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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 106

Maitland Objects Colliery Doctor's. Visits

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 6

The question of the right of the colliery employers' doctor (Dr. May Harris) to enter a hospital to see patients who might be involved in…

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Coal Railways Safeguarding Crossings

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 5

Messrs. Westcott and Williams, solicitors to the Cessnock Shire Council, reported to the administrator that they had attended the Wardens' Court with…

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Gunnedah Mining Compulsory Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 5

A Compulsory conference in connection with the Gunnedah mining [?]spute has been called by the Con[?]llation Commissioner (Mr. Holme)…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Claims Statement by Mr. M'donald Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 7

"The colliery proprietors will object to the Coal Tribunal being called upon to discuss the demands of the Miners' Federation until the employees obey the awards…

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Newcastle Collieries Slackness in Trade Coal Owners' View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 4

The views of those engaged in coalmining Industry in the northern district are in entire accord with the statement made a few days ago in the…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries reported yesterday that Seaham No. 2, Cardiff Borehole, South Wallsend, Duckenfield No. 2, were still idle on account of industrial…

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Runaway Trucks Colliery Mishap

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 2

A railway accident, but with no serious results, occurred at Bellbird Junction, on the South Maitland railways, last night. Four coal trucks,…

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British Miners' Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 5

While the owners and representatives of the miners are conferring on means of reviving the coal industry, in which unemployment, is increasing weekly, there is…

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Werris Creek Coal Narrow Veins Found Werris Creek

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 1

There seems to be no truth in the rumor that a seam of coal, five feet in thickness, had been struck in the prospecting tunnel at Werris Creek…

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Fortune of £24,000,000 Great Sea Fight for Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 3

The story of the 63 vessels of the Turkish fleet sunk in Navarino Bay, 97 years ago, with gold and silver treasures worth £1,000,000, looted from the Greeks,…

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Safety in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 5

Mr. J. Connell, secretary to the Safety in Mines Propaganda Committee, has been advised by Mr. F. S. Manse, the Under-Secretary to the Department of Mines,…

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British Coal Costs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 5

Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Colonel Lane Fox, the Secretary for Mines, stated that the difference in cost per ton of coal for materials and…

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State's Coal Resources

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 2

Bulletin No. 6, on the Coal Resources of New South Wales, and prepared by the staff of the Geological Survey of the Department of Mines, has just been issued…

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Mining Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 5

A message form Berlin states that 200 miners are missing as the result of a terrific explosion at the Dortsfield mine, near Dortmund, where 500 men were…

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Fall of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 5

James Cruicks, of Kurri Kurri, a miner, employed at the Richmond Main colliery, was injured by a fall of coal in the mine this morning…

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Foot Amputated Kurri Mine Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 5

Horace Goodwin, better known as "Boxer" Goodwin, who was injured by a fall of coal in the Pelaw Malscolliory last week, has had his foot…

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Miners Resume Abermain No. 3 Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 5

The only fresh dispute in the mining position reported to-day was that Abermain No. 3 was not working. Resumptions were reported from…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Resumption of work has taken place at East Greta, Cardiff, Borehole, and South Wallsend…

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African Gold Currency

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 7

It was officially announced yesterday in Capetown that South Africa had from that day resumed a gold currency. In the House of Assembly Mr. Havenga,…

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Miners' Grievances Exhausting Lawful Methods

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 7

Speaking at New Lambton last night. Mr. Booth, one of the selected Labor candidates said that the Miners' Federation had accused of…

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