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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

2,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 143

Attack on Miners Mr. Holloway's Resentment Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 7

Mr. E. J. Holloway, the Secretary to the Trades Hall Council, this evening contended that the recent statements by the Rev. Hagenauer at the Presbyterian…

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40,000 Ton Order Coal From England S.A. Decision Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 5

As it proved impossible to obtain from the N.S.W. Ministry any assurance that there would, in the near future, be a reduction in the price of…

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Miners' Statement

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 3

In an official statement on behalf of the committee, the president (Mr. Hoare) said that the greater part of the committee's time had been taken…

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Queensland State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 3

Apprehension appears to exist in the Rockhampton and Hartley districts (Q.) that the closure of the State coal mine at Styx River will take place shortly,…

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The Coal Deadlock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 8

The condition of the Newcastle district to-day—almost entirely brought about by the partial stoppage of the coal industry—necessarily occupied a…

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Sulphur Problem in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 15

The clinkering of the ash a furnace does not always vary directly with the sulphur content of the coal, states J. F. Barkley, in Technical Paper 436, recently…

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Miners' Committee Mr. Sutherland's Attack

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 9

The Northern Miners' Management Committee continued its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall. Messrs. A. Reece, District Treasurer,…

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Good Support W.A. Unions Help Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 8

"I have received encouraging reports from Mr. James. M.H.R. and Mr. Smith, M.L.A., who are in west Australia on behalf of the northern…

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Mine Explosion Four Killed; 20 Gassed Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 9

One European and three natives were killed outright, and 20 seriously gassed, when a case of gelignite exploded in the Nourse mine, on the outskirts of…

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Mayor's Plea Sees Miners About Conference Wire to Buttenshaw Management Committee's Statement

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 3

The Northern Miners Committee of Management concluded its deliberations to-day. Prior to its adjournment, the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Wheeler) conferred with the members about the preliminary conference…

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The Coal Crisis Reorganisation Necessary Appeal For Conciliation President of Chamber of Commerce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 9

Sir Arthur Duckman, one of the British Economic Mission, when in Newcastle at the end of the year, forecasted a crisis in the industry, and impressed on everyone…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

Wallarah Colliery is at present working well, and but for rough weather preventing boats from loading, would have had full time this fortnight, instead of 9 5/8 shifts…

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Industrial News Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

Eleven days, which was full time for the fortnight, was worked by nearly all of the unassociated collieries. Work at the associated pits remained suspended…

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Miners' Committee Ald. Wheeler Attends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

A three-days' sitting of the management committee of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation concluded at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Saturday…

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Gold at Hill End

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

Hill End which at one time was one of the richest goldfields in Australia, has long since joined the list of worked-out areas. But as is the case with nearly all…

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Coal Stacks Now Being Lifted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

The lifting and shipment of the coal at Part Waratah has been commenced. There are upward of 110,000 tons in the stack lying in that part of the…

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Coal Wages Reply to Mr. Weaver "Reason to Distrust"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

"If we are to set down to a handful of rice to capture the foreign trade. I'm not going to be a party to it. We are fighting for the white…

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"A White Man's Standard" Union View of Coal Crisis "Conspiracy To Defeat Justice" Government's Sincerity Challenged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

Declaring that he would advocate the suggested reduction in wages if it were proved conclusively that colliery proprietors were not making more than 2/ a ton profit on coal, Mr. Hugh Sutherland, State Organiser for the Federated…

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Stone-dust in Mines Deputation to Weaver Miners' Objection

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 5

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) will confer with minors' representatives from the northern, southern and western districts in…

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Small Collieries Operating at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 4

Among the non-associated mines at which full time is being recorded during the idleness of the associated collieries is Wallsend-Borehole, formerly Laidley's…

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