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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 92

In the Rain Duke of York's Tour Mine Inspected

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 7

GREYMOUTH (N.Z.), Saturday. In typical West Coast showers, the Duke of York this morning motored seven miles to the State coal mine, which he descended, inspecting the…

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Duke of York South Island Tour Through Mining Districts Greymouth (N.z.)

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

The Duke of York spent the whole of last evening mixing with the citizens of Westport, chatting with their wives, and interesting himself in their lives, and…

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Coal Mining Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. T. Hoare, district president of the Miners' Federation, commented in your issue of the 10th instant on a notice of motion forwarded to the executive…

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Miners Confer

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

District executive of the Miners Federation was in conference throughout the day with federation check inspectors…

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Bellbird Miners' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 6

Mr. G. booth. M. P. had communicated through Mr. Charlton, M.H.R., relative to trainees at that colliery obtaining leave to attend their annual picnic. Mr…

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Turned Down Scheme for Deputies Solid Vote Grievance With Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

South Maitland coalfields deputies, at the aggregate meeting held at Cessnock to-day, rejected the Mines Department's…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "East Greta was idle on account of a deputies' aggregate meeting, while Stanford-Merthyr and…

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Seaham Miners No. 2 Lodge Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 6

At a meeting of Seaham No. 2 Miners' Lodge the case of wheelers who had been fined for holding up the colliery won considered…

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No More Work Dispute at Caledonian Collieries Enginemen's Move Decision at Cessnock Aggregate Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 7

Until such time as the union nominees are placed in positions at Cockle Creek power, station, no members of the Federated Enginedrivers and, Firemen's Association will work at Caledonian Collieries, Ltd. pits…

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Goldfields Murders Reward Claim Fails. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 5

The Chief Justice gave judgment to-day, disallowing the claim of Evan Clarke for £1000 reward in connection with the Kalgoorlie murders…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 7

The report of the Northern Collieries' Association was as follows:—"Standford-Merthyr No. 1 and Killingworth are sill on strike, but East Greta has…

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Collieries Staffs' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 7

The application of the United Collieries Staffs' Association Tor an award to embrace officials from under-managers to clerks, came before Mr. W. F. Read,…

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Teralba. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 8

A combined meeting of the Teralba Miners' Lodge was held in the school of arts on Monday night. Mr. Heydon was in the chair…

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Soviet Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 7

The "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic correspondent states that officials of the Soviet, who on the eve of Sir Austen Chamberlain's recent Note withdrew…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 7

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that it had been brought under the notice of the executive that rumours…

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Poor Earnings Scottish Miners' Wages

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 6

A comparison of coal miners' earnings under the conditions which present prevail in Scotland, with those in Australia may be gained by the…

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Miners' Council Meets. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 7

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation met to-day at the Sydney offices of the federation. The session will probably continue until the end of…

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Colliery Staffs' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 4

The hearing of evidence on the application of the United Collieries Staffs Association for an award was continued before Mr. W. F. Read, chairman of the…

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Coal Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 4

It was stated at the Trades Hall yesterday that sixty of the employees of the Railway Department had been booked off owing to the sickness in the coal…

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Award Hearing Colliery Staffs' Application

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 9

Hearing of evidence in the application of the United Colliery Staffs' Association for a new award was continued before a conciltation…

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