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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 109

VICTIMISATION What Whitburn Miners Fear Dismissals Resented

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

The Whitburn Miners Lodge requested permission for a representative, of that lodge to address the Wallsend Lodge regarding the…

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Miners' Wants Seaham Meeting Long List of Motions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. Ike Hoare presided over a meeting of the Seaham No. 2 miners, held last, night, when the district minutes came up, for discussion…

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Distressed Miners Do Maitland Men Care ? Assistance for Seaham

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

Wallsend Miners' lodge has been informed by the district secretary that their proposal that a levy be made to assist the unemployed of the…

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£1 12s 6d a Week Wallsend Miners' Wages Two Days' Work in Six

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

Members of the Borehole Minors' Lodge are having a bad time, owing to the intermittency of work, having on an average, worked only two days…

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Mine Directors Fined Mayence Court-martial Strike Situation Improved France To Establish New Government LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Mayence states that the Ruhr Coal Company directors were fined in amounts ranging frum 5000 to 224,000 francs. Reuter's correspondent in Berllin states that it is understood…

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Aberdare Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

A number of matters in dispute at the Aberdare Colliery came under discussion at a conference in Newcastle yesterday, and which Mr. N. J. Clark, the…

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Coal Tribunal Miners' Protest "Confidence Destroyed" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

The central council of the mining department of the W.I.U. has resolved to protest against the action of the chairman of the Coal Tribunal (Mr. C…

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Coal Tribunal. Miners' Representatives Absent Proceedings Adjourned. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Owing to the inners' representatives on the Coal Tribunal falling to put in an appearance this afternoon the tribunal was unable to-proceed With the hearing…

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Workers' Industrial Union. Miners' Protests. Against the Coal Tribunal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Workers Industrial Union of Australia (Mining Department) concluded this evening. Mr. D. B. Rees, the general president,…

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Coal Magnates Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

The court-martial of the German industrial employers and officials opened yesterday at Mayence, the press of all nations being represented…

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Railway Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 4

It recently became known that a difference had arisen between the States Railway Commissioner and the proprietors of two or three collieries…

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Aid for Ruhr Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

An Amsterdam message states that the National Trade Union Federation has voted 150,000 florins, representing 2½ per cent. of the Dutch unions' capital, to…

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Work at the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

The workers in Herr Thyssen's mines have resumed after a protest strike of one day, designed to show their unity. Sixty-five thousand men in Herr Stinnes'…

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Coal Handling. Varying Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

The likelihood of increased charges following the establishment of a Harbour Trust at Newcastle is given much emphasis by the colliery representatives,…

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Loyal to Germany Mine Owners' Impressive Defence France in Full Control Failure of Conciliatory Methods London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Mayence correspondent states that the court-martial fines on the German industrialists were as follows: Pitz Thyssen, 5100 franes; Kesten, 13,732; Euestenhocfer, 8650; Tengelmann, 6020; Spindler, 47, 752; and A[?]g, 321,300. These amounts range…

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Hoch! the Coal Owners Germans Cheer Magnates Wild Scenes Polish Help for Prance LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Messages from Maycece via Paris and Berlin, describing the disorders at Mayence, at the conclusion of the trial, state that a crowd of 4000…

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American Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

Senator Brookhand his introduced a bill in the United States Senate to authorise the President to seize and operate the coil mines in cases of…

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Tenders Caledonian Collieries, Limited

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

TENDERS are invited for the erection of Poles in connection with the extension of the Went Wallsend Electric Lighting System to the Townships of Holmerville…

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Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of Thursday last it is reported that evidence was given before the Newcastle Harbour Trust Commission that the price had gone up…

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Wallsend Mine Check Inspection

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

Messrs. J. leeton and J. Means, check-inspectors, report that they inspected Wallsend colliery and found that in No. 3 split there was 21,700 cubic feet of all…

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