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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

2,508 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 126

Empire Migration Failure of the Act Miners for Australia (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 7

Mr. Amery, the Secretary of State for the Dominions, received a deputation of Lancashire and Cheshire members of the House of Commons, who submitted a…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Aberdare South was idle. A dispute is said to have occurred over the management refusing to pay…

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Idle Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 2

Hebburn No. 1. Hebburn No. 2 and Stanford Merthyr colleries were idle to-day. Hebburn No. 1 was also idle yesterday. Slackness of trade is said…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 7

A conference took place at Stockton-Borehole Colliery office yesterday morning, when Mr. T. Hoare, district president, and Messrs. Harrington,…

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Central Greta Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 7

The officers of Central Greta Miners' Lodge have been informed by the manager of the colliery that five pairs of miners and two wheelers are to be put…

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Coal Tribunal's Award Wonthaggi Objections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 7

At a meeting of members of the Pow-left branch of the Coal Miners' Federation, held at Wonthaggi (Vic.), special attention was given the decisions of Mr…

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Mine Conference Dispute at Cardiff Borehole

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 2

The district treasurer of the Northern Miners' Federation, Mr. A. Teece. attended a conference at Cardiff Boreholo Colliery yesterday…

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Looking for Coal Boring at Pindimar

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 2

A boring plant at Pindimar, near Tea Gardens, has struck a narrow band of coal, and the syndicate is hopeful of striking a good seam at the…

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Mining Crisis Delegation to America the Miner Migrants (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 5

The executive of the Miners' Federation has appointed a delegation to proceed to America on July 31 to inform the American trade unionits and inform the…

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Muswellbrook Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 7

A dispute which has arisen at Muswellbrook Colliery will be inquired into to-morrow by Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation. Mr…

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Cardiff-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 7

Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, attended a conference at Cardiff Borehole Colliery on Saturday concerning the question of a new dirt…

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Western Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 7

In order to diseuss what measures should be taken to secure a readjustment of wages and conditions, miners at Lithgow will hold a stop-work meeting on Wednesday…

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Maitland District Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 6

The adjourned annual meeting of the Colliery Mechanies' Association was held in St. Mary's Hall, West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon, and was presided over…

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Miners for Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

Mr. H. A. Gwynne, editor of the "Morning Post," and chairman of 'the "Morning Post's" migration committee, has replied to the Australian criticisms…

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Colliery Engine-drivers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 7

To consider, among other matters, what action should be taken to obtain for its members employed in the mining industry increased wages, the State executive of the…

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No Organiser Colliery Mechanics' Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

The Colliery Mechanics' Association is going to do without tho services of an organiser. The subject has been the cause of several keen debates at…

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Explosions in American Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 7

A preliminary report made by manufacturers to the United States Bureau of Mines shows that 58,380,217 of permissible explosives were supplied to mines in…

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Safety in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 7

The Minister for Mines of British Columbia (Canada), in issuing statisties for 1925, stated that the death rate of 2.4 per 1,000,000 tons of coal mined was not…

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Europe's Gain British Coal Losses LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

The Times correspondent at Prague says that Czecho-Slovaklan miners are sending £500 to the British strikers…

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The Miners' Strike Churches' Proposal Adopted by Delegates (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

The Miners 'Delegate Board has considered the proposals of the Bishop and Free Church leaders for the settlement of the strike…

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