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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 58 of 109

Coal and Oil New Guinea Prospects Mineralral Wealth Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 7

More mention of oil in Now Guinea was made by [?]s. Camp[?]l and Hnn[?]n. who a[?]tved by the Melusla to-day…

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Not Returning Pacific Miners Decide to Still Stay on Strike Wheeler's Dismissal Men Will not go Back unless Parry Goes with Them

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 5

Pacific Colli[?]y m[?rs are determined not to return to work under the conditions outlined by the Marn[?], The meeting this afternoon, after hearing a review of the. position by Mr. Amram Le[?]s a member of the miners executive gave a vote…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association report: "The following pits remain idle owing to disputes: Lambton, Pacific, Duckenfield No. 2, Wallsend, Hebburn…

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Pacific Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the Pacific Miners' Lodge was held at Teralba yesterday, at which Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, was present. The offer upon which the…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 5

Men in their proto apparatus carried on with the work of building the concrete stoppings in the last section of the mine recovered. This work will…

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Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 5

A conference of the representatives of the owners and miners in regard to the dispute at Lambton Colliery has been arranged for Monday…

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Colliery Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 5

Mr. H. Sutherland, State organiser of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen, stated yesterday, in connection with the aggregate meeting of the colliery members…

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Slack Trade Greta Collieries Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 2

For tho last month trade at the Greta collieries has been slack, but after fairly constant work since tho general stoppage, some of the men…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 10

Sir,—So many conflicting statements are in vogue in regard to the matter at present in dispute at Wallarah colliery that a statement of the facts of the…

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Balmain Colliery Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 5

Negotiations took place to-day between the management of the Balmain Colliery, the Miners' Federation, and the local miners' lodge, for the settlement…

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Desert Gold

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 7

At Betts' Theatre Royal next Monday will he shown Desert Gold, by the f[?]tnous author Zano Grey, starring Elleeu Percy and Elmo Lincoln…

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Colliery Explosions Causes and Prevention No. 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 7

Mr. J. T. Watson, in the course of his paper on "Explosions and Fires in Mines," which was read before the Institution of Engineers (Newcastle…

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Mining Sales London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 8

Mining sales on the London .stock Exchange to-day Included the following:— North B-.ll., 80s 7d: South B.H…

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Industrial Matters Colliery Mechanics Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 7

Mr. J. E. Pendlebury presided at the annual meeting of the Colliery-Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association, Hunter River District, in St. Mary's Hall, West…

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Militant Miners Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 7

At a meeting of the militant section of the northern, southern and western miners, held in the Communist Hall yesterday, the necessity of laying down a…

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Miners' Treasurer Mr. Lewis Reminiscent

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 4

Mr. Amram Lewis, the miners' treasurer, has been looking back along the years to recall some of his sensational experiences, with Peter…

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Exploring Mine Work At Bellbird New Stopping

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 7

Tho Proto men engaged on reopening the Bellbird colliery resumed work this morning, and went down a little before nine o'clock. They were…

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Newcastle 'And South Maitland's Coal Rival'

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 1

A corner of the open cut at the Yallourn (Morwell) pits, where brown coal is dug up to provide electrical power for Melbourne. The coal is bitten out in huge chucks by mechanical shovels…

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"Will Cease Work" Miners Threaten Notice Wallarah Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 5

Wallarah miners have thrown down the strike gauntlet to the proprietors. "Falling the making of arrangements by the owners to absorb the…

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Granted Wrongly Newcastle Mining Leases Validation Bill

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 5

Some leasts in Newcastle district have been granted by the Mines Department though it had no power to grant them. These leases will be…

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