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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

2,247 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 113

Colliery Staff Appeals. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, Deputy Industrial Commissioner, will on Friday morning deliver his reserved judgment on the appeals against the recent award of the…

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Mine Balance Sheets Audit Welcomed by Owners Mythical Profits? "Give Miners Shock of Their Lives"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 7

"We would welcome it," was the statement of a number of Newcastle coal proprietors to-day, when asked would they have any objection to placing at the disposal of the State Government balance sheets and books for examination…

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Retail Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 8

Sir,—There is a great controversy at the present time in the Press between the Miners' Federation and the colliery owners over, tire price and the cost of…

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Mines Rescue Stations. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 4

The Mines Departments has informed Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., that complaints made of alleged breaches of the Mines Rescue Act in the…

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Finish of the Gold Cup

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 12

The picture shows Mr. Reid Walker's Invershin (Carslake up), first; M. E. de St. Alary's Finglas (Elliott up), second: and Marshall Field's Cing a Sept (Childs up), third…

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The Crisis in the Coal Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 6

IT is certainly time that the Government and the coal-owners and the miners took common action concerning the coal industry of New South Wales. When English coal can be landed in Adelaide 7s a ton cheaper than…

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Heart of Gold Chapter Viii. (Continued)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 5

"Oh, mother, don't you fret, I can stay here a week all right. I'll be all right here Just one week—" "But you must tell them you never…

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Miners Owners Scheme for Balmain Pit SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 7

A committee appointed by the Balmain miners to so into the question of a collective contract scheme of running the colliery will report to a…

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Met Premier Northern Miners' Deputation Appeal for Help Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 7

Stern and dour—faced with an economic crisis of the first' magnitude—over 30 miners from the northern collieries formed a deputation to-day,…

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Coal Crisis Mr. Bavin's Statement Newcastle Unionists Criticism Mr. McNEILL'S APPROVAL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 5

The statement of Mr. Bavin, the Premier, published in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" yesterday, in connection with the coal trade, was commented upon by several officials prominent in the trade union movement in Newcastle…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 7

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Newcastle Victoria Tunnel resumed this morning, butt Aberdare is still on strike. Seaham No. 2 is…

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Aberdare Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 9

Aberdare Colliery entered into its third day of idleness to-day over the dispute which concerns two miners who had drawn "tops" in the cavil…

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Industrial Matters Abermain Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 7

Mr. D. McNeill, miners' secretary, stated yesterday that a conference of the combined Seaham and Abermain Lodges had been convened, and would be held at…

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Northern Miners' Deputation to Premier

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 9

Northern miners and coalfields representatives who waited on the Premier yesterday and asked-for action to be taken to relieve unemployment…

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Visit of Minister for Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 6

Mr. Chaffey, the Minister for Mines, has informed Mr. Connell, M.P., that he will visit Newcastle next Friday. His arrangements are such that he cannot say…

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The Coal Crisis Unemployment in Mines Deputation to Premier Mr. Bavin's Statement Price Reduction Will Solve Problem

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 7

The Premier, in reply, said the Government was doing everything possible to relieve the situation, but added that the solution of the problem was "a substantial and immediate reduction in the price of coal."…

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In Private Premier Meets Miners SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 9

Officials of the Miners' Federation met the Premier in private to-day to discuss problems in the Industry. No report of the conference was…

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Heart of Gold Chapter Ix. (continued)

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 10

Again she knew the sense of disappointment. Again her heart sank and her plucked-up courage died away. Despondently she awaited the…

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Colliery Staffs Decision on Owners' Appeal Award to Stand Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 9

The appeal by the Northern Collieries' Association, the Soutthern Proprietors' Association, the Western Coal Association, against…

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Hardships of Miners Explained by Deputation Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 7

The deputation was introduced by Messrs. Baddeley, Booth, O'Hearn, Connell, and Cameron, Ms.P., and included the following:—Revs. Clarke-Duff and…

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