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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

2,508 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 126

Cardiff Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 6

A tablet was unveiled at the colliery office of the Caardiff Borehole Colliery yesterday to perpetuate the memory of the late Mr. W. Whitson, under-manager. Mr…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 6

A sitting of the Coal Tribunal was held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday. This was in connection with the…

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Miners' Delegate Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 5

A meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held in the Trades Hall to-day. The president of the Northern Miners' Federation, Mr. Hoare,…

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Aberdare Mine Idle Two Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 5

Aberdare colliery was idle to-day. It was stated that a dispute had arisen as to whether minors or shiftmen should remove coal that had…

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Fall of Coal Cessnock Miner Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 5

Through a fall of coal at Aberdare Extended Colliery to-day, William Head, 42, miner, of High-street, Cessnock, had his left leg fractured…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Appeal for Unity Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 6

Busing his remarks on the present position in the coal-mining industry in Great Britain, Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, made…

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Mining Crisis Alleged Concession (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 6

The "Daily Express States:—A great step towards peace is expected to-day, when the mineowners meet Mr. Baldwin the Prime Minister…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Abermain Nos. 1 and 3 resumed this morning, but Aberdare South, East Greta, Stanford Merthyr No…

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Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 4

Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman of the Commission on Safety in Coal and Shale Mines, arrived in Newcastle last night. Messrs. A. E. O. Sellers, C. Jones, S. Bird,…

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New Lambton Colliery Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 4

In connection with the dispute at New Lambton colliery, regarding the payment of the minimum, wage to certain miners, a conference between a representative of…

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British Coal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 4

The difficulties attendant on the mining industry in Britain are necessarily matters of concern to the whole of the Empire, and the progress of…

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Mine Conference Dispute at Abermain

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 5

A conference concerning the dispute over working places at Abermain Colliery was held to-day in the rooms of the Northern Collieries…

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Gold Digger Centenarian's Death LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 5

Forbes Macdonald, who was one of the pioneer gold-diggers at Ballarat, has died at Peterhead, Abordeenshire, Scotland…

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Union Defied Striking Coal Workers Victorian Dispute Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 5

The Victorian State Electricity Commissioner has requested the A.W.U. to find labor to fill the places of 100 coal workers who are on strike at…

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Holds Key to Peace Baldwin and Coal Crisis Conferences Begin London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 1

Mr. Baldwin to-day received the coal owners' representatives at Downing-street, who presented proposed wages rates based on the…

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British Mining Conference Adjourned at Owners' Request (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 5

The conference between Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, and the mine owners, which was to have been held yesterday, has been postponed until to-day, at…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 6

A conference took place yesterday at the proprietors' rooms is Newcastle with regard to the stoppage that has occurred at Abermain No. 1 Colliery for about…

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Mine Electricians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 6

By direction of Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, and examination of candidates for certificates of competency as mine electrician under the Coal…

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Fairy Gold

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 4

LET us all think of improbable things. Amongst the flying pigs, and the elixirs of life, aud the new Socialist and Communist Utopias, let us place tie Treasurer, who not only does not want our money, but refuses to take it when he has…

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Third Day Miners' Delegate Board

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 5

The Northern Miners' Delegate Board continued its deliberations at the Trades Hall to-day. It has now been in session for three days…

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