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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 109

The Coal Dispute Outlook Grave Sydney

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

The position in the coal mining industry is grave. Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern Collieries' Association, in…

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Struck a Bonanza When on Holidays Gold at Cudgegong MUDGEE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 5

To discover a gold mine in the course of a holiday is a rare experience. When Warry brothers, of Kandos,…

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Watching and Waiting Miners and Owners Marking Time General Strike Unlikely Interstate Trade Will Feel Pinch First

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 6

Watching and waiting, sums up the position regarding the dispute in the coal mining industry to-day. There were no fresh developments this morning, and unless some move comes from the owners, it is unlikely that any change will occur before the…

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Blow at Great Britain Turkish Restrictions On Coal Strained Relations with Greece Serious Breaches Of Armistice Terms LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent in Constantinople says that a serious blow has been delivered to the British export coal trade by the latest Government decree, prohibiting operations for the supply of foreign coal from bonded depots to ships bunkering at…

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Queensland Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 4

In connection with the Bowen State coal mine, in Queensland, important tests have been made by the Koppers Company, of America, and a report of the examination…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 4

In reply to an inquiry yesterday, Mr. Hoare, the president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, stated he could not yet give the date upon…

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Clouds Still Dark Coal Situation Unchanged Waiting for Tuesday Communist Section of Miners Active

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 6

Though a general tenseness prevails in mining circles in Newcastle, no change in the situation was reported to-day. The miners' representatives will make no statement until the meeting of the council of the Federation on Tuesday, and the owners are…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 7

Sir,—Is there anything wrong with a suggestion that a ballot be taken among the miners on the question of a resumption of work? The man all seem of the…

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General Strike Imminent Owners Deliver Ultimam To Southern Miners SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 6

Unless the almost impossible happens, a general strike throughout the coal-mining industry is imminent. The coal Owners' Association will meet on Monday next, at 2.15 p.m. The miners will meet on the following day…

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The Coal Trouble Position Unchanged Statement by Mr. McDONALD. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 4

The deadlock in the mining trouble continues, and no move is expected until the parties concerned hold meetings in a low days' time. Mr. A. C. Willis was…

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Strikers and Struck What Coal Means to Commonwealth Those Who Would Suffer Threatened Loss of Millions a Week

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 6

In order that Frederick the Great might rob a neighbor whom he had promised to defend, red men, as Macaulay puts it, scalped each other beside the Great Lakes of North America, and black men fought each other on the coast of Coromandel…

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Miners' Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., has arranged for a deputation to meet Mr. A. Crow, district superintendent of railways at Newcastle, on Monday in connection…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Miners. Statement by President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 4

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, replied yesterday to the statement published that day from Mr. C . M…

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Portentous Silence Shadow of Upheaval Marking Time in Coal Crisis Hopes and Fears for Next Week's Meetings

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 5

In spile of the undercurrent of uneasiness and district, there are few surfance signs that a great…

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Miners' Own Mine Proprietors' Opinion

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 6

A coal proprietor resident at Greta is of opinion that the time is at hand for the Coal Employees' Federation to own its own mine, and thus do away…

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Confining Coal Dispute No Extension to Newcastle Miners' Wish Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 5

A conference wan held yesterday between representatives of the miners and the Engine-drivers and Firemen's Union, and subsequently a notice was…

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British Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 5

According to the "Board of Trade Journal," the output for the coal mines of Great Britain for the week ended March 10 was 5,713,000 tons, compared…

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The Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 2

Sir,—There seems to be so little standing in the road of settling the coal trouble that I think both sides should come together immediately and see if we…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 2

Sir,—The remarks of "A Miner's Wife" go to prove, as the remarks of many of your correspondents do, that the working of the Miners' Federation is in the hands…

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New Seam Coal at Belford

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 6

A seam of coal has been discovered on Mr. Adams's property at Belford. Investigations are being…

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