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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 105

Abermain Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 4

The matter of the strike at Abermain No. 2 Colliery was before the compulsory conference this afternoon. At the conclusion an official…

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Serious Mine Fight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 5

It is reported from Herrin, Illinois, that fourteen men have been killed, two are dying, and a score seriously wounded in a battle between coal miners and…

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Miners' Explosives. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., had an Interview to-day with Mr. Cambridge, the Under-Secretary for Mines, regarding the report of the reported decision of the…

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Miners' Fines Hospitals Benefit

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 7

The practice of lining members of the Burwood Exetnded Miners" Lodge for breaches of lodge regulations, and forwarding the amounts to hospitals…

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Northern Miners Mr. Hoare Elected President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 4

The ballot for the election of president of the Northern District branch of the Miners' Federation, in succession to Mr. J. M. Baddeley, retired, has been taken,…

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Colliery Deputies Annual Leave Maitland Award Varied SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 2

In the Industrial Arbitration Court Judge Beeby varied the award for colliery deputies in the Maitland district, by giving un option to the…

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Miners' Appeal. No Application Yet. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 4

It was stated yesterday at the meeting of the Coal Tribunal that the Miners' Federation would make an application to the High Court to restrain the…

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MR. T. HOARE Miners' New President Surprise Election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 4

The election of Mr. T. Hoare as president of the Northern district of the W.I.U. of Australia (mining department) came as a Surprise. To use a…

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"Starvation Point" Position of Miners Tribunal Adjourned "Stave Off Evil Day" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 5

The miners have applied to the High Court restrain the Coal Tribunal from dealing with the coal dispute. The tribunal met…

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American Coal Strike. the Miners' Case Fight for Unionism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 13

Cable messages have brought to Australia very little news concerning the progress of the coal strike which was launched in America on April 1…

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Illinois Mine Outrage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 5

A New York message states that the Herrin mine war will probably go down to history as the most brutal debauchery in the history of labour conflicts…

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The Gold Hoarders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 11

We speak of countries doing things when we mean the leaders. And they are men who, in the words of Shakespeare, are fed with the same food, heated in the…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal. Adjournment Granted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 7

The Coal Tribunal sat again at the Commonwealth Bank to-day. The proceedings were adjourned on Wednesday last till to-day, after the…

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The Miners' President a Man With a Message Educate, Agitate, Organise

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 5

The first impression that is conveyed on meeting Mr. T. Hoare, the newly-elected president of the northern district of the W.I.U. of Australia, is that he is a man who believes he has a message to deliver to the workers, and that he will carry out his…

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Pages From the Past Continued Advance Early Land Grants History of Cessnock Settlement Cessnock Industry Building Homes for Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 3

When the wanderlust seizes the individual—when the restless spirit craves for release from a mate of being "cribbed, cabined and confined" The list of new building and reconstructions in Vincent-street, Cessnock, as reviewed in last Saturday's issue, was by no means exhausted…

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Central Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 4

At a meeting of the Central Greta Miners' Lodge held yesterday, it was decided to resume work if satisfactory arrangements could be made in respect…

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Hebburn Miners Lodge Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 5

The following have been nominated for office in connection with the Hebburn Miners' Lodge:—President, Mr. J. Chambers; secretary, Mr. T. Hadfield:…

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Mining Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 5

James Wilson, between 55 and 60 years of age, employed as a belt hand at New Greta colliery, whilst at work on Friday, sustained an incised wound…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Miners Relief Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., and Mr. T. Hoare, who have been appointed to represent the northern district branch of the Miners' Federation at the Trade-union…

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Electric Cap Lamp For Miners' Equipment

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 8

The British Government regulations as electric lamps for use by miners in [?]ey miners are so stringent that hitherto the lamps have been made in a very…

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