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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

2,508 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 77 of 126

British Miners Premier's Statement Issued for America (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 5

Mr. Baldwnin, the Prime Minister, has issued a signed statement to the British United Press, with the request that it be given to the Associated Press of America,…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 4

A conference of the representatives of the several branches of the Miners' Federation has been convened for to-morrow. This will be held in Sydney…

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Industrial Matters Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 4

Mr. I. Hoare, district check inspector, on Saturday presented the Northern miners' executive with a report regarding the conditions alleged to exist at Hebburn…

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British Miners Cessnock Prposes a Loan

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 9

At a largely attended public meeting, presided over by Mr. J. Brown. Administrator of Cessnock Shire Council, held at Cessnock Shire Hall…

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Condition of Mine Joint Inspection Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 9

The executive of the Northern Miners' Federation is anxious for a joint inspection of Hebburn No. 1 collery, where the working conditions have…

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Coal Output Increase in 17 Years

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 6

In 17 years, Newcastle has increased its coal output from 4,300,000 tons to over 7,500,000 tons. Its value has correspondingly…

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Higher Wages Will Miners Apply? To-morrow's Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 9

Keen interest has been aroused in the northern coalfields concerning the combined meeting of district executives in Sydney to-morrow to discuss…

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Cook's Attack Baldwin and Miners "Lying Statement" Proud of Church Support

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 1

Mr. J. A. Cook, the British miners' secretary, says that Mr. Baidwin's statement that the miners' families [?] hot in financial straits is a lie…

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British Miners Mr. Baldwin Challenged Aid From America (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 5

The British United Press reports that, replying to Mr. Baldwin's statement, Mr. Cook, the secretary to the Miners' Federation, says:—"It is entirely misleading…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Redhead had resumed work, while Aberdare was idle on account of a dispute with the wheelers…

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Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

A member of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation who has returned to Newcastle from a visit to the southern district stated yesterday that…

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Tasmanian Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

Statistics published by the Department of Mines of Tasmania show that for the quarter ended June 30 there were employed in the different mineral divisions 5361…

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HEBBURN No. 1 MINE Joint Inspection To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

Hebburn No. 1 was idle to-day. A meeting of the lodge was held to consider the check inspectors report as to the condition of the…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Executives Confer To-day Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

The district executives of the Miners' Federation, together with the central executive, will held a conference in Sydney to-morrow. Mr. D. J. Davies, general…

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In Favor of It Mining Union Reorganisation First Ballots

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

Reports received so far from mining lodges where the scheme for the reorganisation of the Miners' Federation has…

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Turned Down Churches' Coal Scheme Miners Decline

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 1

The British miners have rejected the churches' proposals for a settlement of their dispute, and the executive will consider the…

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British Colliery Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 6

The results of twelve large steamer coal companies in South Wales for 1925 are tabulated in a return published in the "Economist" (London). Nine of the…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Herald" has been published a report concerning a proposed alteration to the constitution of the Miners' Federation. As a member of the…

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Cost of Strikes Enough to Buy Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 1

In an address to the Oxford Science Congress, Dr. Bowle declared that the miners, owing to industrial disputes since the inception of the Miners'…

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Miners' Wages Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 6

The conference of the various district executives and the central executive of the Miners' Federation to draft a claim for increased wages was commenced this…

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