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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 109

Coming Together Coal Mining Conference Newcastle Disputes Efforts at Settlement

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

The coal outlook is no brighter to-day, though [?]orts are being made to bring the parties together. The stoppages at…

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Coal Lifting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

Three cranes are now operating on the coal stacks at Port Waratah. Another batch of fifty men, who were engaged for this work at the end of…

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Kalgoorlie Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

At a meeting of shareholders in the Great Boulder mines, West Australia, Sir Newton Moore, M.P., who presided, said the directors had given…

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Coming Conferences Miners' Council To Meet SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

The general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. A. C. Wlllis) stated last evening that it had been decided to hold a conference in Sydney…

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Coal From Tyneside Deansway's Cargo SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 6

It is reported that, owing to the coal strike in New South Wales, a cargo of Tyne coal is now on route to South Australia…

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The Coal Conference. Resumption on Wednesday. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

It was officially announced to-day that the conference between representatives of the Maitland-Greta colliery proprietors and the miners will resume next…

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Electrical Power Standardising Schemes Relation to Coal Stimulating Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 6

At the conference of Commonwealth and State Minister held in Melbourne in May, the Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Bruce, said: "Electrical power is…

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Possible Power Centres Coal Centres Shown Water Electrical Power Transmission

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 6

This Illustration is reproduced from the map prepared by Dr. Page for the conference on electrical power…

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Northern Coal Mining. Annual Reports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 8

The annual reports of the inspectors of the Department of Mines, dealing with the coalmining industry in the northern district, are published in the…

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Duckenfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 4

The difficulty that has arisen at the Duckenfield No. 2 Colliery will be discussed at a conference to be held in Sydney to-day. The matter in dispute…

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Redhead Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the members of the Burwood Extended Miners' Lodge, Redhead, was held in the Kitchener Hall. Adamstown, yesterday. Mr. F. Rushton,…

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Miners' Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 4

Messrs. T. Hoare, northern miners' president, and A. Lewis, district treasure, proceeded to Sydney last night. They will be occupied on conferences…

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Industrial Matters. Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 4

The dispute at Shortland Colliery was considered at a further meeting of the members of the lodge, had at Adamstown yesterday. Mr. A. Lewis, district…

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Top Hands and Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 8

Sir,—With that letter of "Justice" regarding top hands I agree, as I am sure they are not properly treated by the Miners' Union. We have at this…

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Boolaroo Coal Seams Examination of Country

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 2

Messrs. M. Morrison and E. J. Kenny, of the geological staff of the Department of Mines, recently made a joint examination of the country in the vicinity of…

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For Miners' Widows South Coast Funds WOLLONGONG

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 7

Two of the men who were lost in the boating accident off Bellambi, had been employed at the South Bulli mine, and the company has given £100…

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Railway Delay Accident at Fassifern Derailed Trucks Coal Train Breaks in Two

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 5

Considerable delay was caused to the Toronto passenger service this morning by the der[?]ment of a number of coal trucks near…

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Stanford Merthyr Idle Bombshell at Kurri Kurri Miners Declare a Strike Dismissal Notices to Two Men

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 5

Stanford Merthyr, which was the only large colliery working between Cessnock and Maitland, is idle to-day. The men say frankly that they are on strike. The reason given for the stoppage…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 5

The pit horses belonging to Whitburn Colliery were returned to Greta on Thursday from the paddock at Tarro…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 5

According to advice received by the Northern Collieies' Association to-day, Stanford-Merthyr Colliery is idle. From what can be gathered, it appears that a…

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