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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 105

Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 7

A special meeting of Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held yesterday. There was a large attendance. Mr. W. Capewell, the chairman, and…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 7

Mr. J. J. O'Reilly, of Broken Hill, and late councillor of The Miners' Federation, will lecture at the Trades. Hal, Newcastle, on Sunday evening, under the…

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Subsidised Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 10

A the result of an official award as between profits and wages the coal owners of Wales had in October to throw in all their profits to make good. This…

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New Zealand Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 7

Mr. J. O'Rourke, secretary to the New Zealand Mines' Federation, states in the course of a year-end review of the mining position in the Dominion, that the…

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African Trouble Miners' Sympathy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 8

A cable has been despatched, on behalf of the Colliery Employees' Federation. Newcastle, to the South African miners, wishing the latter success in the…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Central Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 7

A statement issued by Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary for the Miners' Federation, shows that in the voting on the minutes of the last central council meeting, no…

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Uncanny Stillness Idle African Mines Men's Overtures Actual and Assumed Cost of Living Johannesburg

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 1

The men's federation made an unexpected overture for settlement to-night, when they requested General Smuts to call a joint meeting of employers and the federation to discuss the questions regarding the dispute. The federation submitted to the Premier's…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 4

A combined meeting of the Cessnock district members of the colliery Mechanics' Association was held in Hampton's Hall, Cessnock, on Tuesday…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 7

Sir,—Seeing the report in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of January 5, on the trouble at Richmond Main, also a statement made by "Colliery Mechanic" re…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 4

Work was resumed at Wallsend Colliery yesterday…

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Local Colliery Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 6

Sir.—I notice in your daily paper a report about Pelaw-Main Colliery being idle two days over an employee dying a natural death, and 700 men thrown idle…

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Miners Still Out at Seaham No. 1 Trouble at No. 2 Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 5

Seaham No. 1 miners are still on the unemployed list. It was thought that their troubles had ceased after a meeting of the two collieries, last…

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Kurri Progress Fish for Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 3

The Kurri Progress Association held its fortnightly meeting in the Soldiers' Club room. In the absence of the president…

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Miners' Leaders and City Mayo Election Contestants

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. D. Haddow, secretary of the Northern State Electoral Council, has received a wire stating that the Central Executive of the A.L.P…

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Increased Trade Port Figures More Coal Exported

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 5

Notwithstanding a coal embargo, which emptied the harbor of ships for several months, the total export of coal from…

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Mine Accident Crushed Between Skips At Aberdare Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

Cecil Whiteford, son of Mr. E. Whiteford, of Cessnock, was injured in the Aberdare Colliery yesterday. He was crushed between two full…

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Rosedale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. Butler, chairman of Rosedale Miners' Lodge, wrote to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.P., early in the week, directing hiss attention to the fact that in…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

A combined meeting of Kurri Kurri district members was held in Lewis' Hall Kurri Kurri, on Wednesday evening, Mr. A. M'Alpine presiding over…

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Cardiff Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

An inspection of Cardiff Colliery will be made to-day Mr. Baddeley, district president of the Miners' Federation, accompanied by Mr. Iceton,…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Conferences with regard to the Wallsend and Co-operative Collieries' disputes have been arranged between the representatives of the Miners' Federation, and…

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