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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 109

Wallarah Miners

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

The Wallarah Miners' Lodge has submitted a notice of motion to the district that Belmont be a centre for aggregate meetings of the organisation in the…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Tribunal, was communicated with by the deputation appointed from the Cessnock meeting, on whose…

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Miners Lodge Meetings

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

Meetings of members of various lodges of the Miners' Federation on the South Maitland coalfields will be held during next week for roll call and…

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The Case for the Colliery Manager

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

Sir,—I was deeply interested in reading "The Case for the Colliery Manager" by "'Safety Lamp" in Wednesday's "Newcastle castle Morning Herald." but I think the…

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Lithgow Coal Lithgow

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 4

The local coal trade continues very active, and would be more so were the Railway Deportment able to maintain ample supplies of trucks…

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H.m. Mine-layer Ariadne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 13

The mysteries of the bottom of the sea have always held an unusual appeal to the imagination and have led many a submarine diver to risk his…

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The Mining Situation

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

Sir,—There was a statement in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of Hay 29 last by Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, which…

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The Coal Trouble Cessnock Deputation Interviews Prime Minister. Non-committal Reply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 5

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, who is visiting Queensland arrived in Newcastle by the Brisbane express last night…

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Intervention Unlikely No Settlement in Sight Mr. Bruce's Reply Coal Situation Unchanged

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 6

The deputation appointed by the meeting in Cessnock lost no time in piacing the request for mediation before the Primo Minister…

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Improving Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 1

Since the stopp[?]ge at Now Greta colliery, the management has installed one pair of air compresors on concrete beds, for the purpose of…

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Still Waiting Miners and Owners Coal Deadlock Mr. Hibble Remains Silent

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 6

To-day being a public holiday, Newcastle is not displaying the slightest interest in the coat situation Still, there are signs that all is not well…

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Too Many Orders Overton Mine Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 1

Cverton colliery, Muswellbrook, is working full time, having more orders than can be filled. The outlook in trade is very prom[?]…

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British Miners' Pay

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

Mr. Hodges, secretary of the Miners' Federation, speaking at Nuncaton, in Warwickshire, said the amount of wages which the miners had given up since…

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The Coal Trouble. Position Unchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

The position in regard to the South Maitland coal dispute is unaltered. When, on Friday, Councillor J. Brown, president of the Cessnock Shire…

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Victoria's Brown Coal. Development of Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

At the invitation of the Victorian Electricity Commissioners a party of members of the State Parliament visited the power station and works at Yallourn, last week…

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Coal Board To Administer Stocks Wide Supervision Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 5

The Cabinet met this morning to discuss several matters, including the proposed agreement with the Commonwealth, When seen first before…

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No Intervention Yet Coal Position Unchanged Leaders in Sydney Newcastle Pits Still Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 5

There are still no fresh developments in connection with the coal dispute. Most of the leaders of the miners are in Sydney at present…

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Warden's Court. Coal Mining Applications

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

A sittings of the Warden's Court was held at Newcastle yesterday, before Mr. G. James, district warden, at which a number of coal-prospecting applications…

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State Coal Mine Lithgow Extension LITHGOW

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 6

There was an interesting application at the Lithgow Minister Warden's Court when Frederick Hemingway, manager of the railway or State coal…

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The Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 7

The opinion was expressed yesterday by one of the executive of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation that no appreciable change was manifesting…

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