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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 109

Miners' Roll-call Westy Men Want Control Officers Nominated

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. J. J. Hudson, presided over the West Wallsend miners' meeting last night. A notice of motion for the…

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Colliery at Tomago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 5

Mining leases have been signed for the Newcastle Big Ben Coal Mining Company, covering an erae of nearly 3000 acres at Tomago, and it is…

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Coal Owners' Methods 'Heads I Win Tails You Lose' Miners' Threat Confident Of Success SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 5

In summing up the coal situation, the Miners' Union, in an official statement, issued to-day, declares that the owners so plan…

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Coal Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

The coal mining dispute in the northern district is on all sides viewed seriously. At the conference held in Sydney on…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 3

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 41,926 tons, of which 25,840 tons represented shipments for…

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Mine Boy Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 5

Charles Baker (14), a native of Wales and employed at the Stockton Borehole colliery, had the first two fingers of his right hand severely…

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The Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 4

The conference between the representatives of the mine owners and the miners will be resumed to-day, and its result is awaited with some anxiety,…

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Frivolous Strikes Effect on Coal Trade Wickham Company

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 7

Directors of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Limited, in their report accompanying the March 31, 1923, accounts, state that trading…

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CITY EDITION—Last Minute News Anything May Happen Coal Situation To-day's Meeting Intrusion Resented SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 5

Anything may happen at to-day's conference between the coal owners and the Coal Miners' Federation, which…

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Industrial Matters. South Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Iceton, district check inspector, in a report to the executive dealing with South Waratah Colliery, stated that the ventilation of the mine was in a fair…

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Coal Deadlock Who Will Give Way? Newcastle Miners Active Fears for Export Trade

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 5

An air of reticence, tinged with apprehension, is the most noticeable feature to-day about the attitude of those interested in the coal situation. It is generally admitted that the position is very serious, and that disastrous developments are likely. But…

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Miners' Regrets Council to Consider Position. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 5

On behalf of the Miners' Federation, the following official statement was made by Mr. A. C. Willis to-night:— We regret to state that after all our…

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The Coal Conference Proves Abortive. All Negotiations Off. a Serious Position. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 5

The conference between representative of the Maitland and Greta coal owners and the Coal Miners' Federation, held to-day, proved abertive. The employees submitted further proposals for a resumption of work, but they were not acceptable to the owners, and the conference…

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Collieries Inspections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 7

The miners' district check inspector has reported that conditions at the Pacific colliery at the time of his visit were good. At the Borehole colliery the ventilation…

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Miners' President Speaks. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 6

Mr. D. Rees, general president of the Miners' Federation, said to-day that the mines should resume on the understanding that all disputes should be…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 6

The position in the coal mining industry has now reached an acute stage which, if measures are not taken to bring about an honourable…

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Canadian Mining Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 7

The assets of the Canada Copper Corporation, including a big mining property at Princeton, in which 6,000,000 dollars have been invested, has been sold…

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Available Coal Stocks. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 6

It was reported to-day that the Railway Commissioners, the gas companies, and the City Council have large stocks of coal in reserve. As far as…

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Miners' Council to Meet. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 6

Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, said to-day that the council of the Federation would meet on Tuesday to discuss the whole…

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Maitland Search for Coal Applications Granted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 5

Warden James, at the Warden's Court. East Maitland, this morning, granted authority to James McKeachie to enter 234 acres, portion 31, parish of Cosforth,…

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