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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 106

Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 8

A meeting of the Wallarah Branch of the Colliery Mechanics' Society was held at the local hall, Catherine Hill Bay, to deal with a number of matters. Mr. T…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 5

Sir,—I wish to reply to the statements of Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Association, in his reference to a compulsory conference…

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Coal Mines Regulation and Rescue Stations. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 8

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, submitted to Cabinet to-day a draft of a bill amending the Coal Mines Regulation Act. The proposed…

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Whitburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 8

Mr. H. Vowell, engineer in charge of public works at Newcastle, will visit Greta to-day at the request of the Minister for Mines. He will confer with the…

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Miners Suffer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 5

The shipping dispute has already made himself feit in the Cessnock district. The no-work whistle blew at several collieries last night on…

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Idle Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 5

The only change In the mining position to-day in that Hebburn No. 1. is idle owing to the usual monthly meeting…

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Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 8

The Coal Commission will resume its sittings in Sydney on Tuesday. The task of preparing the evidence to be submitted was entered upon yesterday by the…

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The Coal Crisis Official Inquiry Attitude of Miners (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 7

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, announced in the House of Commons, that the Court of Inquiry into the coalmining dispute would consist of Mr. H…

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Coal Commission Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 8

Questioned on the suggestion made at the meeting of the Coal Commission, that there should he a scientific investigation into the question of…

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Mine Deputy Killed LITHGOW

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

A [?] accident occurred at the State Colliery late yesterday afternoon, when a middle-aged man, David Flemming employed as a…

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Melbourne Coal Shortage MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 5

With the prospect of no more coal from newcastle ill the shipping trouble is ended, transport and lighting organisations are taking stock of…

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Coal Machines Pelaw Main Conditions Tribunal Breeze Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 5

"I have not time to nit here and [?]n to twaddle like that," This was what Mr. McDonald (own[?] representative) told Mr. T. Hoare…

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Want Peace Miners Seek Way Out Overtures to Owners London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 1

The miners' federation, desiring to re-open direct negotiations with the coalowners, instead of accepting the Government's tribunal, has asked the…

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Coal Tribunal Pelaw-main Machines Must Be Worked Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 6

The hearing of the claims of the coal miners for a minimum wage of £5 10s a week and a seven-hour day was continued by the Coal Tribunal this afternoon…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries Association reported yesterday: "Seaham No. 1. Abermain Nos. 1 and 3, Duckenfield No. 2, Laidley's, Neath and Cessnock collieries…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 5

A conference was held at Catherine Hill Bay on Tuesday, to discuss the question of the conditions of employment on or about the colliery jetty. The company…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 7

Sir,—Supplementing my reply to your correspondent "Top Hand," relative to the several questions submitted, I desire to point out that Mr. Justice Cohen, the…

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Safety in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 5

Mr. I. Hoare, acting secretary to the Safety in Mines Propaganda Committee writes with reference to a statement that some of the committee were disappointed…

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Industrial Matters the Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 5

The effects of the seamen's dispute on the coal trade of the northern district are already being seriously felt. There are upwards of twenty interstate…

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British Miners Inquiry Not Desired LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 5

The miners' conference at Scarborough refused to participate in the Government's court of inquiry for the purpose of ascertaining whether wages…

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