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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 106

Dear Coal Two Men Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

James Richard and George Cousins were each fined £1. with 8s costs, by Mr. Shropshire, S.M., in the Newcastle Police Court this morning in…

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Not Enough Skips Richmond Main Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

Two pairs of miners working in specials went home to Kurri Kurri this morning from Richmond Main. It is said that there was not sufficient…

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Hunt's Ill-luck Second Injury in Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

James Hunt, a miner, living at Maitland, was injured by a floater while at work in north-east special section of Richmond Main colliery…

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Mining Position Aberdare Extended Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

The only change in the mining position to-day is that Aberdare Extended is added to the list of idle mines…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries Association reported yesterday: "Owing to the continuance of disputes, Duckenfield No. 2, Wallsend, and Seaham No. 2 collieries…

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Co-operative Mine Vauxhall Miners' Success LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 1

The Vauxhall miners, who are working the colliery on their own account. indignantly refused the union's demand for a cessation of the…

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Gold Heels

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

checkers, which is said to be the greatest race track play ever produced will be seen on the screen at the Strand Theatre next Thursday…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 13

Mr. Baldwin has been wise to try to create an atmosphere for reasonable discussion in industrial questions, for there is likely to be serious trouble presently…

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South Coast Mines Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 5

The following official announcement was made by the Southern Coalowners' Association, this afternoon: "The matters in dispute at seven collieries on the South…

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Future of Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 14

Future mining is to be a manufacturing industry, operating on a large scale to separate the particles of metal widely diffused in the rocks, as foretold in an…

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Summons Division. Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 10

George Cousins, of 57 Little Young-street, Carrington, pleaded guilty to having stolen a quantity of coal, valued at 6d, the property of the Railway…

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British Budget Some Import Duties the Gold Standard (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 5

The Parliamentary correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" forecasts that the Budget, which is to be brought forward in the House of Commons next…

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Back to Gold? Statement on Tuesday U.S.A. Ready to Help New York

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 1

The pound sterling touched 48 and five-eighths cents to-day, which is within six cents of par, the highest into since 1915…

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Coal for 400 Years

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 6

What is probably the richest coal seam in England h[?] been discovered at Moor End, in South-east Yorkshire. It is thought that it may extend 65 miles out…

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Coal Loading Trade Brightening Week's Record

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

Despite the fact that no coal was handled on Anzac Day, the total shipped from the port of Newcastle last week made a very…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "The trouble which was responsible for the stoppages at Aberdare Extended, Wallsend, and Wallarah…

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Colliery Mechanics . Eye Fund Suspended

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 5

The delegate board meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was [?]d at West Maitland yesterday, when Mr. J. R. Pendlebury presided…

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Mining Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 5

The death of John Maddison, who was killed by a fall of coal in the Redhead colliery on April 21, was the subject of an inquest held by Mr. C. Hibble, the…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 8

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "No change is reported in the position at New Lambton, Duckenfield No. 2, and Seaham No. 2…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 8

A meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held at West Maitland on Monday, when there was a full attendance of delegates…

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