

The Rotowaro coal mine, near Huntly, caught fire yesterday. It is still burning strongly, and the mouth of the mine has been sealed, and water from an adjacent…

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No Bonds Miners Go To Gaol VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 1

A message from Columbus, Kansas, states that three chiefs of the Miners' Union were sent to gaol when they refused to give bonds undertaking not…

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Coal Subsidy Referred to Arbitration LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 1

A meeting or South Wales coal owners at Cardiff decided to accept the invitation of the Mines Department to refer the subsidy dispute to…

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Next to Never Never Waratah's Coal Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 8

"Where is Seventh-street?" I asked an alderman at Waratah Council meeting last night. People have commenced to mine for…

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Collieries Association's Vote

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 7

At a special meeting of the Northern Colliercs' Association in Sydney, it Was unanimously agreed to forward a cheque for £500 towards the dependents of the…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 7

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, was occupied at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday, in hearing a claim from…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 7

The miners employed at the Shortland Colliery, Adamstown, have withdrawn their tools from the pit it consequence of a dispute With the management…

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Pulverising Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 7

A British inventor has devised a very compact plant for pulverising coal to be used as fuel. It consists, of a cast-iron casing, inside which a steel disc…

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Aberdare South Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 7

A conference was held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday, between Messrs. W. M'Cann (lodge chairman.), R. Evans (lodge…

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British Coal Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 7

The coal owners in North Wales are closing down all collieries to-day. They have given notice to the workers that unless wages are rearranged, and the high…

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South African Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 10

The Department of Mines and Industries of the Union of South Africa is having a special mineral survey made of the coal resources of the country. The department…

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