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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 109

The Mining Difficulty

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

The delay which has taken place in regard to the convening of a conference to arrange for the reopening of the mines that have been closed in…

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The Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 5

There is little hope of saving the five miners trapped through the flooding of the Pensholt Mine in Staffordshire. Many of the miners who escaped waded…

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Stop-press Mining Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 6

Northern coal owners decided in Sydney this afternoon that Maitland and Greta owners will meet the miners in conference…

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Absentee Miners Four Men Fined Abermain Cases

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 5

At the Cessnock Police Court this morning, before Major F. W. C. crane, P.M., Jas. Crosscombe, Charles Hughes. Alick Kirk, and Henry…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Position. Sydney

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

It was announced to-day that the meeting of the committee of the Northern Collieries' Association will be held to-morrow, when the letter from the…

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Body in Ditch Dublin Tragedy Land Mine that Failed LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 1

The body of Martin Hogan, a shop assistant, was found riddled with bullets in a ditch in Dublin on Sunday morning…

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Wallarah Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to Mr. M'Donald's statement on the 20th instant, in reference to Wallarah resuming work, as far as the men are concerned there…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Position. Conference on Friday. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 5

The owners of the mines now idle in the Maitland district have decided to meet the representatives of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation in…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 4

The conference which is to be held to-morrow in regard to the cessation of work at some of the Maitland mines ought to arrive at a sensible…

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Piecework Pit Union Denunciation Operation in Mines SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 6

The statement of Mr. J. B. Nicholson (chairman of the English Electric Company of Australia, Ltd.), at the annual meeting of the company's…

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Conference Tomorrow Miners and Goalowners Guarantee Question Intermittency of Trade

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 4

General interest centres in the conference to be held in Sydney to-morrow between representatives of the South Maitland and…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 4

All the branches of the Miners' Federation have decided to observe Tuesday next as a general holiday. The arrangements for the northern district…

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Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 5

An Inrush of water at Apedale pit, in Staffordshlre, caused another disaster. One man was killed and seven entombed, but it is believed that they are…

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Queensland Coal. Operations During 1922

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 6

The quantity of coal raised in Queensland during 1922 was 958,518 tons, of the value of £840,742, as compared with 954,763 tons, valued at…

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Unifying Labor Forces Industrial and Political What Miners Want Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 8

A conference between representatives of the militant trades unions and the A.L.P. executive was held at Macdonell House yesterday. It is…

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Seventeen Working Fortnight at Collieries All Maitland Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

Seventeen collieries worked full time in the northern districts for the fortnight ended to-day. Full details of workings follow:—…

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British Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

The executive of the Miners' Federation has applied to the Coalmining Association for an increase in the miners' minimum wages…

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Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

While 120 men were being taken to the surface at the Trimsaram Colliery, rear Llanelly, in South Wales, in a train, the shackle broke, and the tram ran back to…

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Miners' Delegates Central Council Nominees

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

West Wallsend miners did not agree last night with a resolution of the Central Council, that the members of the Central Council attend the…

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Miners' Council Triple Alliance SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon, in Rawson Chambers, the council of the Coal Miners' Federation met, and with them, by invitation, were delegates…

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