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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 71 of 105

Mining Situation. Aggregate Meetings. Work to Be Stopped If Claims Not Dealt With

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

Aggregate meetings of the miners' lodges in the northern district were held yesterday, at West Wallsend, Cessnock, Greta, Adamstown, and Kurri Kurri. It…

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Miners' Secretary

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 1

MR. MATT TERNENT, J.P. Secretary of the Pelaw Main Miners' Lodge…

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Cardiff-borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 7

Mr. T. Wilson, lodge chairman, stated yesterday that work would be resumed by the Hartly Hill and Cardiff Borehole miners on Monday…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 7

The dispute over the air matter at the West Wallsend Colliery is still undecided, and employees draw a "blank" for the current pay. The number of…

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Radio and Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 10

The United States Bureau of Mines is experimenting with radio as a means of saving let lives of miners who happen to be caught in mine disasters. The plan…

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Light in Mines Electricity Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 8

Mr. Baddeley asked the Premier, in the Legislative Assembly, if, in view of the promise made by the Minister for Mines to convene a conference of…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation Statement by Mr. Willis. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 7

Mr. A. C. Willis, the secretary to the Coal Miners' Federation, stated to-day that the aggregate stop-work meetings held yesterday were entirely satisfactory…

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The Young Giant Newcastle As It Is. Coal, Steel and Shipping

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 3

Newcastle New South Wales—shipping port, coal mining area, centre of steel manufacturing industry. Thus this city is ticked off in the world's gazetteer. But to those who have struggled for Newcastle, watched its…

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New Coal Lines Port Waratah Work But no Money for Trams

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 5

"No money," is the answer always given by the Railway Commissioners to Newcastle deputation pressing for the electrifictaion of the tram system…

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The American Strikes. Coal Control Bill Passed. Strikers Negotiating. (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 5

A message from, Washington states that the Senate has passed the Coal Control Bill. It is understood that the Government…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 6

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanies Association, during last week visited Oakey Park Colliery, the State coalmine, Invincible Colliery,…

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Prohibition and Restraint Mine Owners Want Rule Nisi Southern Collieries Conditions Application Before High Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 5

The coal industry was much concerned by an application which was made to-day in the High Court before the Chief Justice (Sir Adrian Knox), Justice Higgins, Mr. Justice Duffy, and Mr. Justice Starke…

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Abermain and Seaham Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 4

An amalgamation of interests of Seaham Collieries, Limited, and Abermain Collieries, Limited, is contemplated, Meetings of shareholders in both…

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Stop-press Coal Tribunal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 6

In making the rule absolute, re­straining the Coal Tribunal from dealing with tho South Coast cluims, the Chief Justice of the…

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South Coast Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 4

Chiefly on account of the aggregate meetings of the miners, broken time was worked at the whole of the collieries At the meeting held on Thursday at…

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Wheeler Short-paid Miners Won't Work

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 5

Richmond Main colliery is idle to-day. It is alleged that a wheeler was paid hair an hour short time, and…

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Industrial Matters. Wages of Miners. Offer by Mr. Willis. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 4

Referring yesterday to the statement of Mr. M'Donald, that the miners had lost £30,000 in wages, and that the State had lost 46,000 tons of coal, Mr. Willis,…

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Strike Losses Days and Wages Coal Industry's Record SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 6

According to figures issued by the commonwealth Statistician, 116,983 working days and £117.525 in wages were lost in New South Wales…

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The American Strikes. No Settlement Yet. Coal Investigation (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 5

Mr. Daugherty, the Federal Attorney-General, has announced that the Government is not a party to any negotiations between the railway managers and their…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the representative of the northern miners on the Commonwealth Coal Tribunal, stated, in reply to an inquiry yesterday, that he had not…

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