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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

2,247 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 113

Industrial Matters Teralba Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 4

Many outstanding matters relating to the general agreement covering the Teralba series of collieries were discussed at a conference held yesterday afternoon at…

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Miners' Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 4

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will assembly in Sydney on the afternoon of Tuesday next, to deal with matters affecting the working of the…

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INTERMITTENCY Colliery Engineers Affected to Approach Owners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 7

Members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union employed on tho coalfields, at a mass meeting held in the C[?]ssnock School of Arts last night,…

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New Coal Leases Statement by Mr. Baddeley. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., Formerly the Minister for Mines, and now Deputy-Leader of the Labour party, stated today that he was astonished to notice the…

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Coal Mining Industry Pooling the Produce. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 6

A few minutes before the Labour Conference adjourned tonight, the motion on the business paper relating to the position prevailing in the coal mining…

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New Coal Leases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 6

The protest that has been made by Mr. Baddeley, M.P., against the granting of new coal leases to private companies or individuals will find…

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Bridge Weakened Coal Coy.'s Difficulty

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 5

The railway bridge over Cottage Creek has been weakened owing to the drainage from the dam at the Glebe pit running into the drain…

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Scientific Research Brown Coal Liquid Fuel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. G. A. Julius, chairman of the Commonwealth Council of Scientific Research, returned this week after a tour of Europe and America, during which he obtained…

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Coal Leases Mr. Chaffey Replies to Mr. Baddeley. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 7

"Mr. Baddeley states that his policy was to grant no more new leases, but he omits to mention that he did not give effect to his policy, inasmuch as the…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday; "Pelaw-Main resumed work to-day but Albermain Nos. 1 and 3, and Killingworth remain on strike."…

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Miners' Reorganisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 7

Sir,—There is a move to try and "white ant" the scheme of reorganisation drawn up by the northern district delegate board. It is not perfect, we knows, as there are…

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Abermain No. 1 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 4

The executive officers of the Northern Miners' Federation hove been in touch with the manager of the Abermain No. 1 Colliery with the object of arranging a…

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Coal From Greymouth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 13

Owing to the very dry season, the flow of water in the river at Greymouth has been greatly reduced, with the result that the bar channel has been…

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Coal Leases Mr. Baddeley Replies Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., replied to-day to the statement made by Mr. Chaffey Minister for Mines, regarded the new coal leases…

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Road Romance Copper Mine Re-opened Old Prospector's Tales

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 7

Mining in South Africa still has its romance. This is shown by the rediscovery of an old copper mine in the Richtersveld plateau. The mine, known…

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Soviet Gold Many Nations Claim It Transhipped at Sea London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 6

Soviet gold, worth £1,040,000, in on its way to Bremen by the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer, Dresden, and may be transferred to another…

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Mine Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 5

Messrs. T. Hoare (president) and A. Tocce (treasurer) of the Northern Minors' Federation conferred with the superintendent of John Darling…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 5

Richmond Main Colitery was Idle to-day, owing to trouble with the mechanics. The men turned out to work, but had to return home. Hebburn…

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Russian Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 5

The story of the transhipment of gold to the value of £1,000,000 in mid-channel at midnight reads like an olden time incident of smuggling and piracy…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Killingworth resumed this morning, but Abermain Nos. 1 and 3 remain on strike. Wallarah is idle…

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