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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 83 of 90

Big Gold Stores At Dakar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, Nov, 25.—Control of French West Africa gives the United Nations access to 1,000,000,000 dollars worth of gold. It has been…

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Inquiry Into Mining At Beresfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 5

The investigation by Mr. R. Kelsick into the working of Kent collicry as far as it has affected or is likely to affect the surface of…

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Work for Retired Miners Census Planned On Men Available

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

To make arrangements for the reemployment of miners who have retired under the Mineworkers' Pension Act, a census will be taken immediately to…

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Miners' President Backs Army Merger A.W.U. Organisers Declare Opposition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 3

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) last night declared himself in favour of the…

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Bellbird Miners' Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 3

The secretary of Bellbird Miners' Lodge (Mr. G. Russell) retained his position in the half-yearly ballot. By 221 votes to…

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Coal Reference Boards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 4

Northern Coal Reference Boards dealt yesterday with claims by Pacific, North Wallarah, and Millfield Greta miners lodges. The Pacific case was…

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Mine Idle Through Lamp Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 4

Northern Extended colliery was idle yesterday because of complaints over the shortage of carbide lamps. The mine will resume work to-day…

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Baddeley's Plan for Hydraulic Stowage of Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 3

The levying of a penny a ton on coal to pay the cost of hydraulic stowage in collieries where pillars are extracted was…

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Prevent Coal Waste Mr. Baddeley Wants Hydraulic Stowage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley), following his inspection of pillars in No. 8 west section of Aberdale Extended colliery yesterday,…

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Miners Help War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1942 · page 4

The Austerity Loan Mobile Unit visited Newcastle district collieries this week. Sister M. Leake discussed the loan with D. R. Lloyd (left) and R. Chapman when the unit was at Join Darling…

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Mining Under Township Beresfield Inquiry Begins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1942 · page 4

"Should further mining operations be carried out under the township of Beresfield, and if so, under what conditions?" was one of nine…

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Idle Mines State

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mt. Kembla mine-workers look to-day off to consider Mr. Curtin's army mercer plan, the mincowners state…

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Many French Deported to Silesian Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Nov. 20.—Strasbourg and Mulhouse are following Germany's drastic action to procure complete Germanisation of Alsace Lorraine,…

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Beresfield Mine Inspected Commissioner Talks With Residents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1942 · page 4

The inquiry into mining at Beresfield will be resumed on Friday. The Commissioner (Mr. R. Kelsick) spent part of yesterday…

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Pelaw Main Joins Idle Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1942 · page 2

Five hundred miners at Pelaw Main to-day joined in a sympathy strike with the Richmond Main miners. Three collieries were idle…

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New Appointments to Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) declined to comment to-night when questioned concerning…

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Miners Election Mr. Scanlon Has Six Opponents

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1942 · page 3

Mr. H. Scanlon northern miners' president will have six opponents in the district ballot next week. Mr. W…

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Improvement in Reserve Coal Stocks

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 December 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.-Reporting R considerable Improvement in reserve coal stocks In Victoria and South Australia. the Coal commissioner (Mr. Mlghell)…

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Coal Stocks Are Better: More Needed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 December 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA.-While coal stocks In Australia have Improved considerably In the past two months, the Minister for Supply…

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State Coal Mine Control

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

SYDNEY Wednesday.—The State Coalmine Amendment Bill, which aims at giving employees direct representation in control of the State…

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