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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 106

Welsh Colliery Riots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

If is stated that over 100 miners and twelve police were injured in the midnight strike riots on the Ammaford Colliery, Wales, and that many innocent persons…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Wallarah Lodge Committee was held in the Wallarah Hall on Thursday night, Mr. C. L. Edwards, the chairman, presiding. In reply to a…

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Discredited Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

It has been said that most of what the American sailors spent was back practically where it came from within a day or two of receiving it. The purveyors…

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Coal, Doal, Dole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

The temptation was too great—the evolution of the hour. But as the footsketch says, suppose Mr. Macdonald had done it? As everyone knows, some men…

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Coal Commission's Speed Amusing Interlude

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edmunrs, the chairman of the Coal Commission, announced yesterday that the sittings from next week would commence earlier and end later…

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Mining Shares London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 1

Mining sales on the London Stock Exchange to-day included the following:— B.H.P., 23s 3d; South B.H., 68b 1d;…

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Industrial Matters Safety in Mines Rescue Appliances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. Jeffries, late superintendent of the Abermain collieries on the Maitland field, has received from a correspondent in England some interesting particulars…

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Strike Riot Wild Welsh Miners Many Injured London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 1

Welsh miners on strike at Amman. ford marched to the colliery, and attempted to dislodge officials, who were engaged in safety work. The…

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Challenge to Capital Miners Aid Other Unions Government Warned London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 1

During the debate on the Second reading of the Coal Subsidy Bill, in the House of Commons, Mr. Bromley, secretary of the…

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Coal Subsidy Passed by the Commons After a Keen Debate (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

The House of Commons was crowded yesterday, when Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, moved the supplementary estimate of £10,000,000 for "a…

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Mine Owners' Statement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 5

On behalf of the Mining Association, Mr. Philip Gee has made a statement warning the public that the coal crisis will recur in exactly the same form…

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The Coal Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 5

The political correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that the Royal Commission to be set up to inquire into the coal industry will be a small body,…

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Welsh Mining Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 5

A conference was held at Cardiff yesterday, which reached a settlement of the dispute at the Welsh anthracite collieries. Peace is now promised at the…

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Five Killed Mine Explosion LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 5

An explosion in the Edward Colliery, Wallsend (Northumber. land), killed five and injured 12 miners…

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Industrial Matters Safety in Mines Committee to Continue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 5

Mr. J. Connell has resigned from the secretaryship of the Safety in Mines Propaganda, Committee, and Mr. I. Hoare, of West Wallsend, has been appointed to…

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From the Presses National Finance Banks and the Gold Standarc

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 4

Why have a gold standard? What docs it mean?, What is the relationship botwcon International cxchnngo and the cost of living?…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association's report yesterday was as follows :—"Roth-bury, Waratah, Killingworth, Central Greta, New Greta, Pacific, Rhondda,…

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Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

The sittings of the Coal Commission, which is inquiring into the safe working of coal and shale mines, will be resumed at the Newcastle Courthouse this…

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Colliery Disaster Five Men Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

A disaster, of which full details are not yet available, has occurred at Wallsend Colliery. Five persons were killed and 15…

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Miners' Choice "Blinded or Blown Into Oblivion" Naked Light Dangers Coal Commission Discusses Effect of Safety Lamps

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

"I look at it this way," said James Perkins, in evidence before the Mines Commission, at Newcastle COurt House to-day. "It is better to be blown into oblivion than to be slowly blinded." The question of the effect of the safety light upon the eyes was…

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