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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 92

Industrial Matters Colliery Mechanics Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 4

Mr. T. R. Pendlebury presided at the delegate board meeting of the Colliery Mechanies' Association last week, in the absence of the president, Mr. J. E…

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Victoria's Brown Coal London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 5

Mr. Rochm, who has returned from Germany, informed the Australian Press Association that his mission has been most successful…

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Newcastle Coal and New Zealand Railways. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 5

Mr. J. T. Pottigrew, of Thomas Brown and Son, coal merchants, Wellington, who reached Sydney from Wellington by the steamer Tahtti to-day, said, in the course…

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Sanitation in Mines Aberdare Extended Lead Miners Pleased

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 9

Sanitation in mines has been one of the alms of the Miners' Federation for nearly 20 years. The district treasurer (Mr. Teece)…

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Industrial Matters Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 4

The Coal Industry Special Tribunal will sit in Sydney on Monday at 2.30 p.m. to deal with the appeal of the Colliery Mechanics' Association against the decision…

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Matches in Mine Cessnock Youth Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 9

On the complaint of Mr. Idris Evans, manager, George Conquest, a youth, was charged, before Mr. Cleeve, P.M., at Cessnock Police Court to-day,…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 7

A conference was held yesterday at the Aberdare Extended Colliery office between Messrs. 1. Hoare, district cheek-inspector of the Miners' Federation, W…

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Mine Electricians. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 7

By direction of Mr. J. M. Baddeley (Minister for Mines), an examination for certificates of competency as mine electrician was held at the Technical College,…

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Shotfirers' Claims Miners to be Asked to Help

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 5

Shotfirers on South Maitland coalfields have requested the whole of the miners' lodges to appoint delegates to attend a meeting at Weston on…

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New Find New Guinea Gold SALAMOA

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 5

A new "strike" is reported near Kinnear Quasang, three days' journey from Salamoa. Several miners have left to…

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Caledonian Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 4

The secretary of the Maitland deputies states he received a letter yesterday from the superintendent of the Caledonian collieries, setting out that the company…

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Miners' Central Council

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 7

The District Treasurer of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. Teece) said to-day that a meeting of the Miners' Central Council would be…

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What Will Miners Do?

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 7

Newcastle Labor men are anxious to know what attitude the Northern Miners' Federation will adopt towards the new conference called by the…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 4

Mr. A. Tecce, treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that the executive had received from Messrs. I. Hoes, district check inspector, and V…

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Coal Tribunal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 4

The Coal Tribunal met again in Sydney to-day, to continue the hearing of the case in reply to the claim for higher rates for miners in the Western district of…

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Mine Conferences Aberdare South Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 7

A conference was held this afternoon at the colliery officers concerning matters in dispute at Aberdare South colliery…

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SEAHAM No. 2 MINERS Shortage of Working Places

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 7

A serious position has arisen at Seaham No. 2 colliery. It is expected that four pairs of miners will be cavilled out owing to…

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British Coal Strike Effect on Welsh Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 5

The effects of the seven months' strike of colliery workers is clearly reflected in the reports of Welsh colliery companies which have been issued lately (says…

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Aberdare South Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 6

A conference to deal with the dispute which exists at Aberdare South Mine regarding an employee who was party employed as a waste examiner and party at…

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Resumed Work Aberdare Central Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 5

Aberdare Central colliery, which was idle yesterday, owing to the demand of waggon fillers for dust wages, resumed work this morning…

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