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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 72 of 90

Strike-free Week In North And South Coal Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—All coal mines in NSW are working to-day, completing a strike free week in the north and the west…

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Coal Record Is Expected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Record coal production for this fortnight is expected, in view of the fact that there has been only one strike this…

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Miners in Usa Leave Cio

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday: After an impassioned plea by John L. Lewis (President), a convention of the United Mine Workers'…

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Miners' Case on Holiday Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE: By a majority of three to two, the Full High Court to-day held that the Commonwealth Arbitration Court had no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from an order made by…

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Mines Rescue Men Award Superintendents Give Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Evidence by superintendents of mines rescue stations was submitted to the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. J. Council) to-day…

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Miners Want Coal Act Amended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) had advised that the request to insert a new clause in the Coal Mines Regulations Act to cover timbering in…

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Miners' Tobacco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 3

LITHGOW, Friday.—As a result of a conference on the tobacco supply for miners a plan was formulated and sent to the Minister for his…

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Machine Coal Award Resented

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 4

Polaw Main Miners' Lodge decided at its last meeting to express resentment at the recent award given by the Chairman of the Northern Coal Boards of…

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Miners Win High Court Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Full Bench of the High Court ruled to-day that the Commonwealth Arbitration Court had no jurisdiction to…

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Strike-free Week in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—"If the miners continue to work as they have this week, which was with strike free in the north and west with only one strike…

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Mines, Shipping Companies Questions by Mr. D. Watkins M.H.R.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.—A comparison of accidents, fatal and minor between colliries controlled by steamship companies and thoose…

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Control Board to Govern Nz Coal Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 3

AUCKLAND.—All the Wolkato mines are to be governed by a Control Board for the duration of the war…

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Borehole Miners Join Federation

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 3

After a lapse of two years, Stockton Borehole Miners' Lodge will rejoin the Miners' Federation. The decision to rejoin the…

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Compulsory Retirement Of Mine Workers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 3

An application to the Miners' Pensions Tribunal by colliery owners to have clause 5. which refers to compulsory retirement,…

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Nominated for Miners' Executive Positions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 4

Pelaw Main miners' lodge has nominated the Secretary (Mr. T. O'Toole) for the position of Northern District Vice-president, now occupied by Mr…

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Machine-cut Coal Rates Resented

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 3

Members of Pelaw Main and Richmond Main miners' lodges had expressed resentment that they had not been included in the…

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Will Rejoin Federation Stockton Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 2

By 79 votes to 7. Stockton Borehole miners decided yesterday at a special meeting to rejoin the Miners Federation. The decision will be…

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N.Z. Control Of Waikato Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday.—Regulations for the control by the State of the Walkato coalmines will provide for a board consisting of the…

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Uniform Rate Urged for Machine-cut Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 4

Early action should be taken to introduce uniformity in the principle of rates for shooting and filling machine-cut coal so that Pelaw Main…

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Neath Colliery Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 2

Neath colliery was idle to-day for the second successive day because of the untrafficable condition of the bush road over which…

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