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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 109

The Coal Trouble

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

Sir,—The old English idea to give a radical on acre of land, and he would become a Conservative, is not very far from Mr. Willis's idea of…

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Miners Supported. Sydney

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

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Miners' Federation, stated to-day that the Maitland miners were receiving good support from their comrades…

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Earning Their Gold Passes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 4

There is every prospect that the double income tax which has been afflicting Australia will be resolved into one. It the proposals of the Premiers' Conference are ratified the States will confine their activities to the taxation of individuals within their borders, while the Federal…

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The Coal Trouble. Position Unchanged

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

The position on the South Maitland coalfield is without alteration, and is being watched closely by the employers and employees. Neither side offered any…

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Coal Deadlock Cessnock Public Meeting Official Silence Keen Demand For Supplies

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 5

"Still nothing doing," is the reply to all inquiries regarding the coal situation to-day, and there is every prospect of the position remaining…

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City Edition Coal Stoppages 151 in Three Months Objections to Levy SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 6

According to a statement made on behalf of the Northern mine owners to-day 151 stoppages for the three months ending January 2 last took…

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Coal Crisis Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 6

Representatives of progress associations chamber of commerce and princess and industrial sections of the [?] district will be present…

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Miners' Levy Opposer Supported Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 3

George Kerr, former president of the Workers' Industrial Union, has been selected to represent the union on the central executive of the Coal and Shale…

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Miners' Nystagmus Increase in South WOLLONGONG

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 3

During the bearing of workmen's compensation claims, Judge Hamilton referred to the increase of cases of nystagmus amongst southern…

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Queensland Coal Competition with Newcastle Shippers' Intention Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 3

The prevalence of labor troubles in New South Wales coalfields has turned the attention of southern shipowners with renewed interest to…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Trouble. Benefiting Queensland. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 5

The prevalence of labour troubles on the New South Wales coalfields, and the probability of a mining strike of far-reaching possibilities has turned the…

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Still No Change Coal Trouble Settles Down More Antagonism All Quiet at Whitburn

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 6

Interested parties are still disinclined to discuss the coal position. The general disposition is to accept the situation as…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 4

Three additional men arrived at Greta yesterday to fill small coal at the colliery. A train load of 17 waggons was despatched from the mine during the…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 4

Messrs. J. E. Pendlebury, J. Brown, and H. C. Morton have been nominated without opposition for the offices of president, treasurer, and secretary of…

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America's Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 7

Now that the greatest assemblage of gold that the world has ever known has been collected in the vaults of New York, far-seeing men on both sides of the…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

Sir,—Having read some of the reports, and speeches of some of our leaders, one is prompted to ask, is there no humane public body ready to act and work in…

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The Coal Trouble. Cessnock Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 4

A representative meeting of citizens of the Cessnock district, convened by the shire President, Councilor John Brown, was held in the council chambers last…

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Not Much Hope Newcastle Feeling Competition For Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 5

In spite of movements by the citizens of the coalfields area to bring about a settlement, Newcastle people interested in the question continue…

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Public Takes a Hand Intervention in Coal Dispute Mr. Hibble Wanted to Mediate Mysterious Advocate Mentioned as Acceptable

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 5

The intervention of a third body it is believed by the business people of Cessnock, might be instrumental in bringing the opposing parties in the coal deadlock together, and effecting a settlement…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

There was a train load of 24 waggons of small coal sent away from Greta yesterday morning. There were no fresh development other than that two of the…

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