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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 90

No Abrogation of Powers Mr. Curtin on New Coal Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—New National Security regulations designed to prevent stoppages in the coal industry will be gazetted to-morrow. They were approved by the Executive Council to-night and sent to Sydney for signature…

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Bevin's Appeal to British Coal Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—"Vital days lie ahead of as and if everybody works with a will victory is possible much sooner than…

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Conference On Mine Powder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) will attend a conference at Abermain No. 2 colliery office to-morrow to discuse the question of how much…

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Delegate Boards and Coal Agreement

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Western Delegate Board will meet on Wednesday and the South Coast Delegate Board on Thursday to…

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Now Penal Offence Unauthorised Coal Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday.—National Security regulations forbidding stoppages in the coal industry were gazette yesterday. It is now a penal offence for…

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Threat to Hold Up Mines Abermain Enginemen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

A representative meeting of the enginedrivers and firemen of the South Maitland coalfield unanimously decided yesterday that,…

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Manpower Wastage in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 2

Wastage in the Use of manpower at collieries through youths and young men being engaged on unproductive work is to be considered by…

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Miners Objected to Congestion in Bus, Went Home

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Five miles from the Invincible Colliery 35 men travelling by bus from Portland to work, held an informal meeting…

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Miners' Claim for Increase

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 3

Evidence in support of the claim by Miners' Federation for an increase of 6d a ton for shooters and fillers on machine-cut…

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Coal for the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 4

Sir,—The measures taken by the Prime Minister and the leaders in the mining industry are in my opinion, correct. There will be people…

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Enginemen's Officers Told Not to Attend Coal Board Hearing of Dispute at Abermain No. 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Officers of the Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association had been instructed not to attend a meeting of the Central Coal Reference Board to-morrow, the Organiser (Mr. H. Sutherland) said to-night…

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Western Miners Ratify Coal Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Western Board of Management of the Miners' Federation to-day endorsed the agreement reached between the central and district…

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Miners Stole Wolfram

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 4

MARID, July 29.—A gang who bought wolfram at low prices from miners who stole it from the mines near Corruna has been arrested. The…

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10 Idle Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The New South Wales mines were die or partially idle to-day, but no stoppage was due to a strike provoked by industrial issues…

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Opposition Wants Coal Code Reviewed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The executive of the Opposition parties to-night charged the Federal Government with…

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Coal Board Claims and Decisions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

The Chairman of Newcastle Coal Board of Reference (Mr. J. Connell) yesterday granted a claim from Pacific miners' lodge that a youth employed as a sidier…

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Resumption Ordered at Abermain Judge to See Tests of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Central Coal Reference Board to-day directed that the management of Abermain No 2 colliery should open the mine at 11 o'clock to-morrow night and that the striking enginedrivers return to work on…

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Coal Control Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 2

Three important points are missed by the criticism of the Federal Opposition parties' executive that the new coal control…

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Pelton Mine Idle To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 3

Two hundred miners who returned from Pelton Colliery this morning claimed that a question of safety was…

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R.a.f. Raids German Coal City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 1

LONDON, July 30.—The R.A.F. raided Saarbrucken, capital of the industrial province of the Saar, last night. A strong force…

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