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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

2,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 75 of 104

Miners Seek to Meet Owners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Management Board is seeking a conference with mine owners in the north to discuss the new award, and to frame an…

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Northern Miners' Board Discuss New Building To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 6

The President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) said last night that the Board of Management would discuss today the proposal to…

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Coal Trimmer Killed in Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

John Graham, 52, of Phillip Street, Balmain, a coal-trimmer, fell 25 feet into the hold of the coal hulk Swallow off Longnose Point in Snail's Bay…

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Discuss New Award Miners Seek Conference With Owners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Board of Management in Newcastle yesterday decided to seek a conference with all mine-owners in the North to discuss the new…

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Define Lodge's Position Miners' Official to Attend Borehole Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 5

Three members of the Northern Miners' Board of Management will attend meeting of Stockton Borehole lodge to-night to discuss the issue of five…

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Miner Killed at Hebburn by Fall of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

Stephen Sault, 65, a miner, of Appleton-avenue. Weston, was killed when struck by a fall of coal at Hebburn No. 1 Colliery to-day…

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Speeding Up the Mining of Copper Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

Every effort is being made to speedup local copper production so as to make Australia independent of supplier from South Africa and the United…

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Coal Contracts of Railway Dept. Higher Rates Secured by Collieries Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

Orders for 1,659,815 tons of coal, at a cost of £1,198,282, were announced to-day by the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan). The aggregate is the largest coal order placed…

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Compulsory Mine Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

The Additional Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. E. J. Kavanagh) presided over a compulsory conference at Newcastle Courthouse to-day…

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Miners and Arbitration

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

"The Miners' Federation is seriously consideration complete disassociation from the exiting arbitration machinery." says the miners' official organ…

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Miners to Build Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 6

Tenders will be called immediately for the erection of a hall for the Northern District of the Miners' Federation on land adjoining Newcastle Trades Hall…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 4

PRICE OF GOLD.—The Commonwealth Bank yesterday fixed the price of gold ledged at the Mint on Tuesday at £10/12/6 an ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/8/11 each…

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Mining Accidents at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

Four mine workers were injured in accidents at Cessnock district collieries this afternoon. James Davis, 65, miner,…

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Fined £15,000 for Hoarding Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 7

LONDON, August 28.—Lcon Pandeli Argenti, of Guildford, an ex-Director of a merchant bank, the name of which was kept secret, was fined £15,000 at…

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Hebburn Miner Killed in Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 6

Stephen Sault, 65, a miner, of Appleton-avenue, Weston, was caught in a fall of coal in Hebburn No. 1 colliery yesterday. He received injuries to the…

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Miners and A.L.P. "Board True to Form"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 10

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) ruled out of order at a meeting of the Board of Management…

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Industrial News Instruments for Check Inspectors Detect Gas and Damp in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 10

To detect carbon monoxide and fire damp in mines, the Northern Miners' Board of Management yesterday decided to purchase instruments, at the cost of…

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Collieries Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 11

Aberdare Extended and Maitland Main collieries resumed yesterday. Bellbird colliery is expected to resume this morning. The pit was again idle…

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Cessnock Three Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 11

Martin Hafey, 41 of Harris-street, Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare colliery, received an injury to his right hand when he was jammed by a skip…

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Durham Miners Support State Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 11

Durham miners' lodge decided to call upon the Board of Management of the Miners' Federation to continue its affiliation with the suspended State Executive…

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