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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

2,508 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 126

Kalgoorlie Tragedy Clarke Gives Evidence Trade in Gold Kalgoorlie

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of two men whose remains were found in an abandoned shaft was resumed to-day…

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Eight Hour Bill Passage Postponed Sympathy with Miners (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 5

In the debate in the House of Lords on the Miners' Eight-hour Bill, Lord Beauchamp blamed the Ministry for becoming a party to the dispute, and…

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Miners Wait Coal Tribunal Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

No notification has yet been received from the chairman of the Coal Tribunal. Mr. Hibbie, concerning his award for tops and pillars in…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Aberdare Extended was idle on account of trouble with the wheelers…

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Coal Mines Bill Measure to Proceed Owners Accept Terms (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 7

The Yorkshire coal-owners, whose action led the Government to abandon its intention of forcing the passage of the Coal Mines Bill, informed the…

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Foreign Coal Purchase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 7

Imports of foreign coal into Britain between May 1 and July 1 amounted to 1,012,789 tons. This total was all imported from the Continent and the United States…

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Large Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 6

During the past four days there have been cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house thirty interstate and overseas vessels carrying coal cargoes and bunker…

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Seaham No. 2 Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

At the quarterly meeting of the Seaham No. 2 Minors' Lodge, the secretary said that the income for the quarter was £1097, and the…

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Safety Lamps in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 11

Mr. J. Sneddon, of Boolaroo, writing in regard to the need for the abolition of naked lights from coalmines, expresses the hope that the Coal Commission,…

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Miners Protest Road Work Stopped

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 8

Indignation was expressed at the meeting of Seaham No. 2 miners' lodge because Lake Macquarie Council has ceased operations on the new…

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First Pay Miners Wait Eight Weeks Big Earnings

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

Miners in the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields received their first pay to-day after eight weeks. While some of the men will have…

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Industrial Matters Seaham Miners Statement by Mr. T. Hoare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 6

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern district branch of the Miners' Fedderation, stated yesterday that on the previous night he attended a…

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Miners and Mechanics the Recent Strike Statement by Mr. Morton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 9

Mr. H. C. Morton, general secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Association, referring yesterday to the recent strike of the coalfields engine-drivers, said it had…

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"One Too Many" Cook and Coal Crisis LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 1

"Too many cooks spoil the broth, but one Cook it sometimes too many," it how Mr. W. C. Bridgeman referred to the miners' leader…

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Goldfields Murder Clarke Cross-Examined KALGOORLIE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

The inquest into the goldfields murder case was continued to-day. Evan Clarke, one of the three men under arrest charged with murder,…

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Brown Coal Mining Operations in Yallourn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 11

Proposals for a substantial extension of the area of the open-cut at Yallourn, accompanied by a recommendation that a large increase in the output of the…

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Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 6

John Racy, 38, a sinker, employed at the new shaft at Richmond-Main Colliery, living in Fifth-street, Weston, was fatally injured while at work at five o'clock…

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Miners' Levies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 2

Sir,—Mr. T. Hoare, the miners' president speaking on continuity of work, etc., tries to show how interested he and others of the Trades Hall are Just…

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Miners' Federal Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 4

The Federal Council of the Miners' Federation will assemble in Sydney on Tuesday, and will continue its sitting throughout the week…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 5

A movement is on foot to get a special delegate's conference of miners summoned. Some of the men's leaders hope that the result will be a declaration by the…

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