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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 90

Coal Production Wells on Rights of Nation

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 2

This is a question of 7,000,000 people of this nation having some right to say that they will get the…

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Miners' Leader on Victory Needs and Post-war Planning

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 2

We all agree that the immediate problem is to win this war, because without success in that direction, then the question of future planning will be of no avail. During the last few days, the war has taken a new…

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Miners Endorse Motion to Continue Work Leaders Stress Nation's War Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 3

Miners' aggregate meeting yesterday at nine centres in the North adopted a resolution to continue full production and confine the Millfield Greta dispute to that mine. Leaders made strong appeals to lodges to observe the…

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Prime Minister Intervenes Judge to Call Conference on Coal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) intervened yesterday in the Millfield Greta mining dispute. He has arranged for the Chairman of the Central Reference Board (Judge Drake-Brockman) to call a…

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Miners And War Effort Appeal By Man With Three Brothers In AIF

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 3

Jack Barrett, an Aberdare Central miner, made a dramatic appeal at the Cessnock aggregate meeting yesterday for a full…

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Werris Creek Mine Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 4

The Northern Miners' District Check Inspector (Mr. J. Sneddon) returned to Newcastle yesterday after an inspection at Werris Creek mine where…

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Former Miners' Leader Dead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

MR. T. ('BONDY') HOARE former Northern President of the Miners' Federation, who died yesterday…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 5

The Commonwealth Bank will announce to-morrow the price to be paid for gold lodged at the Mint are £3/8/ each…

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All Northern Mines to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 1

Northern miners will not cease work to-day as a mark of respect to the former District President of the Miners' Federation, Mr. T…

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Mr. Beasley's Plain Talk to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Implications in a protest against supply shortages put the Government in an impossible position, the Minister for Supply (Mr…

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Two Mines Idle in the North

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

A recurrence of the old dispute at Maitland Main Colliery over the seniority of youths was responsible to-day for a…

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Industrial News Coal Board Decisions Reserved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 4

The Chairman of Maitland Coal Board (Mr. J. Connell) yesterday reserved his decisions on claims submitted by Hebburn No. 2 and Elrington miners' lodges…

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Gold Salute-beaulivre Enter for Njc June Plate

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 4

By "Valais": Doomben Newmarket fancies, Beaulivre and Gold Salute, have been nominated for the June Plate at Newcastle next Saturday. Owners of both horses are eager to race them here before going north…

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Death of Mr. D. McGEACHIE Big Part in Mining Development

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 2

Mr. Duncan McGeachie, a former General Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries Ltd., Newcastle, died at his home, Toronto, yesterday…

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Industrial News Maitland Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 4

Matters in dispute affecting Abermain No. 1 and Kalingo collieries were considered by Maitland Board of Reference yesterday…

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British Miners' Delegates Urge Wage Rises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON, June 23.—The national delegate conference of miners unanimously accepted recommendations of a board of investigation for…

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Three Mines Idle in the North

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 3

Three mines were Idle In the north to-day—Elrington (290 men. 1000 tons), Hebburn No. 1 (550 men. 1700 tons), and Millfield…

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Gold Salute Leaves To-night For Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 4

(By "Valais") Gold Salute leaves for Brisbane to-night. His owner. Mr. A. E. Cooper, would have liked to race Gold…

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British Miners Accept Proposed Wage Increases LONDON. Tuesday (AAP)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 1

Wage Increases, proposed In a Government Committee's report, have been accepted by a national conference of the…

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Coal Code Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 3

The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Wells) and the General Secretary (Mr. G. Grant) will attend a conference of presidents and…

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