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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 109

Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 5

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, was present at the combined meeting of the Richmond-Main and Pelaw-Main…

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Mining Exchange London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 7

Sales on tho mining exchange to-day Included:-- B.H. North, 81s 3d: Horseshoe. 12s 8d Boo[?], 1s 10d; Suilphide, 14 s 7d; Zinc…

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Nine Mines Idle Hebburn No. 1 Resumes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 4

No fresh mine stoppages were reported this morning, while Hebburn No. 1, which ceased work yesterday owing to a dispute with the wheelers,…

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Foreign Miners Complaint From Wonthaggi Italian Influx Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 1

Miners at Wonthaggi are perturbed at the ever Increasing number of Italians in their midst. They claim that as many of the…

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Sunbeams for Kiddy Readers of the Sun Nighty-night Before the Dustman Comes Wiggily Puts in Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 8

"Nurse Jane, the coal is coming today," said Uncle Wigglly one morning at the breakfast table in his hollow-stump bungalow…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 6

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. No work was done at Rothbury, Wallsend, South Teralba…

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Miners' Chiefs

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 5

Messrs. Race, general president of the Miners' Federation. A. C. Willis (general secretary) and T. Hoaro (president of the Newcastle district)…

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State Coal Mining Operations for the Year. Reports Reviewed. No. Iii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 7

The number of certificates of competency and of service as manager and under-manager, including those issued in other countries, but registered in New…

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British Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 6

Statistics of the coal trade of Great Britain for May and Jose show that the output was at the rate of upwards of 55,000,000 tons a year. The wage…

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The Gold Standard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 2

Sir,—My remarks re the return of the gold standard were not intended as a reply to the various points and proposals submitted by Mr. J. Sharp, although I…

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Industrial Matters New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 6

New Lambton Colliery has resumed work. Following the conference between Mr. Cant, representing the owners, and Mr. Brennan, miners' secretary,…

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Eight Mines Idle Cardiff Borehole Again

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 5

Cardiff Borehole and South Walls- end joined the list of [?]le mines this morning, while Abermain 1 and 3 and Dudley resumed…

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Mining Accidents in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 6

Statistics made available by the Mining Bureau of the United States of America show that between 1910 and 1923 there were 18,243 deaths from…

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Coal Freights Forgotten Promise Lithgow Complaint Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Railway Royal Commission this morning. Mr. J. S. Bragg, secretary of the Lithgow Coal Association, pointed out that…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Work was resumed at Dudley and Abermain Nos. 1 and 3 yesterday morning, but a dispute with…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 5

Very good progress is being made with the concrete stoppings being erected between No. 5 and No. 8 east. Yesterday the proto men were engaged on the…

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Miners' President

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 4

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the Northern Miners' Federation, went to Sydney last night to attend the conference called for today to discuss…

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Adamstown Miners' Group

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 4

Mr. T. Wilson, of the Cardiff Borehole Miners' Ledge, has been elected by ballot to represent the Adamstown mining group under the system recently…

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State Coal Mining Operations for the Year Reports Reviewed No. IV

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 5

Employed above and below, ground in the twenty-six collieries on the list of Inspector D. Bissett were 5327 men. In addition to 126 inspection…

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Safety in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 6

Sir,—The disaster that occurred in the M'Bride Tunnel section of the State mine in Victoria, with the regrettable loss of two lives, again draws attention to the…

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