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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 106

Coal Leases Danger of Trafficking

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 July 1925 · page 5

The allegation that there is a considerable amount of trafficking in coalmine leases in the Newcastle district is said to be the basis of the…

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Trouble at Wonthaggi Miners Have a Grievance SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 July 1925 · page 1

Reports received in Melbourne late yesterday indicated that further interruptions to the supply of coal from the State mine at Wonthagei are…

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British Miners Wage Agreement to End Owners' Move London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 July 1925 · page 1

The British Mine Owners' Association has formally notified the Miners' Federation of its intention to terminate the National Wages Agreement on…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Richmond-Main had resumed work. Stanford Merthyr was rendered idle owing to a wheeler and a…

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Seaham Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 8

At the quarterly meeting of South Seaham Miners' Lodge, on appeal was received from the secretary of the A.L.P. Electoral Council for financial…

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Leg Crushed Accident at Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 1

Walter Smith, a water bailer at Wallsend coillery, had his lower right leg crushed between two water-tubs while at work this morning. He was…

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The Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 4

The condition of the coal industry at the present day is such as to render it desirable that some consideration should be given as to the…

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Mine Matters Delegate Board Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 5

The Miners' Delegate Board, which has replaced the group committee in the consideration of mining matters affecting the Newcastle and…

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Wonthaggi Miners Stopwork Meeting Abandoned Tribunal's Warning Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 5

The Wonthaggi miners have abandoned the stop-work meeting called for to-day. The meeting was arranged for the purpose of protesting…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 7

Duckenfield No. 2, according to the report issued yesterday by the Northern Collieries' Association, is the only colliery on the northern fields idle owing to…

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Workers in Coal Mines Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 7

The amendment that was made in 1917 to general rule 40 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, to permit the Minister for Mines giving his consent to a person…

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Colliery Staffs

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 5

Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines and Labor and Industry, received a deputation to-day from the Colliery Staffs' Association concerning union…

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Record Output Aberdare Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 8

Aberdare Colliery produced 2612 tons of best coal yesterday, creating a record for the fields, and eclipsing the previous record from its sister…

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Thirteen Full Time Colliery Workings

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 4

Thirteen collieries worked full time in the northern coalfields during the past fortnight. The following are the details:—…

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Coal Crisis in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 13

An extraordinary line was noticed in an ordinary cable. The British coalmining industry is in a bad way, a terribly bad way. The British coal…

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District News. Teralba Pacific Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 7

The Pacific miners held a meeting on Thursday night, Mr. Parry in the chair. The check-inspector's report of an inspection last month was as follows:—…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 7

As a result of the recent ballot affirming the desirability of reconstituting the Northern Miners' Delegate Board, a meeting of the whole of the lodges was…

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Fall of Coal Pelaw Main Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 1

Frank Simpson, 34, a married miner, employed at Richmond Main Colliery, sustained injuries to his head, owing to a fall of coal just before…

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Will Resist Owners British Miners' Decision Lower Wages London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 8

The conference of British Miners' delegates, which has been conferring with the mine-owners, decided to resist the owners'…

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British Miners Wages Question Reduction Proposed (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 5

It is stated on reliable authority that the coal owners' proposals provide for the reversion to the eight-hour day, but if the miners do not agree to extend the…

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