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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 109

Men Who Advised Miners to Return to Work

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 4

MR. D. REES (general president of the Miners' Federation) and Mr. A. C. WILLIS (general secretary), who addressed the Cessnock miners yesterday, and the Adamstown and Catherine Hill miners this morning, on the resumption-of-work agreement…

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Blaze in Mine Broken Hill Fire Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 7

Referring to the outbreak of fire in the Central mine, the manager (Mr. James Hebbard) stated a general inspection was made yesterday, the concen[?]s of opinion…

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Miners Discuss Terms Newcastle Meetings To-day Three Lodges Accept Strong Opposition Speeches at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 5

Following the endorsement of the terms of the coal settlement, by a substantial majority of the miners on the Cessnock, Kurri and Greta fields, at the aggregate meetings yesterday, a further series…

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Safety of Mines. a Test Explosion Benefit of Stone Dust. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 5

The Government experimental station at Eskmeals, in Cumberland, carried out a remarkable series of coal dust explosions in the course of safety of mines…

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The Coal Trouble Aggregate Meetings in the Maitland District Majority Favour Acceptance Speeches at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 5

The terms of settlement for resumption of work at the collieries in the northern district were considered yesterday at aggregate meetings of the members of the…

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Poems on Postcards Sentimental Ditties The following awards have been made in this week's Postcard Poem Competition:— First Prize Mother O' Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 4

Mother o' mine, there's the grey in your hair. An' bowed are your shoulders. an' all, Your dear face is marked, too, with worry…

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The Coal Trouble Aggregate Meetings. Newcastle District Mines. Agreement Endorsed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 4

The aggregate meetings arranged by the northern executive of the Miners' Federation were continued yesterday. These were confined to the Newcastle…

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Another Difficulty. Pelaw-main Colliery. Objection to Machinery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 4

It was reported in Newcastle yesterday that there was likely to arise another difficulty having relation to the introduction of new machinery at Pelaw-Main colliery…

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No Case to Answer Colliery Timber Hebburn Case Fails

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 5

George Hodges pleaded not guilty at Maitland Quarter sessions this morning, before Judge Hamilton, to having, during March, at Hebbarn…

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Park for Jesmond Mine Company's Gift Croudace's Paddock Area

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 3

The Mayor, Alderman Johnson sent a minute to the Lambton Council last night, stating that the matter of the acquisition of an area approximating…

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Muswellbrook Coal Danger to River Water Engineer's Fears

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 8

The engineer reporting to the Water and Sewerage Board, in connection with the development of the Muswellbrook coalfield's area, pointed out that…

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Pelaw Main Machinery Possible Further Hold up Coal Settlement in Peril Grave Anxiety as to Resumption

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 6

The feeling of hope which prevailed in Newcastle as a result of the miners acceptance of the terms of settlement has been replaced by one of anxiety, owing to the threatened dispute ut Pelaw Main over the the introduction of new machinery…

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Coal for Catparalso

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 5

The American five-masted barquentine Forest Dream is due t leave Sydney to-morrow for Newcastle. to load a full cargo of coal for Valparaiso…

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Profit of £39,663 Hetton Bellbird Collieries Year's Operations

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 3

The Hetton Bellbird Collieries Company shows a profit for the year ended June 30 of £33,663, and with £1513 brought forward £41, 146 is available…

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The Sun Stop-press Coal Crisis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 6

"The machines must work—Mr. John Brown's decision in final and unalterable," was the answer given to an inquiry at…

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Credit of £357 Newcastle Mining Company

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 3

A profit of £247 is shown by the Newcastle Coal Mining Company for the half-year ended June 30, and wih £110 brought forward there is a…

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The Coal Trouble. Pelaw-main Difficulty. Further Conference Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 5

The difficulty that has arisen at Pelaw Main Colliery in regard to the installation of the air turbine machines has added a fooling of uncertainty to the…

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Overseas Coal Coining To Australia Seven Ships' Cargoes MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 3

Victorian coal con[?]tners are reported to have made more coal purchases in England, owing to the recent disturbed coal outlook in New…

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John Brown Adamant Willis Accuses Coal Baron of Trying to Wreck Agreement

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. "John Brown versus Australl a" is how the miners' leaders bitterly sum up the latest phase of the [?] dispute, which threatens to undo all the work of many we eks past, wreck the agreement,…

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Awaba Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 5

An application for authority to enter and search for coal was granted by Mr. James, district warden, to-day, to J. M. Morris, in respect of portions…

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