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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 84 of 105

Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 6

The northern executive of the Miners' Federation has been furnished with a report of an inspection made of the Redhead colliery by Mr. J. W. Iceton, district…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Miners' Federation, who has been in Queensland in connection with compensation claims of northern district…

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Mine at Tenterfield

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 3

Big developments are about to take place at the Rivertree mine. The Tenterfield "Star" understands that two big companies, with a capital of…

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Coal Smoke Nuisance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 4

A period has now been reached in the world's history when everythinking man must admit that the fuel question has become one at paramount importance, and…

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Stunned by Shock Miners' Widows

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 5

A realistic picture of the stunned mental condition of the widows created by the Mount Mulligan colliery explosion was given last night by Mr…

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South Australian Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 5

In the course of the half-yearly report on the mineral industry of South Australia, Mr. L. K. Ward, Director of Mines, states: "During the period under…

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British Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 7

Mr. Smith, the president of the Yorkshire miners, speaking at a meeting, said that 12,000 Yorkshire miners were unemployed, while the majority of those…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 7

The Coal Tribunal will resume the hearing of northern matters to-morrow, at the Newcastle offices of the Northern Colieries' Association…

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Broken Hill Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 8

A joint report under the Mines Inspection Act, on the operations in the Broken Hill field and surrounding district for 1920 has been presented to the…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Newcastle Coaltrimming branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation was held in the Union Hall, Carrington, on Monday. Mr…

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Brave and Gay Little Miners' Friend Mount Mulligan Finch

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 3

The condition of the air in the galleries of the Mount Mulligan colliery was tested after the disaster by means of a dainty Australian bird. Each…

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Ocean Leases Redhead Mining Withdrawal of Objections

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 7

At the Newcastle Warden's Court yesterday three application's were made by the New Redhead Estate and Coal Company, Limited, for ocean coal…

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Fight in Council Sydney Aldermen Question of Coal Supply SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 6

An angry scene occurred at the City Council meeting last night, when Alderman Bridges was temporarily in the chair. A recommendation was…

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Old King Coal Millions of Centuries Ago Newcastle Measures Formation From Ferns

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 3

The Newcastle coal measures are a portion of an area of extreme geological palacontological and economic interest and…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation. Electric Coal-cutters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 4

The disaster at the Mount Mulligan Colliery has aroused much discussion among the members of the Miners' Federation on the question of safety…

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Proprietors and Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that the question of intermittency of employment would be discussed at a…

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Rand Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 5

A Johannesburg message states that over a thousand white workers employed on the East Rand Proprietary mines went on strike, owing to the refusal of a…

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Miners' Lumbago Mr. Murray and Minister Is It An Industry Ailment?

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 6

Mr. Murray, M.L.A., recently approached the Minister for Health at the request of Mr. Baddeley (the president of the Miners' Federation) with…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. Wallsend Colliery

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

The sittings of the Coal Tribunal were resumed yesterday, before Mr. C. Hibble, chairman, at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association…

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Yorkshire Miners

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

There are 7000 unemployed miners in South Wales. The October wages have been fixed at 27 per cent. above the September rate…

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