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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 87 of 92

Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Abermain Nos. 1 and 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 7

Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that he had attended a meeting of the Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge, and was made…

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Idle Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 11

Bellbird colliery, which has been idle since Friday last, owing to trade slackness, has not yet resumed. Lodge official are hopeful that the…

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Miners' Federation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 11

Federation matters concerning Hebburn and Abermain collieries were discussed at a conference between lodge representatives and the…

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Stakes and Cup Great Northern Double Gold Tinge Out

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 11

Gold Tinge, who has been reckoned to have an excellent chance in the Great Northern Stakes, to be run at the Newcastle Jockey Club's Cup…

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Share the Work Three Aberdare Mines Miners' Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 7

An effort Is being made to arrange conference between officials of employees of the three Aberdare pits. In Cessnock district, and Mr. N. J. Clark,…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 5

An important conference was held at the Newcastle. Trades Hall yesterday, the deliberations occupying the whole of the day. This had reference to several of the…

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Severe Burns Accident in Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 5

Adam Miller, 25, living at Cromwoll-street,, New Lambton, a miner employed at Dudley Colliery, had his cheat, face, hands, arms, and legs…

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Coal Reached John Darling Shaft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 5

Cool having boon reached In the B.H.P. Company's new colliery at Belmont-John Darling- a conference was held to-day between the…

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Collieries Affected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 5

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, the chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, stated yesterday that by early next week 90 per cent. of the colleries on the…

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Colliery Deputies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 5

The Colliery Deputies' (North) Conciliation Committee, with Mr. W. F. Read as chairman, will meet at Union Bank Chambers. Newcastle, on December 13, to…

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Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 11

Sir,—I see in the "Newcastle Herald" of December 1 Mr. D. M'Neill, secretary to the Colliery Employees' Federation, giving a review of the working and prospects of…

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Ironworks Tunnel Colliery. Lithgow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 5

Two wheelers were dismissed at the Ironworks Tunnel Collieries because they rode on the skips, and the mine was thrown idle. Owing to the large number…

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Mines Declared Black. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 5

The Sunbeam and Austral coal mines, in the Korumburra district, and all the mines controlled by Messrs. Wallace and Wimpney, of Jumbunna and Outrim…

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Work at the Collieries

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

Owing to the industrial trouble on the water front the working periods of the collieries on the Newcastle and South Maitland fields were very seriously…

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Cessnock Suffers All Collieries Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 December 1927 · page 5

Owing to the shipping hold-up all collieries in the Cessnock District were idle to-day. In ordinary circumstances work for…

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Miners' Ballots Executive and Inspectors

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 December 1927 · page 4

The ballots for president, secretary and treasurer of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation and three district check inspectors will be taken…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 5

Mr. T. Hoare, miners' president, when questioned yesterday as to the effect of the present trouble between the waterside workers and the shipowners on the…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 5

Mr. A. E. Broue, of Sydney, who recently stated that after investigations lasting six months in Germany, with regard to oil from coal, he had purchased…

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Industrial Matters Idle Collieries Owing to Waterside Dispute Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association in a statement to-day, attribute the closing down of the following collieries to the present dispute on the waterfront:…

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Collieries Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1927 · page 10

The Northern Collieries' Association stated yesterday that the following collieries were idle on account of the waterside workers' dispute:—Seaham Nos. 1…

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