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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

2,247 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 113

Fall of Coal Accident at New Greta

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 5

William Scarlett, miner, of Greta, suffered a fracture of both bones of the right log, when a fall of coal occurred in the New Greta Colliery…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 7

Sir,—In Mr. Johnston's last reply, he states, "I am of opinion that Mr. Longworth's letters will get us nowhere." The same can be said of Mr. Johnston's…

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Coal Contracts Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 5

Mr. H. E. Morton, the former Melbourne city engineer, hut who is now one of Sydney's three Civic Commissioners, expressed the opinion to-day that a judge…

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Industrial Matters Kandos-coomber Colliery Minimum Wage Agreement. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 5

Great dissatisfaction was expressed at to-day's session of the Miners' Convention, when details were given of an agreement that had been reached with the…

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Miners' Convention Relief Pay for Strikers Reduced Rates Fixed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 5

The question of relief pay for members idle during endorsed stoppages occupied the attention of the Miners' Convention to-day. After a long discussion the…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 6

A meeting of the members of the Wallarah Ledge is to ho held on Thursday to consider business in connection with the Colliery Mechanics' Protective…

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Teralba. Pacific Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 9

At a special meeting of the Pacific miners, held in the School of Arts, Mr. A. Hayden presiding, the following motions wore carried:—(1) That the…

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African Mining Labour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 7

A message from Capetown, states that the president of the Chamber of Mines, in his annual report, severely criticises the Mozambique agreement, whereby the…

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Industrial Matters Miners and Co-operation Decisions of Convention. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 6

The value of closer unity between the industrial movement and the co-operative movement has been recognised by delegates to the Miners' Convention…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Wallarah is still on strike, but Bellbird resumed work this morning. Richmond Main and Pelaw Main…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 4

It is notified that relief pay will be distributed to members of the Burwood Extended Lodge to-morrow, at Rawle's Hotel, Adamstown, at 2.30 p.m…

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Colliery Staffs' Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, Deputy Industrial Commissioner, will, to-morrow, preside over a conference in chambers, in connection with appeals by the Northern…

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Railway Coal Supplies. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 4

Last week. Mr. Booth, M.P., made representations to Mr. Buttenshaw, the Minister for Railways, protesting against Stanford-Merthyr Colliery not having…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Convention. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 4

The Miners' Convention continued its sittings at the Trades Hall to-day. When an adjournment was made at half-past five o'clock, until tomorrow morning, it…

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Broken Arm Coal Carter's Claim "Carted Beer"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 9

George Watson proceeded against D. Kelly. L. Myers and T. Lysaght, proprietors of the Lily Rose mine, Wallsend, before Judge Perdriau and…

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Colliery Staff Appeals. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 6

In the hope that some settlement could be reached between the parties. Mr. E. J Kavanagh, Deputy Industrial Commissioner, to-day called a conference of the…

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Wallsend. Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 5

Of a total of about 140, working days during the half-year which ends to-morrow, the Wallsend Colliery has only worked 52¾, and the employees are again…

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Glebe Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 9

The half-yearly meeting of Glob Miners' Lodge was held on Monday, Mir. V. Parker presiding. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Mr. V…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Convention Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 6

After sitting for fifteen days, the Miners' Convention concluded its deliberations at the Trades Hall to-day. To-day's proceedings lasted only a few hours, and…

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Wages Problem "Line of Least Resistance" Miners' Demands

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 5

"The colliery proprietors are not solely to blame for the high price of coal," said a Newcastle man, interested in the coal trade,…

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