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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 109

Two New Miners Shiftmen Object New Greta Stoppage

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 4

New Greta Colliery idle since been idle since Monday afternoon, when trouble arose over two new-comers having been placed…

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Fashions in Pipes Australia's Fancy Gold And Silver Bands LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 4

A pipe exporter reveals that pipes ornamented with gold and silver bands are most popular in Australia and New Zealand…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reports:—"Hebburn No. 1 and Pelaw-Main resumed yesterday morning, but Abe[?]dare Central, Aberdare South, New Greta,…

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Safety of Collieries Aberdare and Abermain. Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 4

The adjourned aggregate meeting of the employees of Aberdare Central, Aberdare South, and Abermain No. 2 was held in the Strand Picture Theatre, Cessnock,…

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Brisbane Coal Workers. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 4

A stoppage of work in Brisbane by members of the Coal Workers and Lightermen's Union is expected, owing to the Director of Labour rejecting the union's…

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Matches in Coal Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 6

The remarks made by Mr. Perry, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court last week in connection with the prosecution of a colliery employee for a…

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Ingenious Dredge Gold Mining Invention

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

A new dry dredge for gold mining, which has been invented by Mr. R. N. Bligh, has some remarkable features. A small petrol engine operates the…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 6

The Northern Collieries Association reports:—"Northern Extended, Wallarah, New Greta, Aberdare Central, Aberdare South, Duckenfield No. 2, and Abermain…

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New Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 6

New Greta mine was thrown idle on Tuesday owing to a dispute, due to the manager starting new men on the coal. This was resented by the lodge, which claimed…

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Greta. Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. T. Fernie presided at a special meeting of the Whitburn miners, called to consider correspondence from Mr. Hoare, the district president, relative to…

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Brisbane Coal Workers. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 6

The stoppage of work in Brisbane by the members of the Coal Workers and Lighterman's Union, owing to the Director of Labour having rejected the…

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State Coal Mine. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 5

Great dissatisfaction is reported to exist among the employees at the State coalmine at Lithgow, over the attitude of the Railway Commissioners towards…

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The Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Stanford-Merthyr was idle owing to a funeral. Richmond-Main and Wallarah resumed yesterday…

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Maitland District Aberdare Colliery. Flare of Gas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 6

There was a flare of gas in the south workings of Aberdare Colliery, yesterday morning, and Robert Finlay, of Bridge-street, Cessnock, was burned about the head,…

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Safety of Collieries Aberdare and Abermain. Three Lodges Meet Majority for Resumption

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 5

A combined meeting of the employees of Aberdare Central, Aberdare South, and Abermain No. 2 Collieries was held in the Strand Picture Theatre yesterday…

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Coalfields' Concerns Another Big Mine Hebburn No. 3 Kurri Development

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 8

Hebburn No. 2 [?] to 3 miles south-west of Kurri, and two miles south of Hebburn No. 1. It has hardly got into full operation…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Log. Ballot to Be Taken. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 5

Some time ago a notice of motion emanating from the northern district was discussed by the Miners' Council, with respect to the original log which was…

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Safety of Pits Considered By Miners Cessnock Meeting Resumption On Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 5

The miners of the three pits alleged to be dangerous have decided to resume, pending a further examination to determine…

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Cardiff-borehole Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. C. Rodgers, managing-director of the Cardiff-Borehole collieries, who recently returned from a trip to Europe, visited Newcastle on Saturday,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 4

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. The difficulty at East Greta, at a result of which that colliery had not…

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