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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,884 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 95

Miners' Board Coal and the War Situation

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 2

By resolution of the Northern Miners' Management Board to-day the Minister for Labor and National Services (Mr. E. Ward) and the Minister for…

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Coal Production Boost Promised

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY: All the cooperation necessary to stimulate coal production in New South Wales was promised to-day by the Minister for Mines (Mr…

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John Darling Mine to Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 3

John Darling Colliery—centre of a dispute which threatened to spread to the two other B.H.P mines and interfere seriously…

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Collie Miners Want War Loading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Representatives of miners at Collie (Western Australia) will meet the Minister for Labour on Thursday and ask for a war loading. The deputation…

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First Cheque in Miners' Pensions Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 2

A public function at Cessnock is likely to be arranged to mark the handing over of the first cheque which will be paid under the miners…

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Southern Mines Will Be Idle for a Day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 3

WOLLONGONG,—Mr. f. Lowden Southern District Miners President armounced to-day that all mines in the district will be idle to-morrow for…

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SETTLE U.S. Coal Strike Mr. Roosevelt Asks Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 1

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—The strike of 53,000 United States coalminers, called by John L. Lewis, the labour leader, is seriously threatening the continued…

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Big Loss in Coal Production If John Darling Dispute Is Not Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 3

If the John Darling dispute is not settled and extends to the other B.H.P. mines in the Newcastle district—Burwood and Lambton B—loss in coal production…

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Miners' Holidays

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Air Mail).—Staggered holidays are to be taken by more than 100,000 South Wales miners. Individual collieries will make…

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Aberdare Miners to Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

Faced with the ultimatum that the mine would not be prepared for work again till they first gave the undertaking that they would…

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Miners' Pensions Board Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY.—An estimate of the funds required by the Coalmine Workers' Pensions Fund from November 3. 1941. to June 30. 1942. will be considered…

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Question About Coal Production

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Action by the State Government to prevent stop-work meetings of miners and other interruptions to coal production was…

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Mining Mechanics' Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

Matters of interest to members at Bellbird. Stanford Main No. 1 and Cessnock No. 2 collieries were yesterday discussed with the managements…

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Coal Owners' Appeals Cause Unrest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 6

CANBERRA.—The Minister for Labor (Mr. Ward) agreed with Mr. James (Lab., N.S.W.). in the House of Representatives yesterday, when he…

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New Timbering May Follow Mine Tragedy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 3

Investigations which have been carried out at Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery following the death there on Monday of a miner. Civil Beckett, may…

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Western Miners May Stop Hospital Payments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 6

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—The Western branch of the Miners' Federation has informed the Minister for Health (Mr. Kelly) that it intends recommending to…

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Pelton Miners' Lodge Officials Visit Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

Officials of Pelton Miners' Lodge and the miners' check inspector (Mr. W. H. May) visited Sydney to-day to ask the Mines Department to enforce…

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£40,000 Cheque for Miners' Pension Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY: The spectacle of the Premier (Mr. McKell) presenting a cheque to the Deputy Premier (Mr. Baddeley) was seen at Parliament House to-day…

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Invite Ministers to Explain Coal Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Federation will invite the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) and Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) to visit the Northern coalfields…

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Lewis Will Not Open U.s. Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Grim-faced John L. Lewis. President of the United Mine Workers' Federation, entered the…

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