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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 81 of 92

Glen Ayr Colliery

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

Mr. A. Teece, treasurer of the Northern Miners' Federation attended a meeting of the Glen Ayr Miners' Lodge on Thursday, following which a conference…

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Colliery Explosives Behaviour of Gases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1927 · page 7

A series of papers by J. E. Crawshaw and G. W. Jones, of the United States Bureau of Mines, give an account of investigations at the behaviour of gases…

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Queensland State Mines

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

In the Queensland Legislative Assembly Mr. Jones, the Minister for Mines, stated that the average cost of producing a ton of coal at each of the State coal mines…

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Resume on Monday Aberdare Central Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 November 1927 · page 5

After an idleness of a week, it is expected that Aberdare Central colliery will resume work on Monday. Horses which were brought to the…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 5

Only two collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields recorded full time of eleven day for the fortnight ended on Saturday last and about half of the mines…

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Where Is It? Baddeley's Mining Report Miners Curious

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 3

Officials and members of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation want to know if the Nationalist Government has "scrapped" the…

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Talk of Fight Coal Miners' Position Secretary's View "Men Not Mercenaries" LITHGOW

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 5

Is a big up[?]aval rooming in the coalmining industry of the State? According to Mr. D. J. Davies,…

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Five Ballots Miners' Officials Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 3

During the next few weeks ballots for all the positions in the Miners Federation will be finalised. Among the most important are the…

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More Migrants Under Salvation Army 300 Colliery Families (Australian Press Association.) CAPETOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 5

The steamer Vedic, flying the Salvation Army Flag, arrived at Capetown yesterday, en route to Australia. She carries 650 emigrants, including…

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Loads of Gold Shipments to Brazil LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 7

Gold to the value of £2,500,000 has been shipped by New York bankers to the Brazilian Government, to be fallowed in a few days by a £5,000,000…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Redhead remains on strike, but Lambton has resumed work on the old conditions."…

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American Coal Mines Experiments in Rock-dusting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 5

Mr. J. O'Toole, general secretary to the Federated Society of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders, has received a communication from the executive of the…

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Glen Ayr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 4

Mr. Tecce, miners' treasurer, stated yesterday that be had been in communication with the central excentive of the federation coneerning the stoppage at…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 4

Mr. D. M'Neill, secretary to the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, will attend a conference in Sydney to-morrow with reference to certain…

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Colliery Managers' Examination. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 5

An examination for certificates of competency as manager and under-manager under the Coal Mines Regulation Act was held at Newcastle on 25th-28th ultimo…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 4

Mr. A. Teece, treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that a conference arranged by Mr. J. M. Baddeley would take place in Sydney…

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C.E.F. BALLOTS Seaham No. 1 Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 6

Following is the result of a ballot held at seaham No 2 colliery for position of general secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation:—…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1927 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Redhead was still idle…

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Wallarah Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 November 1927 · page 7

The district secretary of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. D. McNeill) went to Sydney to day to attend a conference concerning…

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Idle Collieries Cessnock Trade Slackness

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 November 1927 · page 9

Owing to slackness of trade Abermain No. 3. Stanford Merthyr No. 2. Cessnock No. 3 and Neath collieries, in Cessnock district, were idle to-day…

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