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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 109

Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Meeting of Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the delegates appointed under the grouping system of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, was held at the Trades Hall…

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Strike Threat Stockton-Borehole Trouble Dissatisfied Miners stop-Work Notice

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 5

The Stockton Boreholo men de[?]hled at a meeting yesterday, to give 14 days ccn[?]c[?]work notice, unless their glevances were…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"All the collieries, including Bellbird, that were idle on Wednesday on account of the funeral of the…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the representatives of the mining group in the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation was held at the Newcastle Trades…

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Colliery Fatalities From Falls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 4

Figures" recently made available by the British Department of Mines show that the number of fatalities in the coal mines of Britain by falls from…

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Mining Problems

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 5

The Empire Mining Congress at Wembley yesterday discussed Dr. Haldane's paper on physiological problems in mining…

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Anderson Fund Borehole Miners Help

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 4

Among those who are coming to the support of the Anderson family, whoso breadwinner was recently severely injured at Boolaroo, are the…

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Electricity in Victoria Brown Coal Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 5

Sir John Monash, chairman of the Victorian Electricity Commission, in the course of an address to the members of the Victorian Softgoods Association, gave…

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Miners Busy Nearly All At Work Plenty Of. Trade

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 7

The men of the coalfields are delving in with a will this week. Practically the whole of the pits are working…

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"Gold Strike Gag" Baronet Parts With £10,000 Clever Fraud. London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 1

The "Daily Ma[?]" discloses a fraud by which swindlers got £10,000 from a baronet engaged in business in the north of…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association report:—"Abermnin Nos. 1 and 3 were idle yesterday on account of a funeral. Pelaw-Main and Lambton resumed…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the Stockton-Borehole Miners' Lodge Look place yesterday morning, when matters relative to cavilling were dealt with. It was decided that the…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 2

Sir,—I wish to reply to a correspondent in your columns signing himself "Tweedledum and Tweedledee," regarding the inaugural meeting of the grouping…

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Bellbird Colliery Further Exploration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 6

While it is not known exactly where the body of Malcolm Bailey lies, every advance now is looked forward to eagerly in the hope that it may be found. The…

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Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

Mr. A. Crow, District Superintendent of Railways at Newcastle, in the course of a reference to the coal trade yesterday, stated that the erratic…

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Pacific Colliery. Dismissal of a Wheeler

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

A difficulty has arisen at the Pacific Colliery, which resulted in the dismissal of a wheeler This information having been conveyed to the executive, Mr. A…

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Mining Engineering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

Mr. Gopp, responding at a dinner of the Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress, to the toast of the overseas guests, expressed appreciation of the…

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Oil Versus Coal. Position in Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 2

The Federal Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has recommended to the favourable consideration of the Government a proposal to…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation. Meeting of Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

A lengthy list of matters affecting the miners in the Northern district was considered by the delegates of the group committees at the Trades Hall, the…

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Empire Mining Cutting Out Wasteful Inefficiency Congress at Wembley Wages and the Whistle as Workmen's Goals LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 1

At the Guildhall banquet to delegates to the Empire mining and metallurgical congress at Wembley, Prince Arthur of Connaught presented Messrs, Gepp and Rigg with gold medals of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy…

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