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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 92

"To Smash Us" Mechanics' Charge Alleged Miners' Aim Organiser at Aberdare

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 6

Colliery mechanics employed at Aberdare colliery expressed surprise at the action of the Miner's Federation. In sending an…

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Synthetic Petrol Australian Coal as New Source German Prediction Our Plant Growths May Be Used

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 1

Australia will soon be able to produce, all its petrol from coal, declares a German scientist. He is at present explaining his method to American chemists, and says that besides its great coalfields, Australia…

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Bryantville Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 6

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, stated on Saturday that a settlement had been effected of the dispute between the…

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Colliery Mechanics Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 5

Mr. T. R. Pondlebury, newly elected president of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, presided at the annual meeting of the association is St. Mary's Hall…

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Colliery Mechanics Election of Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, held at Maitland on Saturday night, the following officers were installed:…

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Miners and Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 3

Sir,—In Thursday's issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" is a report of an interview by a representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" with Mr. H…

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Miners' Secretary Nominations Asked For Brennan's Successor

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 7

In accordance with a recent Miners' Delegate Board decision the returning officer (Mr. Les Halliday) to-day called for nominations to fill the…

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Coal Stacks Blaze Put Out With Buckets

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 4

After firemen had put out a blaze in the reserve stack of naval coal at Tighe's Hill yesterday afternoon, they had a second call to a similar…

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Late Mr. W. BOWER Former Mayor of Wallsend Miners' Leader

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 5

The death occurred at Kurri yesterday of an old northern coal-mining identity, Mr. William Bower, at the age of 75 years…

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Industrial Matters Miners and Mechanics Reference at Labour Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 5

A feature of to-day's session of the A.L.P. Unity Conference was an attack on the Colliery Mechanics' Assication by Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary to…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 5

Mr. L. Halliday, returning officer of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, yesterday issued the following aircular to the various lodge secretaries:—…

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Five Entombed German Mine Collapses Huge Crater Bologne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 1

Heralded by ominous rumblings, explosions wrought havoc at the Auguste Victoria No. 3 mine in the Rhur. Following the explosion, the whole…

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Mining Discoveries Rich Lode Near Taree Claim Pegged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 6

Mining, the discovery of outcrops of metal, the pegging out of claims, have been storied and dramatised much that to find an instance of a…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Richmond Main is still on strike. Abermain Nos. 1 and 3 were idle yesterday on account of a…

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Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 7

A meeting of representatives of the four Aberdare Lodges met in conference at Cessnock last evening, when certain grievances were discussed, including the…

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Colliery Inspections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 11

Messrs. I. Hoare, district, and G. Foreman, local check inspectors, made an inspection of Gunnedah Colliery, Gunnedah, last week, and reported as follows:—Main…

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Dust in Coal Mines Its Most Prolific Source

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 7

A report lately issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines states that the melt prolific source of coal dust in coal mines is dry undercutting of the coal. It was…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 7

Mr. A. Teece, northern district miners' treasurer, said yesterday that a claim had been lodged recently before Mr. C. Hibble, on behalf of the Stockton-Berehole…

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Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 7

It is reported from Cologne that the whole of the pithead plant of the Augusto Victoria Mine in the Ruhr disappeared in a crater 220 yards deep…

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Mining Research Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 7

The British Safety in Mines Research Board recently opened its new Research Station near Buxton, says "Engineering." The station is designed and generally…

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