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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 115
SYDNEY: Complaints that, bricks, stones, and boulders are found in coal supplied to the Railway Department's powerhouse at White Bay will be investigated by the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three New South Wales mines —two in the North and one in the South—were idle yesterday for a loss of 3245 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three mineworkers suffered injuries to fingers in accidents in Cessnock district collieries yesterday. They were:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Friday.—The State Government intends to buy 30,000 tons of coal from Queensland to meet the needs of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY: A Coal Board spokesman today denied that the main cause of blackouts was the shortage of suitable coal at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Metalliferous workers at Captain's Flat, near Canberra, to-day decided to end their strike, which lasted nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DUST is still causing trouble on the Coalfields. Recently my wheeler told me that, on principle, he could not wheel any more coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KALGOORLIE.—A rich gold find has been made by half-caste Norman Forrest on the historic Wealth of Nations lease…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Mineworkers would have to work on every possible day to produce enough coal to meet the winter demand, the Chairman of the Joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Cap won the First Maiden Handicap at Newcastle Jockey Club races this afternoon by his alertness at the barrier. Settling down in front, Gold Can was not troubled to win…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY: Nationalisation of the coal industry is one of the demands submitted by coal-mining unions which are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With only one mine idle on the northern field today coal production reached a high level. A stoppage at Abermain No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two mines which were idle on Friday—Abermain Nos. I and 2—are expected to resume to-day. Officers of Abermain No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Monday.—The coal seam discovered during boring operations near the Darkly Tablelands stock route, in the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loss of coal on the northern field due to stoppages was comparatively low today it 2500 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LITHGOW—Though hampered by lack of water when a £50,000 water-cooling tower at Lithgow was gutted yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided to-day to call a general strike of Victorian miners unless…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) denied to-night that he had evaded responsibility in the making of the decision which resulted in most New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation condemned the action of Lake George Mining Co., at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, May 3. A.A.P.—The case for husbands compelled to make maintenance payments to "gold digging" wives was…
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