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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 92

Industrial Matters Coal Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 5

Work was resumed at the collieries in the northern district yesterday all with the exception of Wallarah (Catherine Hill Bay), Hebburn and Cessnock (South…

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Idle Mines Cewnock No. 2 Resumes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 7

Stanford Merth[?] Colliery was idle to-day. The trouble, it is understood, arose among the men over the management refusing to let one of the…

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Owners Meet Northern Mines Position More Stoppages

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 7

The colliery owners' meeting in Sydney to-day is causing grave concern in the coal industry. They insisted prior to the recent…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 7

The Northern Collieries Association reported yesterday: "Hebburn No. 1 and Wallarah are still on strike, but Cessnock resumed this morning. Aberdare Extended…

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Glen Ayr Mine Check Inspector's Report Miners Concerned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 5

Northern District Minors' Executive is much concerned at check inspector for Hoard alarming report alleging the discovery of three per cent of gas…

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Glen Ayr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 7

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that, as a result of something gleaned by the executive, they had…

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Coal-gas for Starting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 11

When a very old engine, which otherwise, perhaps, runs well, will not start in cold weather, it is often easy to start it on gas. If coal-gas is available in the…

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Industrial Matters Coal Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 7

Coal shipment at Newcastle has brightened up, and with the exception of three or four of the mines, all continued at work yesterday. Twelve cranes were in…

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Bathing at Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Davies asked Mr. Baddeley, the Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, if in view of the number of applications by…

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Miner Injured Fall of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 7

Hugh Hughes, 41, of Cessnock, employed at Richmond Main colliery, was admitted to Kurri Hospital to-day suffering from injuries to the back…

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BRIGHTER! Mines Position Hebburn to Resume General Secretary Hopeful

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 5

The position in the mining industry, though still uncertain, is brighter. Aberdare Extended resumed…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Aberdare Extended resumed this morning while Aberdare Central is idle on account of a breakdown…

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Mine Disputes Owners and Miners Meet Wallarah Claims Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 7

A conference of representatives of the Northern Colliery Proprietors and the Northern Miners' Federation was held to-day, and the dislocation at…

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Glen Ayr Mine. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, received a telephone message from the department's inspector at Newcastle this afternoon, stating that a fire had taken…

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"Grave Risks" What Miners' Officials Say

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 7

Stories of how the men ran grave risks in Glen Ayr mine by working in the colliery with naked lights, a few hours before Check…

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Glen Ayr Fire Heating Up of Coal "Not Alarming"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 7

The fire that broke out in No. 10 bord at the Glen Ayr Colliery on Monday afternoon is not as serious as at first thought…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Hebburn No. 1 and Wallarah had resumed work this morning. Standford-Merthyr No. 1…

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Conferences Wanted Northern Mine Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

District mining lodges have made a move to have their disputes referred to conferences. Six applications have been lodged…

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Gas in Mine Mr. Baddeley Active SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddleley) informed Mr. Booth that it was a fact that gas had been located in…

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The Sun Stop Press Mining Inquest

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

The verdict in the Millerton (New Zealand) mine disaster said thai several men went into the danger without their Proto apparatus…

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