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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 70 of 105

What of the Morrow? Stop-work Meeting Miners' Deliberations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1922 · page 5

Little, if any, coal will be won to-morrow throughout the Commonwealth. Pit ponies will have a chance to rest their weary limbs, and little…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Tribunal Adjourned Sine Die. Sydney

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

Ther was a full attendance of representatives of the mineowners and Miners' Federation at the meeting of the Coal Tribunal, held at the Commonwealth…

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CITY EDITION—Last Minute News Mining Disaster Entombed Under Sea Hope Abandoned LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1922 · page 6

Forty minors have been entombed in the deepest undersea workings of the Haig pit, at Whitehaven, one and a half miles from tho shaft…

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Cardiff-borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting of the Cardiff-Borehole Miners' Lodge was held at the railway station yesterday morning. A resume of the transactions in…

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Wallsend Miners' Lodge

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

The monthly meeting of Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held last evening, Mr. W. Capewell being in the chair. The chairman made reference to the death of…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 5

Mr. D. Rees, general president of the Miners Federation, left Newcastle yesterday for the western district, where there will be three meetings to-day. Mr…

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One Man One Job Miners' Affirmation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 2

Whitburn miners' lodge has started the ball rolling with a resolution: "That the principle of one-man-one-job be enforced, and that a line of…

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Miners in Politics Federation Members Paying Contributions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 3

"Any member of Parliament previously working in the industry may still remain a member of the Miners' Federation, it he advocates the…

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Medical Fees Cost to Miners Proposed Alterations

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 3

Miners declare that they pay too much money away in levies to doctors. They believe they could get as good treatment by reducing the…

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Miners' Administration New Scheme Demand for Economy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 3

With the idea of conducting the Miners' Federation on more economical lines, a scheme of reconstruction has been circulated by South Seaham…

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Limited Earnings Mine Work Wallsend Not in Favor

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 2

Rothbury and Glen Ayr miners' lodges are asking for a ballot of the combined lodges to be taken on the question of limiting miners' earnings…

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Mining Disaster. Many Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 5

An explosion occurred in the White-haven Colliery pit, Cumberland, in a scam about a mile and a half from the surface, where 40 men were working…

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Mine Tragedy All Hope Abandoned Scenes of Grief Gallant Work of Rescuers LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 1

The "Daily Mail" says that, not withstanding heroic and herculean efforts to rescue them, all hope has been abandoned of saving, the [?]…

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Pacific Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the Pacific Miners' Lodge was held at Teralba on Wednesday night. Mr. Steele in the chair. The meeting had been called to consider statements…

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Western Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 5

LITHGOW, Thursday.—Mr. D. Rees, general president of the federation, this morning addressed one of the largest meetings ever held in Lithgow. Mr. R…

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Sympathy of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 5

At the meeting of miners held at West Wallsend, yesterday, Mr. F. Craig, the chairman, before entering upon the business of the gathering, referred to the…

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Newcastle's Coal Monument

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 14

This monument, which stands in the centre of Pacific-square, was erected to commemorate the jubilee of coal-mining in the district. It was designed by Mr. Belford, the city engineer at the time, and he states that he got his idea for the monument from one which is erected in…

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The Southern Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of the southern members of the Miners' Federation was hold at Woonona Park to-day. Mr. S. Bird, the district president, was in the…

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Mining Disaster. Thirty-nine Deaths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 5

All hope of saving any of the 37 entombed miners at Whitehaven Colliery, Cumberland, has been abandoned. Gas and falls of rock have foiled the…

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Finding the Coal a Gift of £111,000,000

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 9

When Lieutenant John Shortland discovered the river in 1797 he described it as the Coal River, from his observation of the coal…

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