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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 90

Fruit Allowed to Rot Growers to Approach Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 2

Reporting to the Hunter District Fruit pond Vegetable Growers' Association upon a tour of northern districts, the Secretary (Mr. C. F. K…

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Miners Stay at Home for Easter

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 3

Any other Easter the coalfields world have been deserted. This year, although regular trains leaving the area were crowded, a…

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New Shelter Wanted by Coal-trimmers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 3

A request that the building of a new shelter shed, dining-room, and bathroom for coaltrimmers be expedited has been made to…

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Miners Criticise Senator

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

Elrington miners' lodge has decided to protest to the Minister of Munitions against the action of Senator Large in ignoring the Cessnock…

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Hebburn Miners Accept Terms

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

Hebbum miners to-day accepted the agreement drawn up at Thursday's compulsory conference for a settlement of the dispute…

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Hebburn Miners Meet To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

The meeting of Hebburn No. 2 Miners' Lodge, which was to have been held yesterday to receive the terms of settlement of the…

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Six Killed by Floating Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

LONDON, April 5.—A dispatch from Istanbul states that a Turkish sailing vessel brought into a Turkish port a floating mine which it…

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Stop Press Penalty Rate for Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 1

The Chairman of the Coal Reference Board (Mr. Justice Drake Brockman) to-day decided to grant employees on…

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Industrial News Work at the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 4

More man 20 of the largest collieries on the Northern field worked fulltime in the fortnight, which was reduced to nine days owing to the…

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All Mines Are Expected To Work To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: Present indications point to a general resumption in coal mines to-morrow, with the possible exception of Old Built,…

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State Mine Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—At the State Mine at Lithgow and at Hermitage a section or the men arc said to have objected to the enforced…

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Five Mines Idle in State To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Five mines, including Bulli, were idle to-day, involving a production loss for the day of 4650 tons…

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Industrial News Bulli Mine Dispute Reports to Ministers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Reports on the dispute arising out of alleged pay deficiencies at Old Bulli coalmine, New South Wales, have been…

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Miners Interested in Fruit Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 2

He was very interested in the statement by the Secretary of the Bunter District Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association (Mr. C…

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Miners Against Linking Two Aberdares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 5

Aberdare Extended Miners' Lodge last night rejected the proposal to link up the two collieries Aberdare Central and Aberdare Extended, with…

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Solution to Mining Unrest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 4

Sir,—In a reply to my letter in the issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on April 3, Mr. Gregory Forster endeavours to make out a…

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Mine Stoppage Two Lodges Differ on Link Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 3

A stoppage of work to-day at Aberdare Central Colliery followed a decision last night by Aberdare Extended…

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Stop Press Mine Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 1

Sydney.—The secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) said this afternoon that the secretary of the…

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Mr. Ward Wants Federal Control of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Government control of the coalmines was to-night suggested by the Federal Minister for…

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11 Mine Disputes Yesterday Five Were in South

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 4

Nine mines were idle in New South Wales yesterday and there were partial stoppages at two. Northern mines involved were…

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