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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 90

Two Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 2

Separate falls of stone were responsible for injuries to mines at Stockton Borehole colliery yesterday…

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Soldier on Arson Charge Bloomfield Colliery Cottage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 4

Finding that a cottage on Bloomfield colliery property had been maliciously set alight by Noel Arthur Potter, a soldier, on July 11, the…

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Mr. Grant Expects Coal Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—All New South Wales coalmines are expected to be working to-morrow. Transport problems which held up…

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Manager to Be at Mine To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Permission to allow the manager of Pelton colliery to return to Cessnock to allow the mine to open to-morrow was given…

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All Mines in State Are at Work

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Every coal mine In New South Wales In working to-day. Indications point to a record output of coal this week…

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Accidents at Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 6

James Duffin (50) miner of Gallagher Street, Cessnock was struck by a load of props when a skip coped to-day at Aberdare…

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Miners' "Outstanding Record"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—Those who and called loudest for action against the miners recently should now pay a tribute to them, the Miners'…

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Coal Bridges at Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 4

East Lambton Progress Association decided last night to ask that the coal bridges between Lambton and New Lambton be demolished…

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"Miners Not Getting Tobacco Increase"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Additional tobacco supplies being sent to meet shortages on some Australian coal, fields were not reaching the miners,…

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State Mine Earns Small Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Following the reconstruction of the controlling committee at the State-owned coalmine at Lithgow, a deficit of £16,000 has…

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All Mines Work for Second Day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY—For the second day in succession all coal mines in NSW were working to-day…

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Pelton Prosecutions Evidence in Case of Four Miners Is Heard

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 3

The hearing of the charge under the National Security (Coal Control) Regulations, against Arthur Davies, Charles Norley, William Roxby and James Lambkin, all of Bellbird, was continued to-day before Judge Drake-Brockman…

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For Big Stack of Coal Accommodation at Northern Port

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 2

Accommodation has been provided at Northern port for the stacking of 250,000 tons of coal. It is for the Commonwealth Coal…

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Overseas Ships Carry Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Premier of Victoria (Mr. Dunstan) said at the Premiers' Conference that unless something was done…

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Men's Say in Mine Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The miners' General Secretary (Mr. Grant) expressed pleasure at the decision to give employes of the State mine at Lithgow…

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Miners' Shovels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) said to-day he had received word from the Assistant…

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Uninterrupted Coal Production

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

U[?]ted production has been maintained in northern coal mines for the past four days. All collieries were at work again…

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All Mines Work for Fourth Day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—All coal mines are working in NSW for the fourth successive day to-day, and it is believed that a record output of…

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Short of Needs Railway Coal Tenders

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The New South Railways wanted 2,580,000 tons of coal for the next 12 months, but obtained offers of only 1.943.500…

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Chocks in Mines Unsafe Inspector's View at Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 5

In the interest of safety, the use of chocks, instead of sprags, should be discontinued, Inspector Davies, of the Mines Department, told the…

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