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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 92

Miners' Council Meets. Sydney

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

There was a full attendance of delegates when the Central Council of the Miners' Federation commenced its sitting in Sydney to-day. As there is a…

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John Brown's Coal Stealing Charge at Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 5

A charge of having stolen two sugar bags of coal, valued at 2s, from J. and A. Brown's collieries, was preferred against two employees at Kurri…

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21 Mines Idle Trimmers' Dispute Deadlock Reached Port at a Standstill

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 5

The coaltrimmers' holdup at Newcastle cranes has thrown nearly 10,000 miners out of employment…

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Maitland District Idle Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 6

A few collieries fortunate enough to have some empty waggons on hand worked yesterday, and all others in the Maitland-Greta district were idle. Following…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 7

In view of a few of the miners having secured temporary employment elsewhere, an amended roster has been drawn up for the underground work necessary to…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 4

Mr. A. Tecce, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday, in connection with the Hebburn No. 2 tops agreement, that an inspection of the…

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Coal Hold Up Position Hopeful Parleys Commenced More Mines Thrown Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 7

Although negotiations yesterday failed to reach a basis of settlement for the dispute between the coal trimmers and the Port Hunter…

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Colliery Staffs' Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 4

The Colliery Staffs Conelliation Committee, which is meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. F. W. Road, will resume its sittings in Sydney on June 7, 8 and 9,…

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Miners for Seale

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 7

There is no doubt about the northern miners' attitude in the A.L.P. faction fight. They are strong supporters of the…

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Miners' Board Delegates Sit Again

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 7

When the Miners' Delegate Board resumed to-day the result of the recent conference in connection with the Teralba group of collieries was…

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Trimmers' Dispute Miners Seriously Affected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 4

The negotiations which were in progress yesterday for the settlement of the trimmers' dispute at Newcastle ended in a deadlock. Certain proposals…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Newcastle Victoria Tunnel and Wallsend are still idle. Collieries idle on account of the trimmers'…

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Delegate Board Court of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 6

The Miners' Delegate Board concluded its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch, presided,…

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Compressed Air in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 8

It is common knowledge that for mining operations compressed air has many advantages, including safety and the provision of additional cooling and…

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Industrial Matters. Miners' Federation Central Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 6

Many matters, principally of a domestic nature, were dealt with at to-day's sittings of the Central council of the Miners' Federation…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Hobburn No. 2 Killingworth, Waratah, Aberdare Central, Aberdare South, Abordare, Rothbury,…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 6

Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation accompanied by the officers of the Hebburn No. 2 Lodge, inspected the colliery yesterday,…

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Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 4

Converting the dollar into pounds sterling correctly the United States Treasury and Federal Reserve Banks were officially reported on March 26 last as having in…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 3

Due to the dispute on the waterfront, the amount of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was very small. The whole of it,…

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Australian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 12

The references to New Zealand coal made by Mr. J. T. Pettigrew, a representative of the Abermain Colliery, made on his return to New South Wales, have not long…

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