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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 82 of 90

Miners' Pay At Pelaw Main And Richmond Main

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 November 1942 · page 3

The question of the earnings of contract miners, which did not reach the rale paid to first class. shiftmen at Pelaw and Richmond…

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Miners' Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 November 1942 · page 2

The northern miners president and vice-president (Mesors. H. Scanlon and W. McBlane) attended three conferences with…

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Conference On Work For Mine Pensioners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 November 1942 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Executive will confer with representatives of the colliery proprietors at Newcastle to-morrow regarding…

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Miners May Act Restore Bookmakers' Licences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1942 · page 2

The committee which controlled the patriotic race meeting at Bellbird is concerned over the cancellation of the licences of the bookmakers who…

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Miners Approve Inquiry But Not Personnel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1942 · page 4

A special meeting of the Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation yesterday carried a resolution approving the decision to hold…

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Stirring Appeals by Servicemen to Miners in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 November 1942 · page 3

Stirring appeals, based on their own experiences in naval and land warfare, were made to-day to Newcastle miner's, metal workers and lamp manufacturers by members of the mobile service unit which is in Newcastle to stimulate…

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Northern Miners Have Invested £25,000 In Loans

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 November 1942 · page 2

The northern miners have invested £25,000 in Government war loans. In addition. £230 worth of War…

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Miners Urged to Support Loan Board Invests £10,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1942 · page 2

On the recommendation of the District Secretary (Mr. Simpson), the Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation decided…

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Six Collieries Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—By the stoppage of six collieries to-day, the number of unauthorised stoppages on the New South Wales coalfields since the…

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Mine Conferences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 4

The miners' Northern President (Mr. Scanlon) and Vice-president (Mr. McBlane) attended a conference at Lambton B colliery yesterday morning. A…

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Minister to Inspect Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 2

To-morrow, as Minister for Mines. Mr. J. M. Baddeley will walk down Aberdare Extended Colliery and see the tunnel ways…

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Loan Appeal to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 4

Miners at John Darling colliery were an attentive audience for members of the Austerity Loan mobile unit yesterday…

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Must Keep Mines Working

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 2

"Remember that the very basis of our national task to supply the arms and equipment for our forces is coal, and more coal. There must…

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Plans for Miners on Pension

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 2

Plans for the re-employment of pensioned miners were discussed to-day at a conference of owners' end miners' representatives…

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Use Coal Sparingly to Avert Rationing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Appealing for the greatest possible economy in the use of coal, electricity and gas, the Coal Commissioner…

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Miners and Coal Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It is understood that the Coal Commission inquiry will be resumed next Tuesday…

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Metropolitan Mine Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY: Metropolitan Mine is idle through a dispute concerning the starting time of a road cleaner and waterer…

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Transport in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley was at Coalcliff colliery to-day for a conference between the employers and employees on…

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Three Mines Idle in North

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 4

Three mine stoppages in the north to-day involved more than 1000 men. Coal production lost was 3200 tons…

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Mr. Baddeley Inspects Mine at Aberdare

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) become closely associated with the practical side of his portfolio this afternoon when…

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