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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 109

Gold Peate Display Brilliant Ball at Palace LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 1

The King and Queen opened the ball given at Buckingham Palace in honor of the visit of the King and Queen of Roumania by leading the…

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Miners' Claims Agreement Effected Subject to Ballot. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 5

A conference of representatives of the coal owners and miners, called in accordance with the recommendations of the recent Court of Inquiry,…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 4

Wallarah Miners' Lodge has formed a committee to deal with disputes with a view to avoiding stoppages. The colliery lost two days last week owing to a…

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Duke of York and Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

The Duke of York partnered by Captain Bassil Brooke, was beaten by Mr. Frank Hodges and Mr. Evan Williams, the chairman of the Mining Association,…

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Off-hand Labor Disputes' Committee Wallarah Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 7

Wallarah Miners' Lodge lost two shifts last week owing to trouble with the clippers. Complaint was made that the work…

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British Mines Nationalisation Bill Rejected by Commons (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

In the House of Commons Mr. George Hall (Labour), moved the second reading of the Nationalisation of Mines Bill. The Bill provides for the…

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Mine Lighting Stockton-Borehole Men Object to Oil Lamps Fears for Safety Mr. Hoare Tells of a Narrow Escape from Disaster

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

"Whereas the present obsolete safety lamps which are provided for the employees of Stockton Borehole colliery is regarded as being detrimental to our safety and injurious to our eyes, we, the members of this lodge, enter our emphatic protest against the callousness and…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association report: "Stanford-Merthyr and Abermain No. 1 were idle yesterday, on account of a funeral. Stockton-Borehole, Richmond,…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

The work of constructing concrete stoppings carried out towards the close of last week was continued by the team of men yesterday morning…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

A conference between representatives of the Gunnedah Coal Company and the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held at Gunnedah on May 14 to consider the…

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Malay Collieries Visit of Mr. J. Barr

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. J. Barr, superintendent of the Malay collieries, who is on a visit to Australia, has been spending a few days in Newcastle…

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Bellbird Colliery Finishing Stoppings Second Air Base

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

Work continues at Bellbird in the unsealing of the pit. Yesterday tho exploring parties continued building the concrete stoppings in the second…

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The Mining Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Cook, the miners' secretary, speaking at Porth, recommended the acceptance of the coal owners' most recent offer as "the best of a bad job."…

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Mount Kembla Mine Procedure as to Dirt SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 6

Some doubt having arisen in the minds of the men's representatives during a recent conference with the colliery proprietors over the Mount Kembla dispute,…

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Coal to Newcastle New Steamer's Cargo SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

Cable advice was received by the Adelaide Steamship Company, that its new steamer, the Arkoona, left Glasgow yesterday…

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"Sweet Nothing" Angry Labor Member Speech to Miners London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 1

Mr. Emanuel Shinwell, M.P., tho national organiser and Parliamentary agent for the Amalgamated Marine Workers' Union, said in an address to…

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NYSTAGMUS Search for Preventive Electric Cap Lamp Mining Expert's Views

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

Miners' nystagm[?] the subject discussed at stop-work meetings of miners in different parts of the coalfields yesterday, has…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reports: Stanford-Merthyr, Abermain No. 1. Pelaw-Main, and Richmond-Main resumed yesterday morning. Wallsend…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 6

Good progress was made with the construction of the concrete stoppings yesterday. At the conclusion of the shifts there remained to be completed only one…

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Northern Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 6

Work at the Northern Extended Colliery will be resumed this morning. The mine has been idle since October 29…

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