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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 106

Redhead Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

John Maddison, a miner, received fatal injuries while at work at the Redhead Colliery at 9.15 o'clock yesterday morning. After a shot had been fired in the…

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Miners Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 5

Two minor accidents occurred at the Aberdare Extended colliery this morning., Charles Evans had a finger crushed…

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SEAHAM No. 2 COLLIERY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

Seaham No. 2 Colliery, West Wallsend, was idle yesterday, owing to a number of members of the lodge persisting in their refusal to pay a compulsory…

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Arbitration Court Colliery Staffs Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 2

The hearing was continued yesterday before his Honor Judge Beeby, in the Arbitration Court, at Newcastle, of an application made by the United…

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Colliery Fatality Funeral of Victim

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 5

The funeral of John Maddison, who was killed in Redhead colliery yesterday, took place the afternoon from his former residents, Albert-street…

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Kicked by Horse Accident in Colliery Victim in Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 5

Shortly before crib time to-day a machine repairer named Stansbury was severely injured through being kicked by a horse in Abermain No, 2…

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Kicking Horse Wallsend Mining Stoppage

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 6

Tho Wallsend miners' lodge last night considered the stoppage of work at the colliery yesterday. it is stated that the trouble arose…

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Maitland District Safety in Mines. Aberdare Central Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 8

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.M., James Jack was charged with having, on March 16, taken a cigarette into the…

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Staff Men's Pay Colliery Officials' Evidence Closed Arbitration Claims Superintendent Says He Has Had No Complaints

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 5

The hearing of the claims of colliery Staffs' Association was continued in the Arbitration Court is Newcastle to-day before Judge Beeby. Evidence in Support f the staff men's claims was concluded, and…

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Perilous Gold Will Not Help England "Vassal to U.s.a." London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 1

"THE finance market is to-day, more dominated by American and Continental financiers than it was before the war,"…

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Coal Mines Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

Mr. Joshna Jeffries has been appointed as a member of the board for appointing examiners, in pursuance of the provisions of section 6 of the Coal Mines…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that operations had been resumed at Wallarah and Cessnock pits, but Wallsend, Duckenfield No. 2, and…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

Mr. R. Cameron, junr., secretary to the Wallsend Miners' Lodge, is in receipt of a communication from the manager of the colliery, which rends as…

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Richmond-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

All the employees assembled for work at Richmond-Main colliery yesterday morning, but owing to an accident with the cage, they returned home. Shortly…

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Arbitration Court Colliery Staffs' Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 4

The claim of the United Collieries' Staffs' Association, for an award, was continued before his Honor Judge Beeby in the Industrial Court at Newcastle yesterday…

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Victorian State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

The manager of the Victorian State coal mine at Wonthaggi estimates that there still remains in the mine 21,451,058 tons. In the year 1923-24 approximately…

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Minmi Miners Hebburn Favors Levy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

A report of deliberations submitted to a stop-work meeting at Weston of Hebburn No. 1 Miners Lodge by the delegate to the Central Council…

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Decision Reserved Colliery Staffs' Award Finality in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

Evidence in the claim by the United Colliery starts' Association for an award wan concluded in the Newcastle Arbitration Court this…

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Arbitration Court Colliery Staffs' Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

The hearing of evidence on the application of the Collieries' Staff Association for an award was concluded, before his Honor Judge Beeby, in the…

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Southern Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

It is probable that the six mines at present idle on the South Coast will resume on Monday next. The mines were rendered idle as the result of certain…

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