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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 92

Many Killed Belgian Mine Disaster Recovering Bodies London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 6

An explosion in a coal mine in Belgium has caused great loss of life. Twenty-six bodies have been recovered from the Mons mine, at Estinnes…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, April 12, Dobson Mine Tragedy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

The search for the bodies of the victims of the Dobson Mine disaster is being carefully continued, and every precaution in connection with the safety of those…

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Industrial Matters Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 6

Messrs. W. Capewell, R. Cameron, junior, and W. Herd, the chairman, secretary, and treasurer of Wallsend Miners' Lodge, interviewed Mr. S. Croudace, the…

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Coal Shipment Suspended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 7

The adverse weather has prevented the resumption of work at the northern collieries, which have been idle over the Easter holidays, and in the ordinary…

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Wallarah Award Colliery Still Idle "Must Resume Work"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

Wallarah colliery, which has been idle since last Monday week, when there was a stoppage as a protest against the delay in issuing the new…

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Wallsend Suffers Mine Closed Indefinitely Flooded Workings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 6

The huge subsidence of land in the soccer club's ground has caused to such an extent that all…

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British Trade Steady Improvement. the Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 3

The Board of Trade returns for January afford some indication of the steady improvement which has occurred in industrial conditions in Great Britain since…

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Coal Federation Registration Challenged Adjournment Until To-day Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 8

The application of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association, Hunter River District, of New South Wales, for the cancellation of the…

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British Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

While the reports that are furnished from time to time have indicated that the coal industry of Britain is progressing, and that the output is…

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Northern Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported to-day that the following collieries had been rendered idle on account of the rain: East Greta, Stanford Merthyr…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge took place last night concerning sharing the work of restoring the surface in the areas where the big…

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Miners' Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

Mr. W. Brennan, M.L.C., secretary to the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, is at present an inmate of the Maitland District Hospital. It is not…

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Maitland District Small Collieries at Maitland and Greta Deputation to Premier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

Delegates representing the small collieries in the Maitland and Greta districts, met Mr. Lang, the Premier, in Sydney, yesterday, to state the case for the small…

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Wallsend Subsidence Miners to Restore Surface

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 1

Wallsend Miners' Lodge has decided to cavil for turns in the work of restoring the surface in the areas affected by the subsidence in the soccer…

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Miners' Federation the General Conference Executive Review

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

The northern executive of the Miners' Federation yesterday distributed to the various lodges a pamphlet, in which is given "an outline of the necessity for a…

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Coal Federation Registration Challenged Application Dismissed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day Judge Beebe dismissed the application of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Society, Hunter River District, for the…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"East Greta, Stanford-Merthyr Nos. 1 and 2, Abermain Nos. 1, 2 and, 3. Newcastle Victoria Tunnel,…

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Ventilation in Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 3

It is lately become more and more generally accepted that favourable environment, conducing to the health and comfort of the worker, is a most…

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Wallsend Colliery Work at Surface Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 6

With a return or sunshine yesterday, operations towards safeguarding Wallsend Colliery from any further possible flood water entering it through the damaged…

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Ambulance Class Adamstown Miners' Group

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 8

A meeting convened by the miners of the Shortland and New Lambton collieries wan held in Adamstown Council Chambers last night for the…

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