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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 109

Wallarah Miners

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

Mr. A. Gray presided at a meeting of the committee appointed by Wallarah Miners' Lodge to devise means of avoiding sudden stoppages. The…

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Mine Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 5

William Patterson, 42, a married man, living at Cardiff-road, Wallsend, and employed as a wheeler at Cardiff Borehole colliery, was caught between…

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Lighting of Mines

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

The question of the installation of electric safety lamps in mines is one which should be taken up by the Government. The primary object is…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

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

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation, in the course of a statement yesterday, made reference to several matters that…

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"The Story of Coal."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 7

Miners here are always interested in miners there, and with so many upheavals there is always some wonder as to the merits. As a rule, things are not…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association report:—Duckenfield No. 2, Lambton, and Wallsend were still on strike yesterday. New Lambton, Stanford Merthyr, and…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 4

The statement of Mr. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, that he was notified on Monday that the conference would not take…

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Bellbird Colliery an Unfortunate Rumour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 6

A half truth is more dangerous than a deliberate misstatement, and this bas again been illustrated by a rumour that gained currency as to the…

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Greta Mines Development Work

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 6

The fourth boiler has been Installed at New Greta colliery, and a largo brick stack Is up about 100 feet. When completed It Will bo 185 feet above…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Safety Lamps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, in a reference to the saftey lamp question yesterday, stated:—"Regarding the…

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Queensland Coal. the Bowen Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 8

Some interesting notes on the coal industry at Bowen are given in the report of the Bowen Harbour Board for 1923. It is stated that at the beginning of the…

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African Mining Trouble London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 6

It is reported from Joannesburg that the engine-drivers in Government areas and the new State areas have presented notices to their respective…

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"Vet.'s" Good Time Inspecting Mine Horses Free Car Rides

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 5

About a fortnight ago a well dressed middle aged Individual arrived in Maitland, and stated that he was a Government veterinary surgeon…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

The Northern Collieries reported yesterday: "New Lambton, Duckenfield No. 2. Wallsend, Lambton and Stanford Merthyr, and Abermain Nos. 1 and 3 are…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

There were no fresh developments at Bellbird Colliery yesterday, and according to the plan adapted on the previous day a critical examination was made of…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held yesterday in Young's Picture Theatre. The meeting had been convened for the purpose of the lodge…

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Northern Extended Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

The Northern Extended Colliery, Teralba, has started operations again after a stoppage of about eight months…

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Wallarah Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. E. A. Gray has been elected chairman, and Mr. A. Winslow secretary of Wallarah Lodge. At the instance of the machine men, the question of abolishing…

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Wallarah Miners Afternoon Shift Question

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 3

As the result of a ballot, Mr. E. A. Gray has been elected chairman and Mr. A. Minslow secretary (re- elected) to the Wallarah Miners' Lodge…

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South Australian Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

The report of the Department of Mines of South Australia for the half-year ended December 31, records a very gratifying increase in the value of the total…

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