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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 90

Miners' Confidence in Inspector

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 3

A motion of confidence in the miners' check inspector (Mr. W. H. May has been carried by Abermain No. 2 Miners Lodge…

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Ruling on Miners' Pensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Unemployed mineworkers engaged on casual war work are not subject to contributions to the Miners' Pensions Fund. This ruling has been…

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Tax Credits for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

The Commissioner for Taxation, has advised Mr. Booth, M.L.A., that unemployment relief and social services tax certificates showing credits due…

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No Party Affiliation For Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

A request by the General Secretary of the Official Labour Party to reaffiliate was rejected by the Northern Board of Management of the…

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Against Work on Saturday Miners' President Explains Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Federation is definitely against Saturday work or the institution of an afternoon shift for production…

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Drastic Penalties for Pit-top Meetings Miners to Be Fired For First Offence, Then Expelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

DRASTIC PENALTIES, ranging from heavy fines to expulsion, will be imposed on Northern miners' lodges which…

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New Guinea Goldfields Towns Hit

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—Goldfield towns in New Guinea have been bombed again by the Japanese. The 64th RAAF war…

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Miners and Socialism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

Sir,—In reading Rev. Mr. Churchward's article on the Cessnock miners. I was much intrigued by his statement that the miners were…

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Gold Salute Impresses at Mentone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Gold Salute was outstanding among workers on all tracks to-day. He surprised track watchers at…

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All Out for New Record for Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Minuter for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley), presiding over the Coal Miners' Pensions Tribunal to-day…

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Youths Who Went on Strike Fined by Miners' Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

Six youths who caused the idleness of Maitland Main Colliery yesterday will be fined on instructions from the Northern Miners' Management Board. The decision to invoke Monday's resolution forbidding…

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Water in Boot Causes Mine Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—All mines were working in New South Wales today. A practical joke caused a small…

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Judge Withholds Decisions on Coal Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Judge Drake-Brockman told the Central Coal Reference Board to-day that he had reached decisions on hours and overtime in the coal mining industry but did not propose to announce them while there was the possibility…

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Striking Youths Fined £5 Miners' Disciplinary Measure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

The first step to discipline members who do not observe and respect federation decision was made yesterday when the Northern Board…

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Return of Pensioned Miners Tribunal is Favourable

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Pension Tribunal will give favourable consideration to applications for miners retired at the age of 60 to return to work providing a shortage of labour exists…

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All Mines Hard at It To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—All coal mines in N.S.W. are reported to be working to-day. About 10 clipper boys who went on strike at Mount…

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Industrial News Coal Board Sat at Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

To prevent interference with production and to have a quick decision to avoid prolonging a dispute, Maitland Coal Board of Reference sat at…

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Miners' Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

Nominations for the position of Vice-president for the unexpired portion of 1942, the vacancy for which has been caused by the retirement of Mr. W…

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Miners' Pensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

Sir,—After reading all the demands for action instead of words, by some of our officials, it is a pity that someone does not see…

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Miners' Leader Appeals to Men, Owners, Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—"There are still too many petty stoppages in industry which lay machines idle, and the cause of these stoppages are…

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