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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 92

Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 5

A combined meeting of Adamstown district members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held in Rawle's rooms Adamstown, on Thursday night. Mr. T…

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Colliery Mechanics Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 5

Mr. Moran presided over a largely attended meeting of the Richmond-Main Colliery mechanics at Kurri Kurri last evening, when the dispute with the…

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Miners' Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 5

Mr. D. Rees, general president of the Miners' Federation, and Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary, who remained in Newcastle yesterday on business connected…

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Wonthaggi Colliery. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 5

The pay at the State coal mine. Wonthaggi, for the past fortnight, distributed to-day, amounted to £18,068 4s 3d. During the same period 27,196 tons of coal…

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Coal Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 5

A return issued by the Department of Mines shows that the coal output of the northern district for the year, divided into quantities produced from the various…

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Lubricating Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 15

The questions of low-temperature carbonisation and coal distillation are usually discussed from the point of view of the production of fuel oil, but an aspect of…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Richmond-main Case Delegate Board to Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 5

The Northern Miners' Delegate Board will meet at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Monday. This will be a special meeting, and has been convened to deal with…

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Miners and Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 9

Sir,—It is apparent that there still exists a misunderstanding in the Richmond Main case between the Miners' Federation and the Colliery Mechanics. The matter…

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Minister for Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, is now in New York. According to a statement by Mr. C. Cruickshank, the Acting Minister for Labour and…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 6

Mr. G. Booth, M.P., has interviewed the Premier relative to increased allowance for members of the miners' organisation who are beneficiaries under the old…

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Burning Tests Coal Clinker Features

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 2

A co-operative investigation for the purpose of determining some property of coal ash susceptible to reasonably accurate measurement in the…

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Port Kembla Coal Loading Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 6

Owing to the waterside workers at Port Kembla demanding "dirt money" at the rate of 3d a ton for coal, and 6d a ton for coke, trade is being driven away…

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Selection Ballots 'Miners Ran Show Too Long' Kahibah Attitude Pit-top Voting Opposed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 5

"The miners have run the show too long in selection ballots," declared Mr. Dolan, at Kahipah Labor Council meeting on…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association's report yesterday was as follows:—"Richmond-Main is still on strike."…

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Mine Fatality Water Bailer's Death Run Down by Skips At Jesmond Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 5

Failing to hear the approach of an oncoming set of skips at Jesmond colliery this morning John Jefferson,…

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Miners' Federation

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

Sir,—There has been a great amount of discussion with regard to the need for reconstruction in the Miner's Federation, and yet whenever a motion comes…

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Miners and Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 7

Sir,—In my opinion, this dispute will affect not only Richmond-Main Miners' Lodge as a unit in the C.E.F., or the Colliery Mechanics' Association, but in due…

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Fall of Coal Mirer's Eye Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 5

While fixing timber at Aberdare colliery this morning, Joseph Fraser, miner, living at Aberdare, was struck on the head by a fail of coal, He…

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Brown Coal Operations in Australia LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 1

Mr. Frank Hodges, tile recently appointed director of the L. and N. Brown Coal Distillation Company, has informed Mr. H. E. Pratten,…

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Northern Collieries

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

The Northern Collieries Association reported yesterday: "Wallarah is idle on account of no empites, while Richmond Main is still on strike."…

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