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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 92

Amalgamated Engineers. New Collieries' Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Engineers' (Coal Industry) Special Tribunal, has issued an award in the matter of the industrial dispute between the…

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Miners' Ballot

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

The ballot for 11 representatives of the Miners' Federation to attend the Easter A.L.P. Annual Conference will close to-morrow. The result will be…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 11

Sir,—The resiction emanating from the Killingworth Lodge on the matter of reorganisation of the Miners Federation calls for the utmost care and…

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Hebburn No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that he had arranged with Mr. S. McKensey, superintendent of Hebburn Collieries, for…

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New Industries Chemical Works in Australia Bk English Plans Artificial Leather and Coal Products

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 1

Sir William Mond, the most prominent figure in the British chemical industry, is considering the Establishment of several veto industries on a large scale in Australia. A company will shortly be registered in Australia for the…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 6

The Northern Colliers' Association reported yesterday that while Rothbury had resumed work, Whitburn was still idle…

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Whitburn Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 6

The Whitburn mine is still idle. No settlement was arrived at between the manager and deputies, who met in conference yesterday…

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Colliery Staffs' Case Evidence in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 3

The application of the United Collieries Staff Association for an award came before the industry Conciliation Committee, of which Mr. W. F. Read is the…

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Work at the Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 7

Following are the workings for the Northern collieries during the past fortnight. The collieries on the South Maitland…

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Industrial Matters Coal Federation Registration Attacked. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 5

The matter in which the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was ordered to show cause why its registration under the Federal Arbitration law…

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Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 4

The dispute between the management and deputies at Whitburn Colliery, Greta, was settled at a conference in Newcastle on Saturday, and work will be resumed…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 4

The collieries in the Northern district recorded poor time for the fortnight, as was to be expected. The resumption of work on the top field did not take place…

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Coal Shipments Delayed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 7

Owing to the heavy pressure on the Maitland coal lines at the week-end coal shipments from these fields were some hours late, and in consequence the…

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Industrial Matters Court of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. G. Booth, M.P., had an interview wth Mr. Lazzarini, the Acting Minister for Mines, relative to the coal mining industry. He pointed out that whilst the…

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Ayrfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 4

Ayrfield colliery was idle yesterday. Mr. Teece, miners' treasurer, stated a critical position had arisen. From the inception of the colliery it had been the…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that Wallarah colliery was idle, as a protest against the delay Mr. Hibble, chairman of…

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A Mine of Treasures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 5

History may in part be rewritten—certainly it will be enormously enriched—by the discovery that has been made in London of a piece of virgin ground, the…

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Ayrfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 6

Referring to the stoppage at Ayrfield Colliery. Mr. A. Teece, treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that he had again conferred with Mr. J. Lord,…

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Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 2

Following is a report of the inspection of the Killingworth Colliery by Mr. I. Hoare, district check-inspector, and Mr. R. Heggie, local check-inspector,…

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Miners' Holiday Anzac Day Agreement

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 7

By agreement with the mineowners, Anzac Day is to be substituted" as a holiday for the Northern Minors' Federation in place of the Prince of…

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