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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,884 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 78 of 95

Coal Conveyor Belt "No Tenable Objection"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 2

There could be no tenable objection to the erection by the Commonwealth Coal Board of a coal conveyor belt at Port Waratah, especially as the equipment…

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Fisherman Finds Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A fisherman who was working in a sea lane near Port Phillip Heads to-day discovered a floating mine…

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Cessnock Mines Resume Work

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 4

Pelton and Stanford Main No. 2 mines both resumed operations to-day. Disputes in each case have been settled…

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Miners' Pensions Contribution Rates Fixed To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Miners' Pensions Commission to-day fixed the rate of contribution by mine workers to the pensions scheme at…

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Miners Back at Work in John Darling

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 3

Miners went to work again at John Darling Colliery to-day, following the adjustment of the dispute that yesterday laid the…

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Oil From Coal and Munitions: Move at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 4

Cessnock A.L.P. is to make further bids for the establishment on the coalfields of an oil from coal plant and munition works…

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Lambton Miners to Resume

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

Miners at Lambton colliery. Redhead who went home yesterday because of a dispute, decided last night to return to work to-day. This was announced by the Secretary (Mr…

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Reference Board for Shale Miners

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

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Arrangements are practically complete for the establishment of a shale oil industrial reference board to cover Glen Davis and other shale mines in New…

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Miners' Pensions Contributions Begin November 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday—Payment of contributions levied on mine workers and coal owners under the Miners' Pensions Act will begin on November 10,and…

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Supplies of Coal for S. Australia

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 3

CANBERRA.—Arrangements have been completed for the supply to South Australia of 20,000 tons of coal a week…

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Cessnock A.L.P. Wants Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 2

Federal and State Parliamentary Labour Parties and the executive of the State A.L.P. will be urged by Cessnock branch of the A.L.P. to establish a plant…

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Mine Subsidence Premiums

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 4

An officer of the Mine Subsidence Board will be at the former council chambers Liewellyn-street, Merewether, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to-morrow to receive premiums…

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Central Miners Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 3

Aberdare Central miners were back at work to-day after their one-day stoppage. The stoppage was due to a dispute…

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Miners Hear the Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 3

Mine workers at Richmond Main colliery heard the Melbourne Cup broadcast. A Portable wireless set was at the colliery gates…

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Aberdare Central Miners' Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 2

Nominations by Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge for lodge and district Dositions are:—Local positions: President. Mr. H…

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Price of Gold

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

The Commonwealth Bank fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Tuesday at £10/14/ per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/3 each…

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Coal for Southern States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Arrangements had been completed to supply South Australia with 20,000 tons of coal a week, providing the necessary shipping was…

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Miners' Award Hearing on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 7

The hearing of the Miners' Federation claim for a new general coalmining award will be resumed before the Central Reference Board on Monday…

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Plan for Reserve of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 3

CANBERRA: Plans for a cooperative scheme between the Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments, the Coal…

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Miners' Wives to Confer on Eviction Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY,—Measures to combat the eviction of miners' families, especially in the Lithgrow district, will be considered at the annual conference of…

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