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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

2,178 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 78 of 109

CESSNOCK No. 2 COLLIERY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 9

Messrs. M'Donald, Jonas, and Rees, representing the employers, and Messrs. Hoare. Brennan, D. Germyn and H. Carr the Miners' Federation and Cessnock No…

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Belmont Coal Rent

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 5

Residents of Belmont have received from the mining representative Of the Broken Hill Proprietary a year's rent for permission to…

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Mine Worker's Death Inquest at Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 5

Evidence of identification at the Inquiry in Kurri Hospital board room yesterday afternoon Into the death of Thomas Stephen Shannon, aged 23,…

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Stone Dust in Mines Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 9

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr. Murray asked the Minister for Mines if he was aware that stone dust had been introduced into three…

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Wheelers Again Perennial New Lambton Two Mines Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 5

The latest additions to the list of idle mines is New Lambton where the wheelers are again at variance with the management…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "The trouble at Aberdare, and Abermain No. 2 has been overcome, and these pits resumed this…

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Coal Mines Reply to Mr. Willis No Royal Commission Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

Sir George Fuller, the State Premier, this afternoon, furnished a reply to the open letter from Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary to the Coalminers'…

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Aberdare South Colliery Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, made a statement in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon in reply to a further question asked by Mr. Connell,…

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Legislative Assembly Sydney Harbour Collieries Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, replying to Mr. Davidson, who asked if he would send a cable of appreciation, congratulation, and the wish of…

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Miners' Taxation Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

A few days ago Mr. Murray, M.P., brought under the notice of Sir Arthur Cocks, the Treasurer, the question of concessions in regard to the expenditure…

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Entombed Miners American Disaster

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 1

KEMERER (Wyoming), Wednesday. Hundreds of friends and relatives of 47 miners imprisoned in a coal mine here waited hours for the…

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Mining Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

Sir George Fuller, the State Premier, in reply to a question by Mr. Baddeley in the Legislative Assembly, has again announced the refusal of…

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Bellbird Colliery Nine-west in Good Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

As the condition of nine west may have had some influence upon the scheme adopted for securing No. 8 east, the manager, Mr. Mathieson, decided to have an…

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Industrial Matters Mining Conferences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

Conferences were held in Newcastle yesterday between the representatives of the owners and the miners, regarding matters affecting the Durham and…

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Wallarah Miners Alleged Victimisation List of Claims

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 5

Owing to the alleged victimisation of one of their number, members of the above ledge have ceased work. The man was accused of removing…

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Mining Disaster New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 5

An explosion has occurred in the mine of the Kemmerer Coal Company, in Wyoming. Rescue work is proceeding feverishly…

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Coalfields Water Board Members On Tour New Mine Townships

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

Members of the Water and Sewerage Beard, including Mr. Vowell (president), Mr. Fry (secretary), and Mr. [?] (engineer) visited Bra[?]…

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Coal Lumpers' Wages Position of Loyalists Award Renewal Falling-off Of Shipments SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 5

The position of the 1917 loyalists was referred to in the industrial Arbitration Court this morning, during the hearing of an…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association yesterday reported:—"Work was resumed at New Lambton and Richmond Main this morning, but Wallarah and…

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Redhead Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 6

Owing to slackness of trade in July about 60 employees of the Redhead colliery were put off, and most of them have since been on the unemployed list. The…

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