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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 105

Mine Trouble South Coast Colliery Wheeler's Refusal Helensburgh

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 1

More trouble resulting in a stoppage of work, has been experienced at the Metropolitan colliery. Helensburg, during the past fortnight…

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Mine Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 5

A disastrous explosion occurred in a colliery at Cumberland, Vancouver Island. It resulted in the death or 15 persons,…

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Explosives in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 4

The bill to amend the Coal Mines Regulation Act which is now before the State Parliament brings into prominence a very technical question. It…

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Coal Trouble Is A Crisis Coming? Stop-work Meetings Miners' Council Trouble SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 5

Aggregate stop-work meetings of the members of the mining department of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia are to be held…

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West Wallsend Colliery Chief Inspector's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 2

Copies of the report of Mr. A. A. Atkinson, Chief Inspector of Coal Mines, in regard to the recent inspection at West Wallsend Colliery, has been furnished to…

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Record Fay for Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 2

For the first time in three years full time has been worked ut North Bulli colliery. The pay drawn by the miners yesterday, consequently, was a…

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Mines Idle Abortive Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 4

Work has stopped at Cardiff Borehole and Harley Hill Collieries, owing to the dismissal of men without regard to the dismissal of men without…

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More Coal Cranes Receiving Consideration

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 3

The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce has brought under the notice of the Railway Commissioners the need of more electric cranes for…

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Roll of Notes Cessnock Presentation to Mine Manager

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 8

A large number of friends and admirers of Mr. David Murdock tendered him a banquet last Saturday night. The function was held in the…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation. Stop-work Meeting to Be Held. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 2

The council of the Miners' Federation held a meeting to-day, when considerable discussion took place on matters of importance to the members…

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Coal Tribunal

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

The Commonwealth Coal Tribunal will sit in Sydney to-morrow afternoon…

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Veteran Miners' Leader Pit Boy at 10 Romantic Career

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 6

By the death of the Right Hon. William Abraham ("Mabon"), the veteran miners" lender, the Welsh labor movement has lost the most picturesque and arresting…

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Go Ahead West End Miners' Sick Pay Friendly Societies' Action Druidical Proposal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 7

The proposed action of the United Ancient Order of Druids, in regard to increased fees for admission of miners into lodges, which has been…

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Land for Hospital Infectious Diseases Ward Inspector at Kurri Site Over Mine Workings

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 5

Purauant to at angement, Mr. A. A. Atkinson, Chief Inspector of Mines, visited Kurri District Hospital yesterday, and was met by members of he…

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British Trade. Genuine Revival. Great Coal Business (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 5

There seems to be good reason to believe that a genuine revival of trade in Great Britain has at last commenced, and that the country is on its way to a…

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Collieries Ambulance Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 4

At a meeting of the Northern Collieries Ambulance Shield Committee, held at Newcastle Mr. S Cleaves, the secretary, was instructed to draw attention to the…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation. Thursday's Aggregate Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the miners' officials was held at the Newcastle office of the Federation yesterday, the deliberations occupying until late in the day…

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For Humanity's Sake Rescue of Dog Thrown Down Mine Shaft

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 6

Amazing cruelty to a collie dog was described at Matlock, Eng. Two brothers, George William and Bernard Maskery, aged respectively 26…

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Dead Horses Waratah Burials Coal Mine Troubles

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1922 · page 3

Tipping the bodies of dead horses into old mine-shafts is not confined in Wallsend, as these nocturnal burials are also going on at Waratah…

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West Wallsend Mine. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1922 · page 7

Replying to Mr. Baddeley in the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Mines, said he had no present intention of appointing…

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