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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

2,508 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 126

Coal Shipping Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 5

Officers for the Carrington Coal and Coke Shipping Union have been elected for the ensuing year as follows: Messrs. L. M. Kelly, president; S. Tarrant,…

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Coal Trimmer Poisoned

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

W. Harpup, 25, a coal trimmer, of Fullerton-street. Stockton, was admitted to Newcastle Hospital to-day, suffering from the effects of poison…

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Industrial Matters Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 13

Mr. A. Crow, district superintendent of railways at Newcastle, stated yesterday that the coal trade was still on the slack side. Normally, he thought,…

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Thirteen Pull Time Work at the Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 10

Thirteen Collieries worked full time on the northern co[?]flelds during the p[?]l fortnight. Following are the details of the workings:—…

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The Gold Rush Week's Run for Lyric

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 9

The famed Chilkoot Pass, the gun-sight notch through which gold-seekers passed in the mad rush to the Kilondike, is most realistically…

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Missing Ore Broken Hill Miners Act Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 5

The man concerned in the alleged stealing of are from the British mine appeared before the management committee of the Workers Industrial…

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British Mining a National Scheme Proposed by Labour (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 5

Far-reaching plans for the development and reorganisation of the mining industry, and the creation of a national power and transport system, have been…

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Bingo Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

The optimism of the shareholders regarding the Bingo gold mine, concerning which there are accusations of "salting," was responsible for the withdrawal of a…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

At the meeting of the Stanford Merthyr No. 2 Miners' Lodge to be held at one o'clock to-day, victimised pay will be distributed. Mr. T. Hoare…

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Industrial Matters Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. T. G. Moran presided at a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Mechanics' Association at West Maitland on Monday, when there was a good…

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Mining Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

An Explosion has occurred in the Jameson Coal Company's pit at Fairmont, West Virginia. Twenty miners have been rescued, but…

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Coal Tribunal Conferences To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

The chairman of the Coal Tribunal, Mr. C. Hibble, will hold two important conferences at the rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association…

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Stockton Borehole Miners' Meeting To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

A meeting of members of the Stockton Borehole Colliery is being held to-day, attended by the district treasurer of the Northern Miners'…

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The Gold Rush Screening at the Lyric

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 6

Charlie Chaplin, in his master comedy. The Gold Rush, is now to be seen at the Lyric Theatre in Newcastle. The picture opens upon the wild…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"New Greta and Abermain No. 1 pits had resumed operations, but Stanford Merthyr…

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Mine Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 6

An important conference was held in the rooms of the Northern Colliery Association to-day. in connection with the colliery wheelers' extensive…

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Coal Trade Quiet

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 4

Coal shipments from Newcastle have not increased since the New Year. "The trade is very slow indeed…

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Wilga Coal Fields Vast Available Tonnage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 5

The Wilga coalfield is comprehensively dealt with in the annual report of the Department of Mines of West Australia. The patch of coal-bearing country…

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Motor Fuel Supplies of the Future Coal or Alcohol?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 10

Coal and alcohol will be the sources of the nation's future supplies of motor fuel. it was predicted in addresses at an Interstate symposium of the…

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To Help Aviation Mine Owner's £500,000 Fund New York

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 1

A £500,000 fund for the promotion of aeronautics has been established by Mr. Daniel Guggenhelm, mine-owner and philanthropist, who last year…

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