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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 109

Controlling Ruhr Coal No Bunkers at Kiel Germany's Supplies Cut Off French Leader's Extended Powers London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Mayence states that the superintendent of railways in that centre has been arrested. The wires between Dortmund and Dusseldor[?] have been cut. Reuter's correspondent in Berlin says that the Occupation…

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New Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

New Greta Colliery wan Idle yesterday owing to trouble with wheelers. The management desired to change horses from one road to another. This was objected…

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South Aberdare Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

A further conference in regard to the difficulty at Aberdare South Collieries was held at the office of the superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries yesterday. A…

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Glen Ayr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

Trouble has anison at Glen Ayr Colliery over the dismissal of a member. Mr. W. Brennan, secretary to the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation, was in…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

A statement of the receipts and expenditure, covering the operations for the twelve months ended on December 31, 1922, has been submitted to the members…

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South Maitland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

Mr. D. Roes, general president of the Miners' Federation, and Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary, will be present at the meetings of the combined lodges to be…

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New Zealand Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

Three pairs of miners recently sued the Taupiri Coal-mining Company, Limited, of New Zealand, for the difference between the amounts paid to them and the…

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Miners' Federal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 6

The meeting of the Council of the Federation will not be hold on Monday next as intended owing to the inability to got members together on that day…

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Hurry On! Miners' Case at Tribunal SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 1

The chairman of the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Hibble) again urged the miners' representatives yesterday afternoon to hurry on with their reply to the…

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The Coal Tribunal. Further Evidence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 4

The hearing of the claim of the colliery proprietors for a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent. in the wages of the miners was continued by the Coal Tribunal to-day…

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Only Coal and Coke Restrictions in the Ruhr Food Supply Free Attacks on the Railways LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 1

It is reported from Berlia that General de Goutte has notified the Government at Dusseldorf that the import and export in the…

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New Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 4

The trouble over the wheelers being given a change of bords, which threw New Gretna Colliery idle, has been settled, and the mine will resume work to-day…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 6

Sir,—In last Friday's issue of your paper appears a report of last Thursday's proceedings of the Coal Tribunal, in which it is stated that I said, in answer…

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May Be Disastrous Hew South Wales Miners' Decision Preventing Coal Leaving State Support of Wonthaggi Miners' Strike Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 6

The decision of the New South Wales miners to take every possible means to prevent coal being supplied to the Victorian Government while the dispute at Wonthaggi mine exists is likely to have disastrous results…

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Overton Stoppage Wages Dispute Shareholder-Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 6

The miners at Overton Colliery, Muswellbrook who are shareholders a the company have been idle since carly in the week…

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District News. Carrington Coal Trimmers' Reunion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 5

The annual reunion and smoke concert of the members of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Federal Union, Branch of the Waterside Workers'…

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Industrial Matters. Aggregate Meetings. Support of Victorian Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 4

Largely attended aggregate meetings of members of the Colliery Employees' Federation, employed on the South Maitland field, were held yesterday at Cessnock and…

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Power and Coal Influence On Industry Cheaper Electricity SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 6

The need for cheaper electric power in New South Wales was emphasised by the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Gilpin) who performed the…

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The Sun's Daily Sporting Record Racing [?] Old Gold's Surprise Form at Newcastle Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 2

Wednesday.—Armidale Cup races. Thursday—Armidale races, Thursday.—Cessnock entries…

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Broken Hill Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 4

Referring to the Broken Hill mines in the course of his annual statement, the chairman of the Sulphide Corporation, Limited, stated that the Technical…

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