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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 106

Critical Times 150,000 Miners Idle Big Problem London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 1

"It is not an act of God that 150,000 are idle," Mr. A. J. Cook (secretary of the Miners' Federation), told a meeting of Burham…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"The trouble which was experienced at Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries having been…

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Idle Mines Wheelers and Firemen

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 5

Pelaw Main mine is idle to-day owing to a dispute with the wheelers. It is stated that the complaint concerns rates of pay…

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British Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 5

Mr. Cook, the British miners' secretary, in a series of week-end speeches, prophesied a very great industrial struggle before the end of the year,…

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Coal Shipments Increase in Exports

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 1

Aa was anticipated, Newcastle's coat trade is increasing, which is usually the case during the winter months, due largely to the increased…

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Rescue Stations One at Each Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 5

Many miners on the Maitland coalfield are of the opinion that the proposal to establish one central rescue station does not go far enough…

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New Lodge Hebburn No. 3 Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 5

A new miners' lodge, in connection with the recently-opened Hebburn No. 3 colliery, was officially opened yesterday…

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Indian Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 6

The report of the Chief Inspector of Mines in India for the year 1923 makes some interesting revelations concerning the conditions under which coal-mining…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday—"Rothbury, which was idle yesterday, resumed this morning. Pelaw-Main was rendered idle…

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Industrial Matters Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 6

Arising out of trouble in connection with the horses, Pelaw-Main colliery was idle yesterday. Horses regarded as unfit or unsuited for the work were replaced…

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Stockton-borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 6

A sitting of the Coal Tribunal was held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday, before Mr. C. Hibble, the chairman. The…

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British Coal Profits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 6

According to a statement tabled in the House of Commons, the profits of the coal mining industry of Great Britain as a whole, before the reduction of such items…

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Coal Tribunal Stockton Borehole Claims

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 5

A sitting of the Coal Tribunal was held to-day at the offices of the Northern Collieries' Association. Mr. C. Hibble, chairman, presided…

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Miners' Claims Coal Tribunal Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 6

Evidence with regard to the claims of the miners employed at Stockton Borehole Colliery was continued before the Coal Tribunal (chairman…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries Association reported yesterday:—"Operations were resumed this morning at, Killingworth, Neath, Cessnock, and Richmond Main…

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Hebburn Dispute Miners Threaten Action

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 6

The trouble at Hebburn No. 1 mine continues to keep the mine idle. The dispute. which is firemen, arose out…

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Miners Entombed Explosion in Carolina VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 5

A message from Raleigh, North Carlina, states that fifty men are entombed in the Carlina Coal Company's mine as a result of a…

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Mining Shares London Quotations LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 1

Mining sales on the London Stock Exchange included:— North B.H., 101s 10d, 102s 6d; Mt. Lyell, 20s 9d, 21s; Sulphide Corp., 15s…

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Mining Industry Serious Dislocation Constant Stoppages

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 6

The serious position of the coal industry, particularly in the Maitland district, owing to frequent stoppages of work, was…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Assocaition reported yesterday that Hebburn No. 2 and Pelaw-Main Collieries, which were rendered idle on account of disputes, have…

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