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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 105

"Remain at Work" Mine Manager's Ultimatum Wallsend Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 7

"In the future all discussious relative to discussed at the mine will only be discussed while the men are at work, and I will not…

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Old Miners' Earnings 10s. a Shift New Cavil Arranged

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 10

The position of many old men employed in the coal mines of this district is generally an unenviable one. Some lodges have a certain number…

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Arbitration Court. Maitland Colliery Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 12

The hearing of the application made by the South Maitland Colliery Officials' Association for an award to replace that now expired was concluded, before Judge…

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Aberdare South Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 7

Mr. R. Evans, secretary to the Aberdare South Miners' Lodge, stated yesterday that for some considerable time negotiations had been proceeding…

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Idle Welsh Miners Tragedies of Want Savings Wiped Out

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 6

One could till columns with descriptions of individual experiences of hardship and destitution in South Wales, and with instances of extraordinary wage…

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Record Coal Year Production in 1921 Improving the Industry SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 6

The Minister for Mines, Mr. George Cann, referred yesterday to a statement which appeared in a section of the press from a correspondent…

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Victoria's Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 5

Professor W. A. Bone, of the Imperial College of Science, in a lecture before the Royal Society of Arts, on the subject of Brown Coals and Lignites, emphasised…

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Mines Idle Trouble at Merthyr Brush With Manager KURRI

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 5

Stanford Merthyr miners knocked, off work to-day. The men alleged that the manager refused to allow two shiftmen to go down. The men…

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Miners' Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, northern district, to-day sent an aurgent telegram to the delegates, who are representing…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 3

The rehabilitation of the industries of the world will be to a great extent dependent upon the production of power in an economical and scientific manner…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 4

A deficiency of skips and the dirt problem were the questions that engaged the attention of a conference of the management of the Dudley Colliery and the…

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Minmi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 4

Minmi Colliery has been idle for two days, owing to dispute on the question of the minimum wage. The matter was discussed at a meeting at the colliery…

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Economic Conference. Fifth Day's Sitting. Mr. Willis and Miners' Position. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

The Economic Conference was continued to-day. Mr. Brooks (Central Council of Employers) said that the proposal of his…

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Aberdare South Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

The Abordare South Colliery has been idle for eight days owing to a dispute in connection with some brickwork at the bottom of the shaft…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. Murray, M.P., has received the following letter from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners, under date February 27: "I am directed to acknowledge…

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Trams Use Coal Clouds of Smoke

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 3

At Wickham Council last night Alderman Sneesby complained of the Wallsend trams in using coal. Sometimes in the morning people could hardly…

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No Buyers! Coal Mine for Sale Auctioneer's Panegyrie

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

Doesn't anybody want a coal mine? A perfectly good five acre colliery, complete, with thirteen million tons of coal, some…

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A Life Guard Pit Prop Sheath Danger in Coal Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 3

The accompanying sketches (taken from the "Colliery Guardian") illustrate a new pit prop sheath, which is the patent of Mr. Charles Cusworth, of…

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British Coal Mines £13,000 for Research Labor Party's Policy LONDON, Friday Morning

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

The National Joint Council, representing the Trade Union Congress of the Labor party and the Parliamentary Labor party, has appointed a…

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£111,000 Collected Tonnage Revenue £60,000 From Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

Newcastle Chamber of Commence has been furnished with figures by the Treasury showing that the money collected at Newcastle under the terms…

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