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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 109

Waking Up Revival of Ellalong New Coal Centre

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 3

Ellalong, a small township about even miles from Cessnock, at one me boasted several hotels, but as the agricultural and pastoral industries…

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Ruhr Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 4

Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. Sidley Webb, the president of the Board of Trade, said that the output of coal in the Runr in 1922 was…

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Miners' Chiefs Executive Trinity

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 2

The coaly trinity of the Northern Miners' Federation, Thomas Hoare ("Bondy to everyone but towners), J. Brennun, and Annum Lewis, are…

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Industrial Matters Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. Hoare, district president of the Miners' Federation, stated on Saturday that a difference of opinion existed among the members of the organisation…

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British Coal Trade in 1923

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 4

The February issue of the "British Trade Journal" contains statistics of the coal trade of the United Kingdom for the last quarter of 1923…

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The Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Stockton Borehole, and Abermain Nos. 2 and 3, resumed, but Duckenfield No. 2. Co-operative, Northern…

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Colliery Employees' Heroism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 6

At the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of Archibald Kessell, who died in the Kurri Kurri Hospital, on March 29. Mr. T…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

Meetings of the miners' lodges at Greta, Cessnock and Kurri Kurri were held on Sunday, and were addressed by Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary to…

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Queensland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. Byrne a representative of the Styx No. 2 Miners' Lodge, Queensland, states that since the installation of safety lamps, complaints regarding the…

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Coal Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. D. Rees, general president of the Coal Miners' Federation, left Newcastle yesterday for the south coast. He will attend a conference with, the…

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Coal 'At 'Terrace

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 6

A party of mining engineers visited Raymond Terrace a few weeks ago, and made inquiries about the seven-mile coal shaft that was put…

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Warragul Coal Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

Officials of the Victorian Mines Department are not greatly impressed with the reported statements that coal Indications of great promise, rivalling the Maitland…

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Miners and May Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., yesterday received a letter from Mr. Bruntnell, Minister for Education, replying to representations made to him for the…

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Hero of the Mine Mr. Filmer Complimented

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 6

At the inquiry yesterday into the cause of the death of Archibald Kessell, a verdict of accidental death was recorded. The jury donated the…

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Collier Founders Astral's Fateful Voyage Fireman Missing Coal Bunkers Shift off Barrenjoey SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 5

A report was received by the Navigation department this morning that the steamer Astral had foundered at 10.30 p.m. yesterday off Barr[?]njo[?]y Head. The report states that after shipping a heavy s[?]n, the Astral took a big list to port. The coal in the bankers shifted…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Duckenfield No. 2, Co-operative, Pelton, and Northern Extended collieries remained idle. New Lambton…

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Collieries and the Fleet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 6

The collieries in the northern district will to-day be Open for work as usual although the day is a holiday in celebration of the arrival of the…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 8

Abermain No. 1 Colliery was idle yesterday, owing to wheelers on afternoon shift in special places not having their horses brought to and taken from their…

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Miners' Safety Lamps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 6

Mr. T. Hoare, miners' president, said yesterday that the question of the obsolete oil safety lamps had been repeatedly referred to, and there existed…

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Greta Booming Colliery Expansion Bright Outlook

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 4

Greta collieries and Rothbury, about three miles distant from Greta, have worked well for some months, and the future of the field looks brighter than…

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