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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 92

Neath Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 5

Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, addressed a meeting of the Neath miners at that centre on Tuesday. The lodge had at a former…

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United Collieries' Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 5

A conference was held in Sydney on Monday between the Colliery Proprietors' Association of the north, south of western districts and representatives of…

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Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 5

Nothing further has been communicated to the executive of the Miners' Federation in regard to the request recently made to the Minister for Mines to have an…

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Cessnock Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 5

Mr. H. C. Robinson president at a meeting of Cessnock No. 2 Miners' Lodge, held in Cessnock School of Arts on Tuesday night. Mr. A. Teece,…

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Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. I. Hoare says it was not ten days since they started to inspect Killingworth Colliery, but five days. According to his figures, he has been six…

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Glen Ayr Colliery Inspector's Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 5

A report has been submitted to the Northern Miners' executive by its check inspector regarding the position at Glen Ayr Colliery. Mr. T. Hoare, district…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 5

Electricity for next to nothing, generated alongside the State works at Morwell, in Victoria, is the prospect held out by the L and N. Brown Coal Distillation…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Convention Proposal by President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 5

Mr. T. Hoare, district president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, commented yesterday on a notice of motion forwarded to the executive…

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Conference Called Chief Secretary's Move for Peace Deputies' Deadlock Miners' Executive Resents Being Excluded

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 7

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Lazzarini) has convened a conference for next Saturday morning in Newcastle to consider the Colliery Deputies' dispute. Representatives have been invited from the Mines…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Stanford-Merthyr and Killingworth are still on strike, while Central Greta has closed. Whitburn was…

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Coal and Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

Lecturing at the Royal United Services Institution Engineer Captain Phillips stated that the consumption of petrol in Britain had increased 300 per cent. in…

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Deputies' Conference Miners Included

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

Following representations made to the Government by the northern district executive of the Miner's Federation, miners will e represented at the…

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Idle Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association yesterday issued the following report:—Pelaw-Main has been rendered idle on account of the deputies, while…

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Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the 10th instant appears a letter signed "Interested," asking certain questions of the district check inspector regarding the Killingworth…

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Millerton Mine Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 12

The finding of the coroner in regard to the death of the men brought out from the Dobson mine at Millerton, on the occasion of the recent disaster, was as…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 7

Sir John Cadman told members of the Royal Colonial Institute (London) that if the world were suddenly deprived of petroleum civilisation, as it stood to-day…

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Miners' Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, stated to-day that, in view of the acute position in the coal mining industry at the present time, and…

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Miners and A.l.p

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Northern Miners' executive yesterday, Mr. T. Hoare, president, stated that a communication had been received from Mr…

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Three Full Time Work at the Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 7

Three collieries worked full time during the past fortnight. Following are the detailed workings:—…

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Huge Dry Dock— A Gold Finder

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 8

THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS on their way to China. They are seen marching over Westminster Bridge, on their way to Waterloo Station. HUNTING RODENTS.—A drive to try and exterminate mice, which have been making havoc with wheat crops in California…

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