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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 105

COAL v. Oil War of Fuels Effect on Shipping

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 3

Discussing the future prospects of coal and oil us fuels for vessels, "The Dally Commercial News and shipping List" (Sydney), in an editorial,…

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Applying Again for Reduced Wages Coal Owners' Action SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 4

The colliery proprietors throughout the Commonwealth were notified yesterday, on behalf of the Coalminers' Federation, of the latter's decision to…

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Passing Away "Windjammer" Coal Trade Ships of Yesterday The Conquest of Steam

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 2

Where has Newcastle's "windjammer" coal trade gone to? North Stockton dolphins, once the berthing place for treble rows of…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 4

At a meeting of Whitburn Miners' Lodge held at Greta yesterday, it was decided that a deputation wait on the manager with a view to the settlement of the…

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A Queensland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 4

Trouble occurred at the Aberdare Extended Colliery, Bundamba, Queensland, on Friday, in connection with the use of explosives, and the mine was idle for…

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Wallsend Re-opens Start on Monday Coal Trade Revives

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 5

By Monday next it is anticipated that Wallsend colliery will resume work with a little more than half its usual complement of…

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Coal Tribunal To Resume on Friday Claims Listed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 5

The Coal Industry Special Tribunal will resume its sittings on Friday next to deal with the claims of the owners for a…

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Mining Outlook Abermain Position Mr. T. Hoare's Review

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 5

Mr. T. Hoare, the newly-elected president of the northern branch of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia, has entered upon his official…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics Association, yesterday was advised by Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the colliery proprietors'…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

The trouble at the Whitburn Colliery, which has been idle for the past week has been settled as a result of a conference between representatives of the lodge and…

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Miners' Phthisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. Suaddan Minister for Miners in Western Australia, has authorised the issue of a report on "Miners' Pathisis in South Africa." The embodies the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

The executive of the Miners' Federation have bad a further conference with the management of the Wallsend Colliery with respect to the projected resumption of…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P, who is the advocate of the northern Miners before the Coal Tribunal, received a summons yesterday from the secretary to that…

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Last to Come First to Go Wallsend Mine Selection

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 3

The "last to come, first to go" principle operating at most collieries is now giving the Wallsend miners' lodge officials considerable worry…

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His Maiden Speech Miners' Leader as M.L.A. Comment on Many Things

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

Mr. Baddeley, formerly president of the Coal Employees' Federation, made his maiden speech in Parliament, during the debate on the Address-in-Reply. Mr. Baddeley; This being my first…

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Fighting for Settlement American Railway Crisis Coal Problem and Politics Sheriff Killed in Virginia Battle Vancouver

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 1

Hopes for the settlement of the railway strike are based chiefly on the attitude of Mr. Grable, who will confer on Thursday at Detroit with other maintenance enters. Mr. Grable, is using his utmost efforts to keep his 400,000 unionists from striking, but the…

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Dust in Coal Mines South African Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 6

Mr. A. Montgomery, F.G.S., State Mining Engineer of West Australia, has published some interesting observations on the information collected by Mr. Cornell,…

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South African Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 7

According to the annual report of the South African Department of Mines there are 276,510 persons engaged in the mining industry in that country. The goldfields…

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Coal Tribunal Miners' Dissatisfaction Wage Reduction Other Claims' Precedence

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 5

Referring to the calling together of the Coal Tribunal on Friday next, in connection with the owners' demand for 33 1-3 per cent reduction in wages…

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Muswellbrook Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 2

Alderman J. Boll, of Greta, and party are inspecting a coal outcrop in the Muswellbrook district in the vicinity of the main northern railway, with…

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