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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 109

Miners' Lodge Meetings

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

Meetings of various lodges in the South Maitland district will be held during next week, as advertised for roll call and relief…

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Tophands and Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 2

Sir,—"Top Hand" tells us of the inequity of the miners and machine men in the way they treat the tophands, who, it seems, have no grievance with the…

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"The Fight Is On" Kurri Mine Manager's Assertion Pessimism in Coal Trade Mr. Baddeley's Mission to Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 5

It is reported from Kurri this morning that the town is seething with indignation because of the intimation that the light is no on. The manager of the Stanford Merthyr mine said to a "Sun" representative that patience was now exhausted, and that…

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Industrial Matters. Mining Situation Sydney

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

Mr. Willis, referring to the position in the coal-mining industry, said he was much less sanguine this week than he was last week concerning the outcome of…

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Bad Coal Causes Gas Failure Country Town Trouble WAGGA

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 4

The Wagga Municipal Council gas service failed completely on Thursday, and created consternation among users of gas power engines. Householders…

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Collieries' Staff Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 5

The application of the United Collieries' Staff Association of New South Wales for industrial registration, which was heard before the Registrar on…

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Ashtonfields Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 5

Ashtonfields Colliery, Thornton, which was thrown idle on Wednesday, in consequence of a broken shaft in the winding gear, will resume work to-day…

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Northern Coal Mining. Annual Reports. (No. 2.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 6

Inspector D. Blissett, in the course of his report, states that there are 4993 persons employed in the 25 collieries under his inspectorate, and the number…

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Coal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., the advocate of the northern miners on the Commonwealth Coal Tribunal, stated on Saturday, in reply to an inquiry, that it was…

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Coal for Manila

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 4

It is announced that the steamer West Katan has been chartered to load a fe[?]cargo of coal at Newcastle for Manila…

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Federal Coal Tighe's Hill Stocks

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 5

A start has been made with the work of loading the Commonwealth Government coal stocks at Tighe's will, for distribution to hte firms to…

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Wonthaggi Coal Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 4

Mr. J. M'Vicars, secretary to the Podlett River branch of the Coal Federation, in a report to the executive, states that deal of dissatisfaction exists at the…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 4

Although arrangements had been completed for the resumption of work at the Shortland Colliery yesterday, there was a further hitch, and the mine…

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Stanford-merthyr Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 4

Although the employees arrived at a decision to return to work without the two men whose dismissal was the cause of the stoppage, work was not resumed…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 4

The conference between the colliery owners and the miners' representatives will re-assemble at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon…

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Black Outlook Coal Crisis Worse Is Bad Language a Principle? Serious Effect on Shipping Trade

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 5

People in touch with the position in Newcastle regard the outlook as worse than ever. Some even consider a general strike inevitable. The uncompromising attitude of the parties is looked upon as anything but a hopeful sign…

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Shortland Colliery Resumes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 6

"The trouble which occurred at the Shortland Pit yesterday has been settled, and the mine resumed operations this morning." This announcement was…

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South Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 8

At a meeting of the South Greta Miners' Lodge held yesterday, and attended by members of other ledges residing in Maitland, the following…

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The Mining Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 6

The conference which is to take place this afternoon between representatives of the colliery proprietors and the miners, while it has to deal…

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Industrial Matters. the Coal Disputes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 6

Roll-call meetings of the members of the Abermain, Aberdare South, Bellbird, Pelton, Stanford Merthyr, Cessnock, and Neath lodges will be held to-day, at…

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