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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,884 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 95

Coal Ration Is Criticised by County Council Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

A policy of Government encouragement to stimulate coal production was advocated by members of Sydney County Council to-day in comment on…

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Peace in Coal Industry Miners' Leaders Qualify Statement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 4

Employers must refrain from direct action, too, if the miners were to honour their pledge that the Miners' Federation would refrain from direct action,…

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Injured at Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 7

Gavin Stephenson, 44, of William-street, Cessnock, a miner employed at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck by a fall of coal yesterday and received an injury to…

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Increase Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Members of the Sydney County Council to-day urged that the Federal Government should take steps to increase coal production in New South…

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Injured by Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 4

Herbert Douglas, 50, of Swansea, received severe injury to his spine and contusions to the left shoulder when he was struck by a fall of coal at Wallarah…

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Miners Express Concern Adoption of Pensions Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation expressed concern to-day at Press statements that constitutional difficulties…

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To Press for Miners' Pensions Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 3

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation has decided to press for the introduction of the recently-recommended…

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Industrial News Mining Mechanics Stanford Main No. 1 Complaints

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 6

After discussing complaints in connection with Stanford Main No. 1 colliery, a meeting of Kurri Kurri District of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association on…

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Mines Off Iceland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 8

WASHINGTON, March 5. A.A.P.—Navy hydrographers have warned mariners of three dangerous areas established off the east coast of Iceland. No details were…

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Southern Miners' Board Appointed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Members of the Southern District Reference Board, under the Coalmining Industry Employment Regulations, were appointed to-day…

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Miners' Board to Meet on

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Board beginning next Tuesday will be the last held at the Trades Hall, for the Northern…

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Miners Stop Work Until Reference Board Decides

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 3

First hitch in the North affecting the new Reference Board machinery for dealing with disputes occurred today when Hebburn No. 2 miners…

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Satisfy Industry's Needs Policy of Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Replying to criticism by Cr. Cramer, of Sydney County Council that it did not seem to have occurred to the Commonwealth Coal…

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Engineer Killed In Mine; Brother Of M.H.R.

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 3

Tripping in the path of a falling beam, Herbert Watkins, about 49, of Skelton Street, Hamilton, an engineer and former mine manager, was…

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Coal Shortage in Shanghai Shanghai

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 1

Shanghai Municipal Council, owing to a coal shortage, authorised the power company to make an immediate reduction of 30 per cent. in electricity…

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Miners' Delegates to Labor Council Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 3

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day elected Messrs. G. W. S. Grant (general secretary) and E. Ross delegates to the New South…

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Penalty Clause in Miners' Holiday Award Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

The central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day adopted a suggestion by the President of the Victorian District (Mr. I. Williams) that the…

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Gold Salute's Good Trial Cup Candidates Impress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Gold Salute, In the outstanding trial at Caulfield this morning, covered half a mile in 48 seconds on the course…

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Holidays Minus Penalties Miners Urged to Keep Up Agitation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 10

SYDDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to urge on all districts and branches the continued necessity for agitation on the…

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Mine Manager's Death Mr. H. V. Watkins Crushed by Balk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 8

Herbert V. Watkins, 49, of Skelton-street, Hamilton, mine manager, was crushed by a heavy balk yesterday morning and died a few hours after admission…

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