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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

2,174 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 85 of 109

Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, September 20. Trouble at the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 13

A few years ago the present position at the coal mines ye the West Coast would have caused a great deal of anxiety in the Dominion. But we have had so…

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No Gold Likely Paris Wakes Up Truth About Reparations LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 1

The keynote of the latest comments is that Franco must be on guard, says "The Times" Paris correspondent, because the proclamation of the Ruhr…

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Coupling Breaks Train Smash Near Cessnock 400 Tons of Coal Spilt on Line

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 6

At 9.30 last night a coal train was going up Caledonia Hill from Aberdare Extended colliery when a coupling broke. Thirteen trucks and the…

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Lost Coal Mining Methods Northern Experience

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 1

The Coal Commission of the United States Bureau of Mines is investigating the losses which occur in the mining of coal. Much work has been…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 4

Eleven days constituted full time at the northern collieries for the fortnight. West Wallsend did not work, and has now been shut down, the negotiations, with…

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Greta Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 4

New Greta colliery worked 11 days. Whitburn and Rothbury 10 days, and Central Greta 9 1-4 days each for the fortnight. In the aggregate the men…

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Bellbird Miners' Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 5

The Cessnock District Miners' Lodges have opened a fund in aid of the employees of Bellbird Colliery brown idle in consequence of the disaster at that…

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Stone Dusting Preventing Explosions Safety In Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 5

The necessity for dealing with coal-dust becomes more and more pressing no the collieries get older, and more ground is opened out…

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Justice Edmunds Visit to Pelaw Main Coal-cutting Machines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edmunds, arbitrator in Connection with the trouble over the introduction of the air turbine machine coal cutters in the Pelaw Main colliery, is…

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Mine Fire West Australian Outbreak Forty Men Out Of Work PERTH

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 1

The Collie Co-operative mine, belonging to the Amalgamated Collieries, Ltd., was found to be on fire, at about half a mile from the tunnel's…

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France Determined Task Not Yet Ended Poincare's Warning Resumption of Coal Deliveries LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 1

"France has not yet obtained the victory guaranteed by the treaty, but she will obtain it. She had sworn it, and meant to keep her oath." said M. Poincare, in unveiling a monument. Some sensitive people he said, thought France was…

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West Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 6

Sir,—I have read with interest the letters written by Rev. Jenkins, and would like to add one or two arguments in support. I agree with him that the…

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Queensland Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 5

The annual report of the Department of Mines shows that the mineral output in Queensland last year was valued at £1,825,280. This is an increase, when…

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Coal Point Residents Want Light

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 5

It was decided at the meeting of the Toronto urban committee meeting yesterday afternoon, to interview the Caledonian Collieries Co. about…

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Ribbon Test Non-unionists In Mines Broken Hill Trouble Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 4

A strike may occur in Broken Hill on Wednesday because non-unionists are working in the mines. To-day a ribbon show will be held,…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 8

The chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Tribunal will to-day visit East Greta Colliery, and inspect the cutthroughs, a claim in connection with…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 8

The Wallarah Colliery was idle on Monday. This was not owing to any dispute between the management and the men. When the deputies went into…

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DUCKENFIELD No. 1 COLLIERY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 8

Mr. A Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that the secretary to the Duckenfield No. 1 Lodge has been notified by letter…

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Ivanhoe Colliery Trouble. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 8

A message from Lithgow states that the management of the Ivanhoe Colliery have declined to confer with the men on the subject of an increase of…

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Unemployed Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. O'Hearn, M.P., asked the Minister for Mines if, in view of the fact that the West Wallsend and other mines…

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