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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

2,508 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 126

Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Pelaw-Main had resumed work, but Stanford-Merthyr No. 2, Rothybury, Abermain Nos. 1, 2 and 3,…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 6

Relief pay was distributed yesterday to the members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, rendered idle through the stoppage of sinking operations at the…

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Man Killed Colliery Fatality

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 5

Richard Curran, a married man, residing at Carrington-parade, New Lambton was severely injured at the Waratah Colliery…

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Agreed to Confer Coal Owners and Miners "Terrible [?]Ark Cloud" London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 1

FOLLOWING on Mr. Baldwin's intervention in the coal crisis, the owners and miners have agreed to resume negotiations next week…

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Brighter Outlook Coalfields Stoppage May be Avoided Conference Wanted Miners Intervene in Colliery Enginemen's Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 5

Fears of a general strike on the coalfields have been considerably allayed by the intervention of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation in the colliery enginedrivers dispute with the mine owners…

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British Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 7

The complete statistics of the finances of the mining industry of the United Kingdom for the year have yet been published, but there is sufficient data…

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Interstate Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 6

The annual convention of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy will be held in Newcastle this year. The opening session, at which it is expected…

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Coal Commission Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 6

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the question of safety in coal mines spent to-day attending a demonstration of a new form of…

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Seaham Miners New President Elected

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 1

At the quarterly meeting of Seaham No. 2 miners, Mr. W. Standing was elected president for the rest of the term…

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Coal Crisis Series of Meetings But No Advancement (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 7

A continuous series of conferences all day long Yesterday apparently did little to advance the settlement of the coal crisis The most important of the meetings…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "East Greta, Stanford-Merthyr No. 2, Abermain Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Stockton-Borehole, and Rothbury…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 2

Mr. I. Hoare, district check inspector of the Miners' Federation, has furnished the executive with a report covering his visit to the Aberdare Central [?] colliery,…

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Miner Killed Waratah Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 5

Richard Curran, aged 36 years, a miner, employed at Waratah Colliery, was fatally injured by a fall of stone while at work yesterday afternoon at half-past two…

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Mining Crisis Anxiety Continues But Miners Hopeful (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 5

After having sat in camera for more than an hour yesterday, the executive of the Miners' Federation met Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, and Sir Arthur Steel…

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Miners' Leaders LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 8

The president (Mr. Herbert Smith) and the secretary (Mr. J. A. Cook) have left for Brussels to attend the miners' international conference…

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Coal Commission Enginemen's Evidence Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 5

In order to hear witnesses called on behalf of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association, the Safety in "Mines Commission met in No. 1…

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King Issues Summons Baldwin Goes to Windsor Coal Crisis London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 8

In the House of Commons, the Home Secretary (Sir William Joynson Hicks) announced that Mr. Baldwin had been summoned…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 5

A combined conference of the Abermain and Seaham Lodges was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Saturday. Messrs. T. Hoare, president of the…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 5

The dispute at the Rothbury colliery will be considered at a meeting of the Coal Tribunal, to be hold to-morow, at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern…

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Mine Disputes To-day's Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 5

Some important disputes affecting the northern collieries wore dealt with to-day in conference and before the Coal Tribunal…

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