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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

2,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 104

Humours of the Arbitration Court When Popeye the Sailor Piped Up (General Vice-President of the Miners' Federation.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 9

I have been requested to pen a few humorous expressions heard in the Court proceedings on the coal dispute. The record covers the presentation of the case to His Honor, Judge Drake-Brockman, the Full Court proceedings, the Board of Reference…

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Miners' Meeting at Adamstown

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 5

A section of the big crowd which attended the miners' aggregate meeting at Adamstown. The men carried a motion in favor of a resumption of work. Inset is Mr. Hoare, President of the Northern Miners' Federation…

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Speer's Point Miners' Aggregate Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 5

Some of the miners who attended the Speer's Point aggregate meeting. Inset is Mr. H. Scanlon…

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Miners' Cause Supported Speakers Urge Working Class Unity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 8

Several speakers spoke from the shelter of an umbrella. Slight showers did not interrupt them. Every speaker offered support to the miners on behalf…

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Mines Ready for Work in Queensland Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 6

Nothing would be placed in the way of resumption of work at the earliest possible date, said the industrial representative of…

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Federation Awaits Next Votes Statement by the Miners' Secretary

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 6

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) said this afternoon that the result of voting in the South and West, where meetings will be held to-morrow, Victoria where a meeting will be held on Friday, and the voting in Queensland…

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Issue Still in Doubt in North Mixed Vote Given at Miners' Meetings Other Districts Decisions Must Be Awaited

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 5

Until the votes in the South and West and Victoria are taken, it will not be possible to say whether the Miners' Federation decision is to continue the strike or not. The Northern Federation meetings in the aggregate did not give a clear-cut…

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Mine Engineers' Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 5

Colliery engineers at a meeting at Cessnock to-day discussed their attitude towards a resumption of work. There was lengthy consideration of…

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Coal Supples for Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 7

A want of coal for [?]eating the schools is to be made by the Education Department and it was said at last night's meeting of the Hamilton…

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Adamstown Miners Vote on Strike . . . . . Rainstorm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 5

VOTED IN FAVOUR of returning to work. Miners leaving Adamstown Theatre yesterday after being addressed by Mr. Hoare and voting for a return to the mines. THE NORTHERN MINERS'…

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Qld. Miners Will Work To-morrow BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 5

Everything is now ready for more than 2000 members of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union to return to work to-morrow…

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What Miners Said at Meetings Searching Questions; Some Blamed Leaders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 10

Searching questions about finance, the craft unions' attitude, and free labour, and many other vigorous comments, including' criticism of the leadership, were made at all meetings. ADAMSTOWN…

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Coal Shortage at Lithgow Lithgow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 7

Gas users who complained to the acting manager of the Municipal Gasworks yesterday about the low pressure were informed that cool stocks…

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Price of Gold at Mint Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 6

For gold lodged at the Mint yesterday the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10/18/3 per ounce fine, Sovereigns are £2/0 each…

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Deputies Will Return with Miners Do No Maintenance Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 11

The South Maitland Deputies' Association decided at Cessnock yesterday to return to work when members of the Miners Federation resumed…

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Rumania Seizing Gold of Poland Bucharest, May 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 9

The Rumanian Cabinet is seizing the Polish gold, which was deposited with the Rumanian National Bank, at the time of the German invasion…

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Fewer Men in Coal Industry To-day Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 11

The growth and decline of employment in the coalminig industry in New South Wales is shown in figures tables by Mr. Spender, representing the Minister for…

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Dismissed Broken Hill Miners Bill to Guard Rights for Compensation SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 10

Compensation rights for mineworkers, who lost their employment at the Broken Hill mines recently through no fault of their own, are contained in a bill to…

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Northern Miners Mark Time Vote Interpretation Is Awaited Enthusiasm for Strike Is Waning

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 7

Two days after the taking of the vote in the North the coal strike issue is still undecided to-day, despite the swing against resumption at meetings in the South and the West yesterday…

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Most Mining Companies to Pay Wartime Tax Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 9

Belief that meeting companies would be subject to the general excretion from the wartime excess profits tax, announcement by the Treasurer (Mr. P. C. Spender) last…

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