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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

2,247 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 113

Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 5

Pelaw Main, Hebburn No. 1 and Hebburn No. 2 collieries were idle to-day owing to slackness of trade. Richmond Main, which was idle on Friday…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 4

Federal sanction having been given to the repeal of the section of the War Precautions Act prohibiting the holding by aliens of an interest in a…

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Pastoral Employees Complaints Against Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 4

Mr. J. Bailey, president of the Central Council of the A.W.U., stated yesterday that complaints had been received from his members that men discharged from…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Convention Organisation Unaltered Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 4

The Miners' Convention, by a decisive vote yesterday decided to retain the present form of organisation, namely, lodges at each nine, a district executive, the…

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Miners and A.W.U. Mr. Bailey's Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 5

Complaints have been made to the Central Council of the A.W.U. that miners discharged from collieries on the northern coalfields have left for…

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U.S.A. Gold New York

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 June 1928 · page 1

Gold worth £5,000,000 was shipped to France on Saturday, the largest shipment in any single day ever recorded…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Richmond-Main and Newcastle Victoria Tunr[?]el resumed work to-day after the rain. Wallarah is still…

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Replace Tribunal Coal Mining Disputes SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 5

A decision by the Miners' Convention, as to whether its future policy will be by direct agreement between the owners and the Federation on a…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 7

Pelaw Main colliery, which has been idle since Friday owing to slackness of trade, resumed work, this morning. Hebburn No. 1. Hebburn. No. 2…

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Miners' Convention. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 4

To-day's discussion at the Miners' Convention which is sitting in Sydney, centred around the policy of the Miners' Federation in general, and the Federal…

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Australian Coal Conservation Policy Needed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley. M.P. and Minister for Mines in the late Lang administration, has been advised that considerable attention was given by the…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1928 · page 6

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

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New Policy Miners' Disputes Abandon Tribunal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1928 · page 5

"This decision of the Miners' Convention will make the rank and file in the mining industry realise more thoroughly their responsibilities with…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Convention Policy of Conciliation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1928 · page 6

The following statement was made at the conclusion of to-day's sitting of the Miners' Convention:—The Convention to-day decided that the…

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Russian Gold Finding Its Way Here A.W.U. Man's Belief Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1928 · page 5

The principal witness when the inquiry into Mr. Lambert's allegations of political bribery was r[?]ed this morning was John Ballcy…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Stockton Borehole is on strike, while Wallarah remains on strike."…

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Miners' Convention. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 4

The Miners' Convention to-day gave further consideration to the question of the organization of the Miners' Federation. and more particularly to the form…

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State Mine in the North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on May 20, Mr. Murray asked Mr. Buttenshaw, the Minister for Works and Railways, whether he would take steps to establish a…

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Miners' Delegates Trade Union Congress

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 9

The returning officer of the Miners Federation (Mr. Halliday) called for nominations to-day for the election of two representatives to attend the…

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British Coal Trade Industry Depressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 4

Depressed conditions continue to prevail in the industry, although during April there was some reduction of redundant supplies and, with the launching…

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