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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 105

Trial of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 5

It is reported from Charlestown, in the United States, that the test trial of William Blizzard, a union leader, charged with treason, one of nearly, 200 miners…

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Wallsend Colliery Dependent on Steel Works

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 6

Commenting upon the threatened closure of Wallsend colliery, which will render idle 650 men, Wallsend business people refer darkly to the…

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Industrial Matters. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 5

A gloom has settled upon the town of Wallsend owing to the issuing of notices to the employees of the colliery that after June 5 the services of the whole of…

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Greta Mine Water Polluted Creek Fears for River

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 3

The Branxton Ratepayers and Citizens' Association has directed the attention of the Water and Sewerage Board to the present condition of…

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Gold in Burrow Rabbiter's Discovery MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 3

A tributary of what is known as Kennedy's Gully (about four miles south-east of Napoleon's) has been pegged out for some distance for…

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Muriel Tank No Cause for Rush Mine Warden's Opinion SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Fitzpatrick, has received the following report from the [?] warden, Mr. Prior, of Nyngan, on the new gold…

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Canbelego Gold Find. No Justification for Rush. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Mines, has received the following report from Mr. Mining Warden E. A. Prior, of Nyagan, regarding the new gold find…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 7

Whitburn, Neath, Cessnock, No. 2, Northern Extended, and Hebburn Coillerios were idle yesterday…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 7

Whitburn Colliery, Greta, was idle yesterday owing to a dispute. A section of the mine was stopped, and the men were cavilled to other sections. One of the…

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Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 7

The conference between the representatives of the colliery owners and the representatives of the Miners' Federation, which was commenced in Sydney on…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Control. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 7

When the question as to whether Commonwealth control of coal was keeping the price of the commodity up was referred to to-day, Sir Thomas Henley, the Minister…

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Mining Conference. the Miners' Reply. Owners' Claims Rejected. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 4

The conference between the coal proprietors and the representatives of the miners, concerning the claims of the former, was continued at the rooms of the…

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Burwood Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 4

For the pay this week the Burwood Extended miners have 6¾ days to draw, this representing the best for a considerable time. The average since the beginning…

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No Settlement Conference Abortive Miners' Dispute Appeal To Tribunal SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

The conference between the representatives of the coal proprietors of the Commonwealth and the Coalminers' Federation came to an abrupt…

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New Zealand Coal. Taupiri Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 6

Mr. E. W. Allison, who presided at the annual meeting of shareholders in Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited, held recently at Auckland, gave interesting…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Tribunal. Views of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 4

The sittings of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, comprising the whole of the members, will be held at the Commonwealth Bank offices, Sydney,…

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Mine Explosion At a Krupps Colliery German Disaster Heavy Casualty List LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 1

A message for Berlin states that 17 people were killed anil 25 injured in an explosion in n coal mine belonging to Krupps, near…

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Gold in the Arctic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 5

Captain Munn, on behalf of a syndicate, has sailed for the Arctic gold prospecting. The "Daily Chronicle" says:…

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Miners' Federation. A.l.p. Delegates' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 4

The ballot for the election of two delegates to represent the Miners' Federation at the annual conference of the Australian Labour Party was completed last night,…

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Miners' Wages At Lowest Point LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 1

The joint Wages Board in Lancashire and Cheshire had decided that miners' wages shall be reduced during June by a further 10…

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