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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 92

Fuel Oil Comparison With Coal Great Progress

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 3

Amongst the many applications of fuel oil those which have shown the greatest progress of recent years are probably to be found in the marine…

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Industrial Matters Whitburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 4

Mr. L. Hoare, district check-inspector, has furnished the miners' executive with a report of his visit to the Whitburn Colliery. The report stated that at four…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 6

The Northern Collieries Association reported yesterday "Seaham No. 2 is on strike, owing to trouble with wheelers, while Newcastle Victoria Tunnel, and…

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Miners' Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 6

Mr. W. Brennan, M.L.C., secretary to the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, who has been an inmate of the Maitland District Hospital for several…

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Glebe Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 6

The monthly meeting of Glebe Miners' Lodge was held on Monday night in Carroll's lodge room, Merewether. Mr. W. Taylor presided over a fair attendance…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 6

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, who has been in attendance at the An-Australian Trade Union Congress in…

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Trucks Telescoped Stanford Merthyr Smash Coal Trains Collide

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 7

Two coal trains had a head on collision at Stanford-Merthyr No. 2 colliery at 8 a.m. to-day. Three laden coal hoppers were derailed. One was…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Associaition reported yesterday:—"Seaham No. 2 resumed work to-day but Aberdare Central is on strike on account of trouble…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 5

The Coal Tribunal will resume the hearing of the Western miners' claims in Sydney at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday…

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Miners' Federation Slackness in Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 6

Representations were made to Mr. Cann, Acting Minister for Labour and Industry, in Newcastle a few days ago to see if either employment or reasonable relief…

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Queensland Coal Comments on Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 7

Interesting comments on conditions in the coal Industry of Queensland, and suggestions for affecting improvements, were made at a gathering held in Ipswich…

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Maitland District Trains Collide Goods and Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 6

A shunting train laden with coal and slag and a goods train came into collision on the Kurri railway line at Stauford Merthyr Colliery yesterday shortly…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Aberdare Central had resumed work, but Wallsend and Newcastle Victoria Tunnel were still idle…

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Glen Ayr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 6

Glen Ayr colliery has been idle for twelve weeks owing to the condition of mine which, in the opinion of the check inspector required to be considerably…

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Colliery Staffs' Case Evidence in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 6

The Colliery Staff (State) Conciliation Committee met in Sydney to-day to hear evidence in reply to the claims of the United Collieries' Staff Association for…

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Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 5

A conference regarding the wheelers' conditions at Killingworth Colliery was held in Newcastle yesterday. Mr. N. J. Clark, superintendent of the Caledonian…

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5000 Ounces of Gold Successful Papuan Miners SALAMOA

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

It was stated before the Royal Commission, which is inquiring into the grunting of the four original leases at Edle Crock, that L. Joubert, who…

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Colliery Staffs' Case Evidence of Mr. McKENSEY SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 4

The evidence of Stanley M'Kensey, superintendent of Hebburn, Limited, Collieries and the Broken Hill Proprietary Collieries, was taken to-day by the…

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Half-inch Screen Coal in New Zealand SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 5

J. T. Pettigrew, of Thomas Brown, Limited, Wellington (N.Z.), agents for the Abermain Scaham Collieries, Limited, on his arrival in Sydney by…

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Coal Tribunal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 3

The district president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) will attend a attend of the Coal Tribunal in Sydney, to-morrow…

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