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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 109

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Limited. Certificate of Circulation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 6

HAVING examined the Books and Accounts of the "Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. Limited," we hereby certify that the average daily…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 6

Combined meeting of the members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association will be held as advertised at Greta and Branxton on Tuesday, and at Cessnock…

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Industrial Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 5

During the fortnight ended on Saturday last, 19 collieries worked full time of 11 days, nearly the whole of which were in the Newcastle district. With the…

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German Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 5

The output of brown coal in Germany has much increased and developed these lest years (says Dr. Wolff, the editor of the "Berlin Tageblatt," in the "World's…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 4

The movement which has been started in Cessnock to seek a way to overcome the deadlock which has been reached in the trouble in the…

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Coal Strike Extremists SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. A. D. Kay. president of the Citizens' Democratic Association, spearing in the Domain yesterday afternoon, said the coal position…

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Coal Position Unchanged More Unemployment Less Interstate and Foreign Exports Mythical Complaint from Greta

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 5

In spite or rumors and alarum, the position in connection with the coal dispute remains unaltered, and Newcastle people are resigned to a long stoppage. There is no sign of a move by either side in the direction of a…

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Rich Iron Ore Preferred Grazing To Mining Wealth Op Croesus' Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 6

During the week-end, James Marshall, one of the pioneer graziers of Crockwell district, died at the age of 32…

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Coal Mining Industry. Present System Condemned Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. A. C Willis, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, made a statement to-day in which he referred to the present system of controlling…

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Schools Match Green and Gold Wins

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 6

At the start of the schools' match there was a good attendance. School boys largely predominated, they having been granted free admission. The…

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Help for Miners Australia-wide Appeal SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 6

Members of all trades unions throughout Australia will probably be asked at the end of the present week the financial assistance to enable the…

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Will Never Submit Miners Determined Mr Connell at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 6

Messrs. O'Hearn and Murray, M's.L.A, addressed a largely attended meeting of Labor supporters in the park at Lorn on Sunday afternoon…

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Plenty of Money £1400 From Southern Mines SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 6

Money for the Maitland coal-miners is coming in every day," said Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the federation, this afternoon…

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Long and Costly Dispute Coal Settlement Still Remote Huge Loss in Wages Newcastle Output Increasing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 6

The opinion is expressed by business people in touch with the coal situation that the present state of affairs will last till the funds of the miners re exhausted or till the miners on other fields come out or refuse to pay the levy…

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Miners May Call Strike Boilermakers' Lockout Conference Crises in British Industry Terminating National Wages Agreement LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 1

"The Times" special Labor representatives says that the four grave industrial issues will reach a new phase this week. The Miners' Federation conference on Wednesday will discuss whether…

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Big Legal Bill Mining Companies' Litigation B.H.P. v. Junction North MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 6

Argument was concluded yesterday before the Full Court of Victoria in the litigation between the Junction North Broken Hill mine and the…

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Queensland Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 8

The annual report of the Department of Mines states that the average number of persons employed in the missing industry in Queensland in 1922 was somewhat…

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The Coal Question. the Case for the Colliery Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 2

Sir,—Section 4 (1) of "The Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912," reads as follows:—"Every mine shall be under a manager, who shall be responsible…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 7

Two of the men engaged filling small coal at Whitburn Colliery, Greta, ceased work and left the town on Monday. Five more men arrived at Greta yesterday to…

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The Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 8

Sir,—The Northern Colliery Employees' Federation has had many leaders, and men who have held a position in the various lodges of the organisation…

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