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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 106

Idle Mines Two New Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

Richmond Main and Hebburn No. 1 collieries resumed work this morning after a short period of idleness. Fresh disputes have been reported…

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Fall of Coal Killingworth Man Killed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

John Evans (40), a miner employed at the Killingworth Colliery, was killed while underground this morning as the result of a fall of coal…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation. Meeting of Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the miners' group representatives was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. T. Hoare, president of the Northern branch of the…

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Coal Production. Record for the State. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, has received a statement from the Under-Secretary, Mr. F. S. Mance, which shows that the forecast of…

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Maitland District a Railway Smash Runaway Coal Trucks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 6

About forty full trucks of coal moved away from their position on a siding in the Abermain Colliery marshalling yards at an early hour yesterday…

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Wonthaggi Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The dispute at the Wonthaggi State coal mine was discussed at a meeting of the Victorian Cabinet. At the conclusion of the meeting Mr…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Richmond Main and Hebburn No. 1 collieries had resumed, but Bellbird No. 1, Northern Extended,…

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Colliery Mechanics'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

Messrs. J. E. Pendlebury, president; H. C. Morton, general secretary: and Mr. T. Moran, of the delegate board of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, and members…

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Northern Extended Colliery to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

A compulsory conference took place in Newcastle yesterday in connection with the stoppage at the Northern Extended colliery. The parties present were:—For…

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Lily Rose Colliery Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Baddeley. M.P., to-day received the following reply from Mr. F. S. Mance, Under-Secretary for Mines, in regard to the inrush of water on…

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Miner Killed Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

John Evans, a miner at Killingworth Colliery, was fatally injured while he was at work yesterday morning. A shot was fired shortly after ten o'clock to…

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Short of Skips Seaham Miners Complain

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

At a meeting of the Seaham No. 2 miners' lodge, the Question of the shortage of skips was discussed. A deputation, which interviewed the…

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Cannot Understand Coal Company and Creep

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

The Newcastle Coal Mining Company wrote Merewether Council last night stating that it could not understand why it was invited to a…

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Industrial Matters Northern Miners Meeting of Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

A further meeting of the miners' group representatives was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern…

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Woman Doctor Miners Raise Objection Motion of Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

The surgery was crowded with anxious men and women awaiting the direction of the doctor's assistant, "You're next"…

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Mining Situation Seaham No. 2 Resumes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

There is little change in the mining situation to-day with the exception that a fresh dispute has been reported from Abermain No. 2 The…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Bellbird Nos. 1 and 2, Duckenfield No. 2, Northern Extended, and Aberdare Central were still Idle…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics, stated yesterday that nothing had been definitely arranged in regard to the meeting for the linking…

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Balmain Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

To deal with certain matters in dispute at the Balmain Colliery, the chairman of the Coal Tribunal has summoned a compulsory conference to take place…

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Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

The greater activity in shipping at Newcastle during the last three days of the week has had its reflex in improved work at the collieries. Thursday was…

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