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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,884 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 70 of 95

May Turn More to Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The problem of coal supplies to Victoria had become very critical and disturbing, said the Premier (Mr. Dunstan) to-night…

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Burwood Mine Will Resume To-morrow; Inspection Planned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 2

An announcement that Burwood Colliery would resume operations to-morrow was made after the Northern Miners' Board of Management had…

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War May Delay the Implementation of Mining Reforms

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 2

War conditions may delay the implementation of some of the amendments to the Coal Mines Regulation Act which became effective to-day. The amendments are of an extensive nature. They concern…

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Miners' Women's Auxiliary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 6

The national conference of the Miners Women's Auxiliary will be held in Sydney on November 8 and 9. The Northern district, of which Mrs. H. Scanlon is Secretary, will be…

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Pneumatic-tyred Mine Cars

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 5

Had the equipment not been taken over by the Government when it arrived in Australia recently, shuttle cars of a design unknown in…

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Mines to Pay Black Hill Road Costs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 5

The President (Cr. L. F. Monkey) reported to Tarro Council yesterday that an agreement had been signed with the proprietors of collieries using the Black…

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Miners Object to Some Provisions of New Code for Safety

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 5

The new code for the health and safety of coal mine workers in New South Wales, introduced yesterday when the Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Act became operative, is, on the whole, regarded with keen satisfaction by miners, but there are certain…

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Industrial News New Member of Miners' Board Mr. Chapman Replaces Mr. Bowden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 5

On the ruling of the District Returning Officer (Mr. J. B. Simpson), Mr. R. Chapman, of John Darling Lodge, was elected yesterday a member to represent…

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Mr. Anlezark Clears Miners' Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

Mr. C. Anlezark, one of the signatories to an allegation that miners' officials had been guilty of collusion with an owning company when the 1940 strike…

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Miners' Pensions Will Be Law Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddely) said today that the Coal and Oil Shale Mineworkers' Pension Bill had now passed through…

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Mine Owners' Complaints to Be Probed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Submissions made to him that because of the war, coal mine owners cannot comply with all the requirements of the Coal Mines…

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Miners' Lodge's Plan to Stop Petty Stoppages

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

Action to prevent the stoppage of work through the holding of pit-top meetings was taken to-day by Stanford Main No. 2 Miners' Lodge…

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Greater Powers for Local Boards Miners Press Demand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 4

The 11-point plan drafted by the Chairman at the Central Coal Reference Board (Judge Drake-Brockman) to guide procedure at reference board meetings is not satisfactory to…

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New Committees for North Conciliation for Mining Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

Conciliation Committees under the State Industrial Arbitration Act have been reconstituted, with members as follows—…

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Miners' Pensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 2

The passage through the State Parliament of the Mineworkers' Pension Sill is a measure of social justice and economic wisdom which is long…

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Discuss Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 2

Recommendations were submitted by the Coal and Shipping Sectional Committee of Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday regarding the shipment…

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Information About Miners' Pensions

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 3

Appeals for information in respect to the application of the Miners' Pensions Bill inundated the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) on his…

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Radio Records on Miners' Pension Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 2

A deputation representative of the coal-fields discussed with the Chief Secretary and Minster for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) last night the miners' pensions scheme…

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Seek Visit of Coal Board Officer

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 2

At its meeting yesterday the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce decided to write to the Commonwealth Coal Board asking that an executive officer…

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Mine Dispute at Elrington

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 3

A stoppage of work to-day at Elrington Colliery is to be cited to the Coal Board by the lodge as an instance of where production could have…

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