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Mining & the mines, 1927

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Idle Collieries. Aberdare Central

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 5

A number of district mines were idle during tile week. Trouble between the management, and ostlers has been responsible for idleness at…

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Stanford Merthyr. Conference with Collieries Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 4

A conference regarding several matters affecting employees of the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery was held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern…

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Miner’s Accident

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. [?] miner, employed at Aberdare Central Colliery, and residing at George street, had his right head broken whilst at work on…

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Explosion in English Colliery. Many Entombed. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 10

An explosion at the marine colliery at Cwm Emmwvale resulted in 135 miners being entombed. Fourteen bodies have been recovered…

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Mine Explosion Relatives' Anxiety and Apprehension

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 6

Over seventy mine workers are dead through explosions in the Crum Colliery, Ebbw Vale, Mon-mouthshire, and at the Bilsthorpe…

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Mr. Baddeley Minister for Mines in Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 9

Mr. Jack Baddeley will be the guest of friends and well-wises the school of Arts to-night. "Jack", with Mrs. Baddeley, sail for the…

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Cwm Disaster. Miners' Demonstration. Against Prime Minister. LONDON, March 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 5

An unfortunate demonstration was made, when the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) and Mrs. Baldwin visited the pithead at midday, Mr…

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Unemployed Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 6

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A. who has been endeavouring to secure work for the unemployed men at Rothbury and Central Greta waited on the…

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Unemployment at Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., interviewed Mr. Baddoley, Minister for Mines, Labour, and Industry, in connection with the unemployment at…

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Mine Disaster. Death Roll of 75. Explosion at Ebbw Vale Colliery. Rescuers' Heroic Work. Pathetic Scenes. London, March 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 2

Two simultaneous mine disasters occurred to-day, one in Monmouth, the other in Nottinghamshire, and brought…

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Coal Trade. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 11

The coal shipments at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State tolled 62,760 tons, of which those for Commonwealth and…

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Illawarra Miners. Royal Visit Declared "Black."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 9

Illawarra miners' delegates at a meeting carried the following motion. "That members of the association be asked to refrain from taking any part…

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Gasi in Mines. Delegate Board Action

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 5

The Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation, again reviewed the position regarding the discovery of gas in Killingsworth and…

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Cwm Colliery. by Rescue Party. Grim Discoveries. London, March 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 2

The rescue parties, threatened at every step with deadly gas, managed to penetrate the wall of rock, and located 24 out of 29 bodies in the…

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British Colliery Disaster a Gruesome Discovery. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 4

Rescue parties at Ebbwvale Colliery have recovered 24 of the 29 missing miners in one section. They came upon nine sitting in a perfectly life-like…

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Cwm Disaster. Twelve Bodies Not Recovered. Miners' Demonstration. Secretary's Comments. London, March 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 7

There are still twelve bodies to be recovered from the Cwm Colliery. The inquest was opened and adjourned…

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Mine Explosion. Cause Unknown. No Hope for Entombed Men. Grief Stricken Relatives Night Vigil. London, March, 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 5

Hope was definitely abandoned at nine o'clock this morning for any of the 45 miners entombed in the Cwm Colliery, Ebbw Vale, being…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. H. Morley, returning officer for the Colliery Mechanics' ssociation, has declared the result of the ballot for the election of an…

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Glen Avr Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 4

A meeting of the Glen Ayr Miners' Lodge will be held at 2.30 to-morrow afternoon…

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Killingworth Mine. Employees Given Notice. Inquiry Urged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 4

In the Legislative Asembly to-day Mr. Booth asked the Minister for Mines if his attention had ben drawn to the fact that all the employees at…

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