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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 85 of 106

Miners' Levies. Case in Equity. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 6

Before Mr. Justice Long-Innes, in the Equity Court to-day, an application was made on behalf of Edward William Wright, a miner, for an order of the…

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Maitland District Minister for Mines Visit to Coalfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, visited Kurri Kurri and Cessnock yesterday, at the invitation of the Cessnock Shire…

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Aggregate Meetings Matter for Mining Lodges

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 7

In view of the ultimatum to the chairman of the Coal Tribunal by the Miners' Central Council, some doubt exists whether the aggregates meetings…

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Work to Resume South Bulli Miners Tribunal Will Meet Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 8

The men at South Bulli, whose refusal to obey the Coal Tribunal's direction for a settlement of their dispute caused an indefinite…

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Industrial Matters Coal Tribunal Resumes on Friday. South Bulli to Work Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 7

It has been reported officially that the South Bulli Colliery will resume operations on Tuesday next, the men having decided to accept the recommendation of…

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Worked the Other Way Return to Gold Standard Surprise for Bankers London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 6

"The reduction of the bank rate is due to the anomalous monetary situation," states the city editor of "The Times."…

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Liquid Coal Chemists Investigating New Methods Consumption Process The Same Wastage To-day as 100 Years Ago

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 1

"It is a somewhat singular feature of the coal mining industry that practically the whole of its output is used to-day in much the tame way at it was a hundred years ago. Alternative and even subsidiary methods of turning it to account have not emerged," says Dr. W. Carrick…

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Abermain Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 4

Mr. M. Manion presided over a combined meeting of the Abermain Miners' Nos. 1 and 2 Lodges at Neath yesterday, when there was a good attendance of members…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 4

There will be no work at the collieries in the Northern district to-day in consequence of the aggregate meetings arranged by the off-hand conference. Meetings…

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Mines Department

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 4

Mr. R. P., Jack, inspector of collieries in the Northern district, has been appointed an inspector for the State under the provisions of the Explosives Act and…

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Divided Opinions Miners' Ultimatum to Coal Owners Aggregate Meetings Direct Action Proposal Rejected at Two Centres

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 5

The miners' aggregate meeting at Adamstown to-day was very much opposed to arbitration, and the resolution to give the coal owners five days in which to concede the claims for a £5 10s minimum for the mining industry, was carried with two…

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Fighting Fight Selling Price of Coal Company's Terms

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 7

Alderman Jeriner raises the issue of the actual cost of lighting the Lake Macquarie Shire townships under the proposed new agreement with…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Council Financial Aid for Seamen. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 4

Contrary to expectations, the Central Council of the Miners' Federation did not conclude its sittings yesterday. In view of the conference between the…

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Northern Miners. Aggregate Meetings. Minimum Wage Demanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 7

Aggregate meetings of the miners in the northern district was held yesterday at Cessnock, Weston, Kurri Kurri, Greta West Maitland, Adamstown Speers'…

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Two Ultimatums Off-hands and Council Miners' Claims

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 5

Future developments in the mine-workers' effort to obtain a minimum of £5 10s a week are uncertain. If the decision of the majority of the…

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Meant to Shoot Miners' Secretary Escapes LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 4

The speaker at a miners' meeting at which the general secretary, Mr. J. A. Cook, was present, dramatically exhibited a revolver cartridge…

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No Coal Orvieto Held Up Seamen's New Move Blow to Shippers SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 5

There was a serious development in the strike situation to-day. when the Orvieto was prevented from coaling by the action…

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Coal Mining Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1925 · page 6

One of the most pertinent observations at the meetings held in regard to the conditions affecting off-hand labour at the mines was that made…

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Northern Collieries

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

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Bellbird No. 1, Cardiff Borehole, South Wallsend, Cessnock, and Abermain Nos. 1, 2, and 3 resumed work…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

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

Owing to trouble concerning the lamps in use in Stockton-Borehole Colliery, the mine has been idle since Wednesday last…

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