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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 109

Muswellbrook Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

Mr. Hoare, district president of the Miners' Federation, proceeded to Muswellbrook yesterday for the purpose of making an inspection of the collieries…

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Cardiff Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

There is a good deal of development in and about Cardiff in connection with the mining industry. Between three and four hundred men are engaged at the…

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Water Board Coal Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

The Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board has accepted the tender of 84s a ton by Howard Smith, Ltd., for tho supply of 4622 [?]ons of…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Claims Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Northern Collieries' Association was held to-day. Mr. C. M. M'Donald, chairman, stated at the conclusion of the meeting…

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Ex-german Steamer Coal For Philippines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

The Glasgow liner [?]aron Cowdar arrived in Newcastle this morning from Noumea, and will load a full cargo of coal for the Philippines. She…

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Miners' Funeral Dead March and Red Flag

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. John Bryce, from Kurr[?] Hospital to Greta, yesterday afternoon, was the longest seen In Kurr[?] for years. About 500…

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Dog Unearths Gold Good Find at Hill End MUDGEE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 6

Fresh gold prospects are being developed between Hill End and W[?]ndeyer, about a mile and a half cast of the Hill End belt…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association report:—"In addition to Lambton, Duckenfield No. 2, Co-operative, Bellbird, Wallsend, and Rothbury Collieries,…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 6

At the conclusion of the last shift yesterday afternoon, four of the six stoppings, which were made necessary by the last advance, were complete. Of…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 7

The dispute at Wallsend, which has been the means of laying the colliery idle for four weeks, remains unsettled and, so far, every effort of the miners'…

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South Teralba Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 7

Mr. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that, so far as South Teralba was concerned, the position remained the same…

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Bellbird Colliery Difficult Work

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 5

The explorers employed in reopening the Helthird colliery are still engaged in. erecting concrete stoppings in the vicinity at the sub-station…

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Again Idle Pelaw Main Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 5

Pelaw Main colliery was not working again to-day. The wheelers were sent home on Wednesday for applying the "darg,"…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 10

Sir,—In reading the "Newcastle Morning Herald" a few days ago, I observed a report of the deliberations of the recent meeting of the district…

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Electric Lamps in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 7

Statistics recently issued by the British Ministry for Mines show that at the end of last year 327,929 electric lamps were in use in the collieries of the…

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Sydney Coal Lumpers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 8

The Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union, which was deregistered for its action in participation of the 1917 strike, but which was re-registered in 1921, applied to Mr…

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Mining Sales London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 1

Mining sales on the London Stock exchange Included:--Horseshoe 12s Id; Hampton 3s ld; Ivannlioe 15s ld; Sulphide 15s 4d, 1[?]; Zine…

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Wattle Day Newcastle Celebration Gold-flecked City

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 6

That to-day is Wattlo Day Is demonstrated by the abundance of the golden bloom all over the city, Hunter-street is brilliant with the golden…

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Welsh Coal Navy "Heads" Attacked Watkins's Charge Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 5

Complained of anti-Australian feeling and prejudice against Australian products in the Navy were made by tabor men In the…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association report: "The position at Lambton, Rothbury, Wallsend, Bellbird, Co-operative, Duckeneld No. 2 and Pelaw-Main…

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