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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 109

The Colliery Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 4

The trouble which resulted in the stoppage of the collieries on the Maitland field is apparently to be allowed to drag on without and…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Difficulty. Proprietors Stand Aloof

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 4

Delegates from the collieries on Maitland coalfield assembled at the Caledonian Hostel, West Maitland, yesterday, for the adjourned conference, and there…

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Miners' Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 4

Representations were on April 16 made to Mr. A. Crow, district superintendent of railways at Newcastle respecting the train service for…

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Mine Electricians. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 4

By direction of the Minister for Mines, an examination for certificates of competency as mine electrician under the Coal Mines Regulations Act was…

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Black Labor Coal Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 7

The Trades Hall secretary announces that a protest is being sent to Senator Pearce on behalf of the Collie coalminers against the…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Position. Conference Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 4

When the northern executive of the Miners' Federation were approached at the Newcastle office of the organisation yesterday, they were very reticent…

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For Smoking Miners Special Tramcar Wallsend Request

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 8

Alderman England, at last night's meeting of Wallsend Council, moved that the Railway Commissioners be asked to have a smoking car put on…

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"Brutal and Inhuman" Miners' Opponents Union Recommendation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 6

"The executive of the northern district of the Coalminers' Union has Drought under the notice of members the present obsolete method of…

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New Coal Field Albury

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 5

Rapid progress has been made with the operations on the Coorabin coalfield. The new shaft has been sunk 100 feet. There has lately been a…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. Fifty Years' Retrospect

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 7

Mr. C. M. Ranclaud, who retired at the end of last year after fifty years service with the Australian Agricultural Company, made some…

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Awaiting Events Mining Hold-up

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 5

There has been no special development in the coal mining hold-up on the South Maitland field since the meeting of the federation officials and…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Position. Conference Next Week, Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 4

A request on behalf of the northern miners for the reopening of the mines or a conference was received by the northern colliery proprietors to-day…

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Wonthaggi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 5

The Victorian Railway Commissioners will meet representatives of the Miners' Union on Wednesday on the question of the reinstatement of the eleven…

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New Zealand Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 5

A Pronouncement made by the New Zealand Arbitration Court a few days ago awards an increase in the rates of pay to all coal miners in the Dominion…

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Mining Disaster Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 5

As the result of flooding of a coalmine at Pensnett, in Staffordshire, five miners were missing and it is feared have been drowned…

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Grouping of Lodges Mining Control Executive Proposal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 1

The executive of the northern district of the mining department has brought under the notice of members the present obsolete method of…

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Conference on Monday Southern Coal Dispute Letter to Mr. Willis No Work This Week SYDNEY, Monday. SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 5

There is not likely to be any definite action for a resumption of work at the South Maitland collieries this week…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 4

The executive of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation has brought under the notice of members what is regarded as the obsolete method of…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 4

The West Wallsend Miners' Lodge has approved a resolution of affiliation with the Newcastle Industrial Council…

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Miners and May Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., recently made application to the Chief Secretary to have Tuesday, May 1, proclaimed a public holiday in the Cessnock Shire. The matter…

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