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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 109

Industrial Matters. Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 5

It was stated at the Trades Hall yesterday that the Hebburn No. 1, South Aberdare, and Redhead collieries were still idle…

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Mining Industry. Miners' Council Meets Decisions Arrived at Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 5

Some important resolutions were carried at the meeting of the Miners' Council to-day. Further meetings will be held during the week, and strong…

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Coal Stacks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 5

The lifting of the Railway Commissioners' coal at Waratah has been completed. The quantity raised and despatched was between fifty and sixty…

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American Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 5

America is still exporting coal to Europe, but the trade is very small compared with conditions during the British colliery strike of 1920. In April the…

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Fall of Coal Stanford-Merthyr Accident Wheeler Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 5

yesterday afternoon while working with his mate in Stanford Merthyr colliery a wheeler named William Woods, son of Mrs. and the late…

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B.H.P. Coal Lands People's Interest Mr. Baddeley's Question SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 5

The recent activities of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, in connection with coal lands, were the subject of a question by Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A…

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Is It a Deadlock ? Coal Settlement Problem Owners and Agreement Aberdare South and Hebburn Troubles

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 6

In some quarters in Newcastle this morning the opinion was expressed that a deadlock had been reached regarding the collieries which are still idle. Any hopes of an immediate settle…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 4

In the course of a general discussion on the coalmining industry yesterday, Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, said:…

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Wallsend Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the school of arts last night, Mr. W. Capewell, the chairman, presiding…

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Miners' Nystagmus Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., asked the Minister for Mines if, in view of the increase of miners' nystagmus, he would…

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Miners' Relief Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 4

Mr. W. O'Hearn, M.P., asked the Minister for Mines, in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon if, in view of the small allowance paid to beneficaries…

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Miners' Funerals Three-quarter Time

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 5

A member at last night's meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge brought up the subject of the pit working three-quarter time in the event of the funeral of a…

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Refusal to Pay Levy. Broken Hill Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 4

At the meeting of the Miners' Council, to-day, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., who recently visited Broken Hill in connection with the mining trouble, submitted…

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Maltby Colliery, the Scene of a Disaster, reported in our cables a few days ago

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 1

Mr. A. Hancock, at present of Newcastle, who was formerly employed at the Maitby colliery as an engineer, sent us this picture. The colliery is…

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Entirely Worthless London Opinion Of Mark Cuno's New Scheme Loan On Gold Basis ("Sun" Special) LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 1

"The Daily News" says that the collapse of the mark reveals that no one outside Germany is willing to transact any business on the…

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American Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 5

A New York telegram states that the United States Coal Commission, whose report in July favoured Government regulation, but opposed Government…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 6

Work was resumed at Hebburn No. 1 colliery yesterday morning. Mr. Peter Finlayson, whose employment a deputy was the cause of the men's refusal to…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 5

Mr. Hoare, president of the Miners Federation, stated yesterday that a question which was engaging the attention of the most…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 5

The accounts of the Miners' Federation for the year ended on June 30 reveal an excess of expenditure over income of £44,875…

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Stanford-meethyr Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 5

The necessity for some form of direct representation to keep members of the Miners' Federation in touch with what is desired and imperative, is, in the opinion…

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