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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 109

Miners' Holidays Depletion of Coal Supplies Some Troubles Over Days Off Mean Busy Times Ahead

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 5

Within the next few weeks there will be a serious shortage of coal for shipment at Newcastle. Several holidays intervene, including Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac and May Days…

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Coal Lumpers' Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

In the Industrial Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Justice Edmunds began the hearing of the claims of the Sydney Wharf Lumpers for an award. This…

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Mining Exchange LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 1

Sales on tho mining exchange to-day included:- Proprietary 21s Id, North 78s Id. Sulphide Corporation 15s, 16s Id,…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Duckenfield No. 2. Co-operative, Cessnock, Pelton, and Northern Extended pits remained idle, but…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 7

The Miners' Office in Newcastle will be open until 8.30 p.m. to-morrow, and will then be closed until 9 a.m., on Tuesday, on account of the Easter holidays…

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Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 6

A clipper named J. Kemp, junr., employed at the Abermain No. 1 Colliery, sustained a fractured arm and other minor injuries while at work…

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Balmain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. G. Emery, district check inspector, has furnished the miners' executive with his report on the Balmain Colliery, an inspection of which occupied April 4 and…

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Miners' Treasurer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, was started yesterday to be making favourable progress towards recovery from his recent serious illness…

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Muswellbrook Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. D. M'Neill, a member of the Council of the Mining Section of the Australian Workers' Industrial Union, and acting district treasurer of the Miners'…

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New Zealand Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. P. O'Rourke secretary to the New Zealand Miners' Federation, has issued a detailed statement of the contributions towards the support of members from…

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Harassed Miners Muswellbrook Trouble Federation Angry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

"The executive of the Northern District Miners' Federation is not going to tolerate the harassing tactics of the management of the…

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Preference Trouble Lambton Miners Meet Conference Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 5

The Lambton B miners' grievance, concerning the employment of a machine-man who they allege was pushed over the heads of two spare hands…

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Industrial Matters Northern Miners. the Grouping System

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

In order to bring about some system of direct representation, the northern executive of the Miners' Federation last year recommended the adoption…

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Northern Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Duckenfeld No. 2, Co-operative. Pelton, Neath, Cessnock, and Northern Extended Collieries were…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 5

Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. Shaw, the Minister for Labour stated that there was every prospect of an understanding being…

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Coal to Newcastle Cargo From Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 4

The steamer, David Lloyd George, arrived at Newcastle yesterday morning with a cargo of 5540 tons of coal from Wales, for the Navy Department…

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Industrial Matters Colliery Explosions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 8

A paper on the safe use of electricity in coal mines, which was recently read by Professor W. M. Thornton, before the members of the Institution of Electrical…

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Mining Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 8

Recently issued statistics show that in the period 1913-1922 25,000 lives were lost in the collieries of the United Kingdom through falls of ground, all…

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Mining Exchange LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 1

Mining exchange sales to-day, included:— Proprietary, 23s 9d; North. 67s 6d, 67s 9d; South, 48s 9d, 49s 9d;…

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Aberdare Colliery Popular Appointment

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 4

One of the most popular appointments on the coalfields is that of Mr. Monty Moon as underground Manager of the Aberdare Extended…

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