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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 105

South Australian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 5

Mr. Pascoe, Minister for Mines in South Australia, has been furnished with a report by the officers of the department dealing with the Leigh Creek coal…

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Industrial Matters Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 4

The fortnightly pay at the Southern collieries averaged nine days, and satisfactory working conditions prevailed generally…

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New Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 6

Work at the East Greta Coal company's new mine at Aellalong is well under way. The shaft, which is 22ft in diameter, is down nearly 100 feet,…

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Wallsend Colliery Men Resume To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1922 · page 5

Though the decision of the Wallsend Miners' lodge to resume work, after last week's stoppage, was secured by a majority of only two votes,…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1922 · page 5

The executive of the northern district branch of the Miners' Federation has been notified by the chairman of the Coal Tribunal that there will not be any sitting,…

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Coal in Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1922 · page 5

A message from Berlin reports the discovery of a large coalfield in the Bunzian-Leewonberg districts of Prussian Silesia. The chief seam is said to be fifty feet…

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Queensland Mining Output. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1922 · page 5

The report of the Under-Secretary for Mines states that the value of last year's mineral output in Queensland was £156,346, a decrease, compared with the…

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Coal Trade Will Wages Come Down? Both Sides to Confer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1922 · page 5

Next Tuesday is Anzac Day. Singularly enough, a meeting has been arranged for this day at the instigation of the coal owners of the…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, secretary to the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that nominations for the position of district president…

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Northern Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 4

A special meeting of the Northern Extended miners was held in the school of arts, Teralba, on Tuesday night, Mr. W. Heydon, Chairman of the lodge, presided…

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Holiday for Miners May Day Meetings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 4

May Day is to be observed as a public holiday by the miners throughout the northern district. It is proposed to hold aggregate…

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Coal Loading Crane Regulations Are They a Hardship?

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 5

The regulations governing the loading of coal were complained about to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. Newman, a member of the Newcastle…

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Job Control in Coal Mines To Defeat Employers' Plans New Scheme Mooted

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 5

The coalminers propose to introduce into the coal-mining industry a system resembling job-control…

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Wallsend Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall, Wallsend, on Wednesday evenings. Mr. W. Capewell being in the chair…

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American Coal Imports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 5

That coal from the mines in Wales reaches New York and is disposed of at a figure lower than it can be placed on the seaboard from American mines in…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 5

The miners in the Newcastle and Maitland districts will observe May 1 as a general holiday. This is in conformity with a decision…

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Miners' May Day Holiday Observance SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 5

The late Dooley Government decided not to accede to a request by the New South Wales Labor Council that May 1 should be gazetted a public holiday in…

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Dyke Coal Siding Timber Handling Facilities Tighe's Hill Weighbridge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 7

Yesterday, prior to leaving Newcastle, the Railway Commissioners paid a visit to Bullock Island to make investigations regarding the proposals to lay…

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Canadian Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 6

The City Council of Montreal recently adopted a resolution requesting the Federal authorities "to further by all possible means, the intensive operations of…

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Queensland Coal. Mining in 1921

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 12

Some of the principal figures relating to the annual report on coalmining in Queensland were published a day or two ago. The report, which is now available…

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