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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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

Mining Industry. Operations During 1921. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. R. H. Cambage, the Under Secretary for Mines, has furnished a statement respecting the mineral industry during 1921. Mr. Cambage states that up to the end…

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Jesmond Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Jesmond Colliery was idle yesterday in consequence of two miners being displaced through the entry of water. The officers of the lodge had an…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the Weston district members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held in the Olympia Hall, Weston, last evening, to consider what action…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Wallsend Colliery was idle yesterday because of the refusal by the management to issue a coal ticket to an employee. A special meeting of the lodge…

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N.Z. State Coal Mine Work Resumed Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

The State Coal Mine resumed work yesterday after a month's idleness. There was only a poor roll-up of the men, who are working under the old…

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Colliery Stoppages. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

The following statement was issued to-day on behalf of the Northern Collieries' Association:—"Notwithstanding the fact that there…

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Coal Shipping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. A. Forbes, secretary to the Carrington Coal and Coke Shipping Union, stated yesterday that the shipping in port was at present good, and was better…

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The Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

The report issued by Mr. Cambage, the Under-Secretary to the Mines Department respecting the mineral industry last year is necessarily of a…

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Transvaal Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

A message from Capetown states that General Smuts is intervening in the coal strike, and endeavouring to secure the reopening of negotiations with a view to…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Messrs. J. M. Baddeley (president), A. Lewis (treasurer), and W. Brennan (secretary) haven been re-elected to those positions in the northern district branch of…

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Mining Conferences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Difficulties that have arisen at several collieries in the northern district will be the subjects of conference at the offices of the Northern Collieries' Association…

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Seaham Miners No. 2 Lodge Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Seaham No. 2 miners was held at West Wallsend last night. The mine manager, through the chairman (Mr. T…

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Coal-ticket Wallsend Trouble Conference To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 8

Wallsend colliery had a stoppage yesterday, because of the refusal of the management to issue a coal ticket to an employee, who was regarded as…

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"Don't Strike" Apppeal to Miners 'Present Time Inopportune' SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

The council of the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation has appealed to its members to take no part in a general strike in the following terms:—…

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Mining Disputes To-day's Conference Richmond Main Trouble

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

A conference of the management of Richmond Main mine, and Mr. J. M. Baddeley, representing the miners, took place at Newcastle this morning…

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United Collieries' Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

This association begins the year with a big membership, which has increased greatly of late, and at the present time negotiations are being made to…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

A sectional meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held at West Wallsend last night. Mr. J. Campbell presided. The meeting was addressed by Mr…

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Coal Miners' Ballot Labor Paper's View Solidarity Urged

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 7

The coalminers will start to take a ballot on Tuesday next, on the question of whether there should be a nine-days' working fortnight in the…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

Another combined meeting of the Seaham No. 1 and No. 2 Miners' Lodges has been convened for to-morrow morning. The meeting will be held on Johnson's…

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Mining Operations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

The return prepared by Mr. F. Duncan, Clerk of petty Sessions, at East Malt-land covering the mining operation death with at the East Matland Warden's Court…

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