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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 90

Mr. Ward Still Wants Mines Nationalised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

LITHGOW, Monday.—Coinciding with the arrival on the Western field to-day of the Federal Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward), now on the…

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Coal Troubles Parliament Debate on Position

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Action by the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Baddeley) to bring about peace and harmony in the coal-mining…

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Coal Regulations Operating, Says Mr. Curtin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 1

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Monday.—"The regulations are operating to-day as the law demands," the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said to-night when questioned about stoppages on the coalfields…

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Retirement of Miners Pension Clause May Be Suspended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 2

The possibility of the compulsory retirement clauses of the Miners' Pensions Act being suspended in the Northern Coalfields was considered by…

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Gold Salute Returned to Mr. A. Cooper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Mr. Alan Cooper's 10,000-guinea purchase. Gold Salute, recently leased to the Werribee trainer, Steve Murphy, has…

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Penalties to Be Enforced Miners' Board and Hold-ups

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 2

The Northern miners' policy of penalising members held to have been responsible for unauthorised hold-up is to be enforced. Where…

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Wilson, Mhr Says He Is Satisfied Government's Handling of Coal Position

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Confidence that the Federal Government was doing everything possible to overcome, the coal position…

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Caledonian Collieries' £11,597 Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—After setting, aside an undisclosed amount for taxation, and £47,108 for depreciation and amortisation. Caledonian Collieries Ltd…

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Improve Underground Mine Transport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day that he would send the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines to the…

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Criticised by Miners' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 4

A charge that the Secretary of Northern Collieries Ltd. (Mr. H. Gregory Forster) was creating disharmony between employer and employee was made…

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Gold Salute Returned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE.—Steve Murphy, who lensed Gold from Mr. Alan Cooper for 12 months some weeks ago, has returned the horse. The lease…

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Transport in Mines Chief Inspector's Mission

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Provision of transport for underground employees in New South Wales collieries is being…

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Industrial News Miners' Ballot Postponed Mr. McBlane's Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided yesterday to postpone until its next sitting in three weeks the ballot for the…

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Not Likely to Act Commission and Coal Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Though the newly amended Regulations which give the Coal Commission power to put striking miners into the…

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All Mines in the State Were in Production To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: All mines in New South Wales, including Wongawilli on the South Coast, where 15 wheelers defied the coal control regulations by striking yesterday, are at work to-day…

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Mr. Ward Reports All Coal Disputes Settled Congratulated by Prime Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) telegraphed a report to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to-night, stating that all coal disputes had been settled. Mr. Curtin replied with a telegram of…

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Maitland Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 6

Maitland Coal Board of Reference yesterday dealt with a claim from Bellbird miners' lodge concerning "dip yardage," The Chairman (Mr. J. Connell)…

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Coal and Party Politics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 2

There have been rumours that the Government's failure to maintain full production in the coal industry has inspired political…

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Mine Owner's Death From Injuries

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 2

James Bone, 60, colliery proprietor, of Morgan Street, Adamstown, who was injured at Buttal Borehole Colliery on April 17, died in…

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All Mines Are at Work

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: For the second day in succession, not one coal mine in the State was reported idle to-day because of industrial…

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