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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 105

Hammer Throwing Gold Medal Offered

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 5

The Mayfield boy, Angus eBthune, who threw the 16lb hammer 123ft 4in at the athletic sports at Maitland recently, is a son of Mr. W. Bethune,…

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Great Miners' Leader. Thomas Burt's Life Story

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 12

Profound regret was expressed in coalmining circles in Great Britain when it became known that the Right Hon. Thomas Burt, D.C.L., the veteran miners'…

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Coal Tribunal. Men Deny Dispute Exists. Appeal to High Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 5

The first sitting of the Commonwealth Coal Industry Special Tribunal in connection with the claims of the proprietors was held at the Commonwealth Bank…

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BRIGHTER Northern Coal Trade Work at the Pits Full Time at 13

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 5

Inquiries at local shipping offices this morning Indicate a slight improvement in the coal trade during the past fortnight. Owing to the…

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No Settlement Coal Difficulties Special Tribunal Sitting "Is There a Dispute?" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 5

The first sitting of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, held in the Commonwealth Bank building yesterday, to consider the new log of the coal…

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American Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 6

Many of the largest producing coal mines of the United States are located in Illinois and Indiana. At these mines it is not uncommon to hoist, from a single…

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Miners' Income Tax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 4

A communication was forwarded to Mr. Cocks, the State Treasurer, on Wednesday, by Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., asking that on account of the general…

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Minor Matters Coal Tribunal Business Engineers' Award Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 5

The Engineers' and Firemen's Coal Industry Special Tribunal sat In the Commonwealth Bank building on Saturday. At the close It was officially…

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Industrial Matters. Coal for the Navy. Imported From New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 4

"It has been brought under my notice," said Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., miners' president, on Saturday, "that the steamer Biloela has arrived at Newcastle with 5000…

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Myall Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

Twenty men are now employed at the Myall Colliery, in the lower field. The property is being managed by Mr. W. Bennett…

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Aberdare Central Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

A conference was held at the Newcastle office of the Caledonian Collieries yesterday with regard to matters affecting the company's Aberdare Central Colliery…

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Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

The chairman of the coal Tribunal will be occupied at Wollongong to-day in the hearing of a matter arising out of a dispute in the southern coalfield…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

A compulsory conference convened by the chairman of the Coal Tribunal was held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association…

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Miners' Income Tax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

The following letter, to which reference was made yesterday, has been received by Mr. Baddeley, M.P., from Mr. Cocks, the State Treasurer:—"I am in receipt of…

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Importation of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 4

The protest against the importation of New Zealand coal to Newcastle is mainly based upon the need for affording as much employment as may be…

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New Zealand Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the northern miners, sent the following urgent telegram to Mr. W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister, yesterday:—"Strongly protest…

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Miners' Appeal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, the secretary to the Coal and Shale Federation, stated this afternoon that Mr. Cantor had been instructed to take the necessary steps to…

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Mining Fraternity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

It is reported from Cincinnati that Mr. Smith, the acting president of the British Miners' Federation, has arrived there to participate as a fraternal delegate in the…

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Naval Intelligence and Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 4

The Intelligence Departments of the Australian Military Forces and the Navy, even during the time of the war, were considered the last word in inefficiency. The retention of its coming opera attitude seems to be further…

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Miners' President Ballot To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

To-morrow the postponed ballot to all the position of president of the northern district of the W.I.U.A., vacated by Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A.,…

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