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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

2,247 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 113

Pulverised Coal Experiments on Ships LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 1

The Secretary for Mines, Commodore Douglas King, stated in the House of Commons to-day that palyerised coal was being used on land on…

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Union Congress Importation of Coal Australian Industry Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 4

Speaking at the Australian Traded Union Congress to-day, Mr. D. J. Davles, Miners' Federation, N.S.W., brightened the proceeding in…

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Is There a Rift? Northern Coal Association Selling Prices

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 4

Taner circles of the coal trade are disturbed because certain members of Northern Collieries' Association have broken away from the…

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Coal Trade Conference Question Statement by Mr. McDONALD SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 7

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, replied this afternoon to the statement of Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P…

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"Not Sold a Put" Government Coal Order Would Not Pay Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 7

The Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Buttenshaw) referring today to the complaint that the Greta Coal Mining Co. had not opened up…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Richmond-Main has resumed work. Bellbird is idle on account of a funeral."…

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Elrington Colliery Overwinding Accident Certificate Returned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 6

His Honor Judge White and two assessors, Messrs. J. G. Hutton and H. Wilks, sat on an inquiry in a Court under the Coal Mines Regulation Act at the East…

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Free Coal Broadmeadow "Rush"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

People living in the vicinity of the railway engine sheds at Broadmeadow reaped a harvest to-day. when a large quantity of coal was condemned by…

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Position in Queensland Miners' President's Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 5

Discussing problems confronting the mining industry, Mr. C. Kilpatrick, president of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Federation, said there had been…

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Weston Bankrupt Caused by Idle Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 10

Erie Vivian North, storekeeper, of First and Station streets. Weston, told the register in bankruptcy (Mr. Perry) at Newcastle Bankruptcy Court…

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Colliery Staffs Appeal Against Award Arguments Begun Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

The hearing of the appeals by the Colliery Proprietors' Association in connection with the award governing members of colliery staffs, was…

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Heart of Gold Chapter L

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 5

Seven o'clock was striking when the door at the side of Madame Sabina's hat shop was pushed open and Doreen Mallory came out on the pavement…

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Coal Cut Forerunner of Inquiry? Charlton's Hope

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

Referring to the statement issued yesterday by the chairman of the Northern Colliers' Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald). Mr…

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In Secret Coal Conference Resumed SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

The conferences between the Government, employes and employment in the coal industry, which were arranged by the Minister…

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Won't Vote Miners' Senate Ballet Signing Trouble

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

A special instruction issued by the secretary of the A.L.P executive (Mr. Bird) to the effect that every voter had to sign his name…

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Coal Prices for Railway Requirements. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 5

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, made a statement to-day regarding the tenders for coal for railway requirements…

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Miners' Conference Aberdare Central Men's Case Distribution of Work

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

Final arrangements have been made for convening, at Cessnock School of Arts on Sunday morning, of a conference representative of all the…

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Relief Coal Contract Mr. Buttenshaw's Denial. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 5

At a conference of representatives of the unions of the coal mining industry, held at Kurri Kurri on Monday, a strong protest was entered against a relief coal…

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Pulverised Coal Experiments for Sea Use. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 5

Colonel Lane Fox, the Parliamentary Secretary for Mines, stated in the House of Commons that pulverised coal was being used on land on a commercial basis,…

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Coal Industry Conference to Resume. Question of Concessions Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 5

It is expected that the coal mining conference, called at the instance of Mr. E. H . Farrar, Minister for Labour and Industry, will resume its sittings within…

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