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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 105

Miners' President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

Two additional nominations have been received for the position of district president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation. These are Mr. W…

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Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Walker, district secretary to the Coke Workers, states that at the combined meeting of the Illawarra district lodges on Monday business of great…

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Colliery Conditions Check Inspections

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

The following reports have been furnished by Messrs. W. Blosman and J. W. Iceton:— Pacific…

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Birth of a Mine Development of Ellalong Seams Railway Taps New Country Search for More Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 3

The birth of a big industry is always an impressive sight. The big development of the coal seams beyond Cessnock is at an historical stage, and a view of the ground, where, in a few months, a bustling township will be established, proved most…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Meetings. Statement by President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

The arrangements announced yesterday in connection with the May Day meetings of the northern miners have been entirely varied…

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Unemployed Geography Where Lies the Coal Lecture by Mr. Sussmilch

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

The first of the Saturday evening series of public lectures organised for this year by the Workers' Educational Association will be given to-night at…

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Coal Trade Brighter Prospects Effect of American Strike Work at Pits

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 5

Prospects as regards coal trade conditions are much brighter for Newcastle at present than they have been for many months…

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South Coast Mining Reduced Wages Proposals Ridiculed WOLLONGONG

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

Colliery employees in the South Coast district ridicule the proposals of the mine owners, and say they will never be carried into effect. They say…

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American Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 5

Violence among the miners on strike in the United States is becoming more, frequent Three non-union miners were killed,…

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The Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 4

The reason for the unusual practice of holding aggregate meetings of the coal miners in private has not been disclosed, but it is obvious that they…

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West Australian Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 5

Sir Newton Moore, M.P., introduced deputation to Sir James Mitchell, the Premier of West Australia, consisting of members of the West Australian…

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Iron Mining in Sweden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 5

Whilst the rich iron ore deposits at Kirunaveara, in the extreme north of Sweden are calculated to have a capacity of 1,200,000,000 tons, of which rather more…

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May Day Miners Meet Discussing the Rates

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 5

At various points on the Newcastle and Maitland coal fields May Day aggregate meetings of members of the Workers' Industrial Union of…

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Exploded Fire Damp Colliery Disaster 160 Casualties LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 5

An explosion of firedamp in a colliery at Lupeni caused 160 casualties, [?]according to a message from Bucharest, Roumania…

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Hunter Coal Measures. Lecture by Mr. Sussmilch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 4

"The Coal Measures of the Hunter River District" formed the subject of an instructive illustrated lecture by Mr. C. A. Sussmilch, F.G.S., at the Newcastle…

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How Coal Is Made Interesting Relics Fossilised Newcastle Trees

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 1

In an interesting W.E.A. lecture at the Newcastle School of Arts on Saturday night, Mr. Sussmilch described how coal measures are formed…

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Our Coal Seams Position Described Fire Lasts 1000 Years

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 6

In this district coal measures occur in three distinct series, said Mr. Sussmilch in a lecture on Saturday night. The lower, or Greta, coal measures,…

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Coal for 10,000 YEARS New South Wales Seams More Economy Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 6

The necessity for economy in the mining of good quality New South Wales coal was stressed by Mr. Sussamilch in a lecture on…

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Newcastle Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Northern District Branch of the Miner's Federation, proceeded to Sydney last night, and will to-day attend several…

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Metalliferous Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

The new award in the metalliferous mining industry will take effect from May 12. It provides hours of labour for men working underground shall begin at…

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