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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 106

Wonthaggi Coal Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 5

The strike at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi is practically settled, as it is expected that work will be resumed on Monday…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Bellbird was idle on account of a dispute, as was Aberdare Central and Duckenfield No. 2."…

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Industrial Matters Safety in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 5

Apparently the adoption of the resolutions submitted at the miners' aggregate meetings on Tuesday sets out a procedure to the executives of the various unions…

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Industrial Matters Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday : "Cardiff Borehole, South Wallsend, and Bellbird pits had resumed operations, but Aberdare Central…

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Gunnedah Trouble Colliery Mechanics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 7

The conditions and rates of pay of colliery mechanics employed at the Gunnedah mine have been sources of trouble for a considerable time…

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Miners' Safety Lamps Some Recent Development

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 8

One is safe in assuming, writes a contributor to the "Colliery Guardian," that in no line of mining technology is research and experiment being so…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Stanford Merthyr, which was idle on Thursday, owing to a dispute, resumed operations yesterday…

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Miners' Mystagmus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

In a paper read before the Royal Society of Medicine of London recently, Dr. Freeland Fergus, of Glasgow, advanced a new theory of the causes of…

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Greta Mines Work Outlook Bright

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 3

All the Greta collieries are now working, and will, it is thought, continue to work for some time to come. Whitburn miners have had very…

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Broken Hill Miners. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

At a special general meeting of the Industrial Council, held at the Trades Hall last night, it was decided that the Mining Managers' Association be…

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Export of Gold Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, announced to-night that the Federal Government would permit the export of gold up to the amount of gold imported…

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British Coal Trade Conditions Last Year the Position Reviewed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 12

In 1924 the trade conditions of the previous year in the coal mining industry of the United Kingdom were reversed. The reaction from the boom in 1923 was…

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Labour Issues Question of Protection Mr. Hodges and the Miners (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

Interest is evinced in the intention of Dr. Guest to raise the question of free-trade versus protection at the meeting of the Labour Party on Tuesday…

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Hobbs Leads the Way in a Sensational English Batting Collapse Final Show Day Skill-at-Arms Awards Ring Events Star Gold's Trotting Success

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

The attendance at the show to-day, although not as large as yesterday, was again very satisfactory. A fairly cool breeze from the…

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Gold Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 5

It is reported from Johannesburg that the Gold Producers Committee of the Transvaal Chamber of Mines has sent a letter to the Secretary for Labour,…

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Miners' Nystagmus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 4

Miners' eye disease has been recognised in most of the coal-producing districts of Great Britain for many years. Prior to the condition being…

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British Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 5

The Miners' Federation Conference at Blackpool was marked by an acrimonious discussion between Messrs. Hodges and Cook, the past and present…

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Suicidal Gold Rush

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 5

A Berlin telegram states that although the Soviet authorities have attempted to block all roads to Tommot, on the Aldan River, in Siberia, in order to check the…

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Idle Mines Two Fresh Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 5

Fresh disputes in connection with the mining situation were reported to-day from Killingworth and Wallsend…

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Coal Trade Slack Last Week

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 6

The coal figures for last week, according to Mr. Crow, the Railway's superintendent are below normal. The trade has shown a decrease of…

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