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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 82 of 106

Miners' Council to Meet Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 4

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will meet in Sydney on Wednesday next, and the meeting is expected to last for several days. Among a number…

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Ten Idle Mines Stockton Borehole Resumes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 5

Stockton Borehole Colliery resumed operations this morning. Aberdare Extended and Northern Extended joined the list of idle mines…

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Coal Commission Further Evidence Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 5

The Royal Commission, under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Edmunds, which is enquiring into the question of safety in coalmines, heard further evidence in…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Effects of Seamen's Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that the long continuance of the foreign shipping trouble was having a…

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British Miners Alleged Breach of Recent Understanding (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 5

An important conference between Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, and the executive of the Miners' Federation was held at Downing-street yesterday, in…

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Abermain Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 7

Abermain Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Collieries were idle yesterday, for the adjourned combined meeting, held during the morning in the Neath School of Arts. Mr…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Stockton Borehole resumed work to-day, but Abermain Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Neath, Cessnock,…

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John Darling Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 7

The dispute among certain employees, of the John Darling Colliery, Belmont, which has interfered with sinking Operations there, will be considered at a meeting of…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 7

Two matters of dispute have arisen at the Burwood Colliery. One of these has reference to four miners who were working in a pillar ten yards wide…

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Dudley Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 11

Sir,—One reads of relief funds for the seamen and their dependents. The need it all, it is true. What of those who are idle through the strike? New…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 7

Mr. C. L. Edwards, chairman of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge, Catherine Hill Bay, has been nominated for the office of general president of the Miners'…

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Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 7

The coal shipments from Newcastle for the thirst three days of the week amounted to 51,481 tons. This was slightly below normal, but was better than last week…

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Testing Mine Ventilation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 15

Tested as a danger signal, a quart of ethyl mercaptan was lately distributed on vapour by the ventilating system throughout the 80 acres of an iron mine. The…

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Industrial Matters Colliery Mechanics Workmen's Assistance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 7

Mr. H. Ford, of Seaham No. 1 Miners' Lodge, presided at a combined meeting of representatives of the Colliery Workmen's and Colliery Mechanics'…

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Colliery Workings Only Four Full Time

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 8

Only four collieries worked full-time on the northern coalfields during the part fortnight. Following are the details of the workings:-…

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Mining Deadlock a Disagreement Miners Appeal to Labour (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 5

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, replying to the coalminers' deputation, said: "I cannot accept your contention that the July settlement meant that…

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Abermain Miners Meeting Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 5

The meeting, which was to be held to-morrow of the No.1 and No. 2 Abermain Miners Lodges has on the advice of the executive official, been…

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No Star-viewing in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 15

In descending a mine shaft the contrast between a star and the sky background is not changed, according to Mr. C. G. Wyille, an English scientific…

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Warden's Court Kahibah Coal Seams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 4

Mr. G. James, the metropolitan warden, held a sitting at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday. Sampson palmer, of Brooklyn, Hawkesbury River,…

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Mining Sales LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 1

Mining business on the London Stock Exchange to-day included the following sales:—North B.H., 125s; South B.H., 77s…

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