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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 109

Miners' Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the council, of the Miners' Federation has been convened for Tuesday. This will be held in Sydney…

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Queensland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. C. Kilpatrick has been re-elected president of the Queensland branch of the Miners' Federation. The voting was: Kilpatrick. 1098; A. Gambling, 565; R…

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Industrial Matters Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

It was stated by the miners' president Yesterday that Burwood Colliery was idle owing to the refusal of the management to give the same conditions to the water…

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Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

As the result of the recent comments on the price of coal, by Mr. Shinwell, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Mines Department, merchants have…

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Rates of Pay Wallsend Miners' Grievance

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 2

A meeting of the Wallsend Co-operative Miners' Lodge was hold in the School of Arts, Wallsend, yesterday. when Mr. J. Butler (chairman) and…

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Ready to Fight Gas and Fire in the Bellbird Colliery at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 1

Resembling the witch doctors of m[?] days, these men are equipped to enter the Bellbird mine, which is about to be reopened. The "Proto apparatus is designed to protect its wearer [?]m the effects of the poisonous fumes, which are sure to be encountered when the men reach the workings where the dis[?] occurred eight months [?]go…

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Miners' Wages Court of Inquiry Its Limitation (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

At the final sitting of the court of Inquiry in to miners' Wages, Lord Buck master said: "It is clear there are men working full time under dangerous…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 5

The chairman of the Coal Tribunal has convened conferences of the colliery owners and miners to deal with the disputes at Northern Extended…

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Colliery Dispute Compulsory Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 5

The compulsory conference convened by the chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Tribunal, Mr. [?]ble, to deal with the disputes at the…

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Powdered Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 6

The avenue of promise to the economical utilisation of coal, whether high or low grade, or manufactured smokeless fuel, is that of burning such coals in…

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Bellbird Colliery Preparations for Reopening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 5

The breaking of the seats on the tunnels at Bellbird Colliery will be commenced this morning. Much more than local interest attaches to the…

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Recovery of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 5

The Admiralty salvage steamer Racer which is engaged in recovering gold from the White Star liner Laurentic, torpedoed in January, 1917, off the mouth of…

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Down the Tunnel Volunteers Enter the Bellbird Colliery Poison Gas There Test Canaries Placed in Workings Die

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 5

The canvas covering Bellbird tunnel mouth has been broken aside and a party of five men has entered. The Workings of the mine which were the scene of the disaster on September 1 last year, were entered…

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The Sepulchre Where Six Men Sleep in the Galleries of Death Pictures Relating to the Disaster at Bellbird Colliery, Where Re-opening Operations are to be Carried Out To-Morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 3

A volunteer ready to enter the mine to search for the six bodies. PETER McCLUSKY…

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Northern Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

A compulsory conference, under the Industrial Peace Act of 1920, to deal with the dispute at the Northern Extended Colliery, which has been idle…

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Increase Granted Colliery Employees

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. Hoar[?], president of the Miners' Federation (northern district), stated this afternoon that he had been notified by Mr. McDonad, secretary of the…

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Northern Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported Yesterday: "Duckenfield No.2, Co-operative, Northorn Extended, Hebburn No. 2, Burwood, and Lambton pits…

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Industrial Matters Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

At the compulsory conference held at the rooms of the Northern Colliery Proprietors Association yesterday afternoon relating to matters in dispute at…

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Road to Belmont Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

M[?] Jamc[?], Mining Warden, granted the application of james Fletcher this afternoon for authority to construct and maintain a road from Belmont Colliery to the…

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New Mine Kaolin and Ironstone

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Marsden appeared for the applicant, Peter MaHeon, who asked the mining warden in Newcastle this afternoon, for authority to enter on…

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