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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

2,247 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 113

Relief to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 6

Mr. Council, M.P. has brought under the notice of the Chief Secretary, the fact that, in come cases where miners who had been unemployed, had resumed…

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The Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 7

Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, in answer to Lord Cavendish Bentinck, said that no useful purpose would be served by calling a conference of coalowners to discuss…

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Miners and Newspapers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 6

The Aberdare Miners' Lodge, which is a branch a the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, is opposed to the union having power to levy funds…

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Seniority Disputes Mining Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

Seniority disputes have been responsible for Innumerable conferences between the colliery owners and the men…

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Mining Leases Labor Suspended

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

"It acorns Impossible at the present time to expect any great advance along the lines of colliery Investments and the present is probably felt to be…

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Will Be Turmoil Miners and Newspaper MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

When the Australasian Com and Shale Miners' Federation applied for registration of now rules before the Registrar of the Arbitration Court…

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Industrial Matters Mining Outlook Mr. John Brown's View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 6

A member of the Richmond-Main Miners' Lodge, interviewed last evening in reference to Mr. John Brown's alleged attitude towards the miners, said that each…

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Defeding Wages Unions Arrange Conference Miners' Action Big Meeting in Sydney on

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

The first big move in the scheme to mass the whole of Labor's forces in an organised resistance against the attempt to reduce wages predicted by Labor leaden, is to take place in Sydney on Tuesday…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Jesmond had resumed work…

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Miners' Convention

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 11

Sir,—I understand that circulars have been sent out to all lodges comprising the W.I.U of A. calling for nominations for representatives to attend a convention…

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Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 4

The continued slackness in the cool trade will, it is expected, result in a further shortening of hands at the mines in the northern district. It was stated…

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Dudley Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 11

Walter Yates, representing the Dudley Coal Company, Limited, made application for assessment of rent and compensation in the matter of an application for lease…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 4

That the present condition of the coal industry in New South Wales is unsatisfactory, that the mines are capable of putting out a much greater…

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Coal Tribunal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 4

The Coal Industry Special Tribunal will meet in Launceston (Tasmania) on Thursray next, to deal with a log of claims that has been submitted to cover…

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Queens in Gold and Silver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 14

The Afghan Legation, at 31 Prince's Gate, was completely transformed on the occasion of a banquet given by the King and Queen of Afghanistan to their…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Abermain and Borehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 4

Mr. A. Teece, treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that while in Sydney, he, with the officers of the lodges, conferred with Mr. C. M…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 4

The position of the coal trade is again shown by the intermittent character of work on the Newcastle and South Maitland fields. Owing to the holiday for…

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Wallsend Borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 4

An agreement has been finalised regarding the working of Laidley's colliery (now designated the Wallsend-Borehole colliery), which has been closed for…

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British Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 4

According to the "Board of Trade Journal" the output of saleable coal in Great Britain during 1927 amounted to 252 million tons, and compares with 243¼…

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Door Knobs of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 3

A twelve-storey apartment house on Fifth-avenue. New York, known as "the house of the gold door knobs," has been purchased by Mr. Benjamin Winter, a…

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