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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 92

Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 5

The Coal Tribunal will sit on Monday at 2.30 p.m., in Sydney, to hear the appeal lodged by the Colliery Mechanics' Association against the Queensland…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 6

Mr. J. Iceton, district check inspector, and Mr. J. Sneddon, deputy check inspector, report that they examined 10 jig section of Stockton Borehole Colliery on…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 5

The coal on hand at Wallsend Colliery, when underground operations were interrupted by the inrush of water from the scene of the big subsidence at Easter, has…

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Mother Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 8

Down in the deepest depths of my heart, Enclosed in its inner shrine. Too sacred for the crowds to see…

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Idle Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 8

Abermain No. 2 Colliery, also Neath and Cessnock No. 2, were idle to-day. Slackness of trade and shortage of waggons are said to be the cause…

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Coal by Electricity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 5

Picture a mine equipped and run by electricity where coal is extracted in the modern scientific manner, with the maximum of economy and efficiency, and the…

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Down the Mine Lazzarini at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 6

During the visit of the Chief Secretary (Mr. Lazzarini) to Cesenock yesterday, he inspected, both on top and down below, the Aberdare…

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Shipping Hold-up Coal Trimmers' Dispute Cranes Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 6

Following the coal trimmers' dispute yesterday afternoon, Newcastle coal shipping was at a standstill to-day…

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Too Many Thefts Maitland Company's Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 3

For having stolen ten shillings' worth of coal, the property of the Maitland Gaslight, Company, Michael Ford, 67, was fined £3, with £2 2s…

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Coal Hold-up Several Vessels Idle Trimmers' Dispute Meeting This Afternoon

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 5

Hopes that the cool trimmers would resume work this morning were fruitless. The port is practically at a…

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Colliery Ambulances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

Respresentatives of the employees concerned, recently interviewed Mr. Skelton, M.P., and pointed out to him that at at least one colliery on the northern…

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Serious Hold-up Coal Trimmers' Dispute Mines May Be Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

There was no alteration to-day in the coal-trimmers' dispute, and coal shipping is practically at a standstill…

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Industrial Matters Colliery Mechanics Appeal Dismissed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

The Coal Industry Special Tribunail, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Bibble, sat in Sydney to-day in connection with an appeal by the Colliery Mechanics'…

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Long Sitting Big Meeting of Miners Delegate Board

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

A formidable looking agenda paper waited miners' representatives who attended the meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board to-day…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Richmond Main, Shortland, Bellbird Redhead, Hebburn No. 1. Waratah Burwood Lambton,…

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Cardiff Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 7

Work will be resumed to-morrow at Cardiff-Borehole Colliery which has been idle for nearly two months, owing to the slackness in the coal trade of the port…

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Coal Trimmers' Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 7

No change has taken place in connection with the coal trimmers dispute. The adjourned meeting of the members was held yesterday, and although it…

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British Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 7

Mr. Baddeley, the New South Wales Minister for Mines, after touring the British mining districts, and descending twenty collieries, said in an interview…

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Colliery Mechanics' Claims Compulsory Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 7

A compulsory conference, summoned by Mr. C. Hibble, the chairman of the Mechanics' (Coal Industry) Special Tribunal took place in Sydney to-day regarding a…

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Miners' Delegates Board Sitting Continues

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 5

There was again a big attendance of delegates when the sitting of the Miners' Delegate Board was resumed this morning…

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