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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 106

Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Aberdare Extended and East Greta Collieries resumed this morning, the latter pit without…

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Colliery Staffs' Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

The hearing of addresses of counsel in connection with the application for an award made by the United Collieries' Staffs' Association will be proceeded…

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Stockton-borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

The hearing of evidence on the claims presented by the Stockton-Borehole Miners' Lodge was resumed yesterday before Mr. C. Hibble, the chairman of the Coal…

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Safety in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

A conference of the representatives of the various mining organisations in the northern district has been arranged for next week at the Newcastle Trades Hall…

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Shortland Mine Air Conditions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 1

A report by the checkweighmen at the Shortland colliery. Adamstown, Messrs. Iceton and Ke[?]n, stated that the ventilation in the monkey…

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Wireless for Mines Interesting Suggestion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 6

No one can think over the development of wireless in recent years without wondering whether it cannot be employed to facilitate the work of rescue in mining…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Group Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

A group delegates' meeting of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation was helw at the Trades Hall yesterday. There was a full attendance of…

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Big New Mine Work at Belmont

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 2

Good progress is being made with the development of the big coal mine at Belmont by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 8

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Stanford Merthyr was idle yesterday owing to a dispute between the miners and the wheelers…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Group Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 8

The adjourned meeting of the group delegates of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. Mr…

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Seven Idle Northern Mine Dispute Conference Called

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 5

Seven collieries in the northern field were idel to-day, mainly owing to disputes between the management and the men…

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Steel Works Fatality Run Over by Coal Trucks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 6

Hugh Donnison, aged 47 years, a stock-chaser at the Steel Works, and who lived at 18 Dixon-street, Wickham, was killed at an early hour yesterday morning while…

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Willis's Claim £2000 Wanted from the "Worker" Mine Stoppages Quotations From Preamble of Industrial Union SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 5

A. C. Willis was subjected to further cross-examination in the Supreme Court to-day, in his claim for £2000 damages from the "Australian Worker." Dr. Brissenden, for the defendanis, directed a number of questions…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 7

Yesterday's report from the Northern Collieries' Association was as follows:—"At East Greta the wheelers have resumed work. The position at…

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Early Coal Mining A.a. Coy.'s Rise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 3

"The Mining Industry" formed the subject of the address of Mr. D. N. Morison, the retiring chairman of the Newcastle division of the Institution…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 7

A special meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday to receive the report of the scrutineers. Mr. C. L. Edwards, the chairman of the lodge,…

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British Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 5

Now and again we get a cable as to the position with the collieries of Great Britain. We got one the other day. The rule would appear to be only…

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Life-saving in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 12

Danger of mine depths through [?] the poisonous gases is being reduced in the illinois coal fields by equipping the workers with…

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Smokeless Fuel Pure Coal Briquette

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 14

The great attention that has been given throughout the world during the past twenty years to methods for the production of a hard free-burning…

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Safer Working Pelaw Maui Miners Lodge Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

The question of finding a safer method of working pillars in Pelaw Main colliery was discussed at a meeting of the miners' lodge, when it was…

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