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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 106

Breezy Witness Coal Commission Interludes Shortland Air

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 5

The most breezy witness that the Royal Commission on safety in mine has yet examined was George Keenan, of Shortland colliery, who appeared…

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0British Mines Scope of Commission LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 4

Negotiations have continued fruitlessly for deciding the terms of reference to the Coal Commission. Mr. Cook, the miners' secretary, says…

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Mining Shares London, Quotations LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 1

To-day's mining sales on the London Stock Exchange included the following:— B.H. Proprietary 24s 6d; North B.H…

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Cardiff Borehole Flares Mine Manager Before the Commission Only One Report Made "Always Looking Out for the Sources of Gas"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 5

The Coal Commission occupied in Newcastle to-day in hearing the evidence of Heavy Jenkin Thomas manger of Cardin Borchole colliery in reply to the allegations made last week by a miner, Thomas Wilson, concerning the frequency of gas flares…

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Coal Commission Northern Collieries Fourteenth Sitting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 5

The Coal Commission, which is inquiring into the question of safety in mines, continued the northern sittings yesterday, when evidence was taken at the Newcastle…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 3

The Northern Collieries Association reported yesterday: "Rothbury, Wallarah, and Northern Extended are idle owing to the recent shipping strike…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 8

A meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Association (Adamstown group) was held at Adamstown last night. The president, Mr. T. L. Moran, presided…

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Coal Inquiry Demand by Miners Full Representation (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 7

Representatives of the miners and coalowners yesterday separately and privately discussed the proposed terms of the reference and the personnel of the Commission…

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Mining Shares London Quotations LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 1

Mining business on the London Stock Exchange to-day included the following sales:—B.H. Proprietary, 24s 7d; South…

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Railways Guess Wrong Settlement of Shipping Strike Brisk Coal Trade

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 1

Coal shipments have been particularly brisk from the port of Newcastle within the last few days, as many idle ships had to be coaled as soon as the…

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Mining Difficulty Pelaw-main and Richmond Ordered to Resume Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 7

The Central Council of the Miners Federation this afternoon instructed Mr. T. Hoare, northern district president, to send telegrams to Pelaw Main…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

The following report was issued by the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday:—"Rothbury's Wallarah, and New Lambton remain idle owing to the…

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Three Full Time Work at the Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 2

Only three collieries worked fulltime on the northern coalfields during the past fortnight. Following are the details of the…

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Our Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 12

For a long time Past all interest in Victorian brown coal has been centred in the doings of the Electricity Commission at Morwell. What the work of that…

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Miners' Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation continued its sittings to-day, and adjourned at five o'clock this afternoon until to-morrow morning…

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Safety in Mines Spontaneons Combustion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 12

A paper, prepared conjointly by Mr. J. Ivon Graham, M.A., M.Sc., and Mr. T. D. Jones, Ph.D., M.Sc., of the Mining Research Laboratory, Birmingham…

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Maitland District Rothbury Colliery Disaster. Crisp Benefit Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 6

A meeting was held in the Branxton Picture Hall on Tuesday evening for the purpose of arranging a benefit for the widow and family of the late Deputy…

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No Biassed Views Baldwin's Firm Stand on Coal on Inquiry Unanimity Wanted Request of Miners and Owners for Representation Refused

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 1

The British Government fletly refused to allow the owners and miners to the represented on the Coal commission. It desires an ananimous report by a small select commission, on which it will be able to act…

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Industrial Matters Coal Trade Substantial Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

Mr. A. Crowe, district superintendent of railways, stated yesterday that the outlook for the coal trade was much brighter than it had been for some weeks…

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Coal Inquiry Government's Decision Uninterested Members (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

The political correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" states that the Cabinet decided yesterday that no one directly interested in the mining…

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