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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 80

Four Mines Idle in North To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 3

Four mines were idle on the northern coalfields to-day. Work was resumed at Pacific Seaham and Hebburn No. 1. but new…

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Four Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

Four mines on the Northern field were idle yesterday. New disputes developed at Eirington and Stanford Main No. 1, and Hebburn No. 2 and…

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4700 Are Drawing Miners' Pension

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.— A South Coast miner, aged 90. and a miner at Newcastle aged 87, are among the 4700 recipients of pensions in this…

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Serious Coal Position in Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—"The coal position in Victoria is becoming increasingly serious. One of its most disturbing aspects must be…

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Coal Engineers Confer on Extraction

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—To discuss the most efficient ways of extracting coal from the Melds of the State, a conference of the lending mining…

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Conservation of Coal Conference To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The most efficient method of extracting all the coal from the State's coalmines will be discussed at a conference…

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Eight Fresh Coal Stoppages This Week

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—To the total of 750,000 tons of coal lost by stoppages in the last three months, another 11,300 has been added by…

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Northern Mine Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 3

New disputes on the Northern field yesterday were Stockton Borehole and Stanford Main No. 2. Hebburn No. 2 was still idle over the same dispute…

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Experts Consider Coal Saving

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Because of the present methods of working, between 50 and 65 per cent. of excellent coal at some mines was being lost,…

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"Altered Mine Practice Behind Many Disputes"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the High Court, Mr. Watt, K.C., appearing for the Crown to resist an application for a writ of prohibition,…

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Mine Manager Fined Strike at Pacific

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 4

Fines, costs and witnesses' expenses amounting to £51/4/10 were imposed on Charles Brown, of Teralba, the manager of Pacific…

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Some Worked in Underclothes Mine Resumption Unexpected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 2

The resumption at North Wallarah colliery yesterday, after idleness of more than seven weeks, created one of the strangest set of working…

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Mineworker Killed at Wallarah by Fall of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 3

The Taffe, about 47, of Swan sea, was killed while at work at the Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay. this afternoon…

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Miner Killed by Coal Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 2

Ino Taafe, 46, a miner, of Swansea, was killed by a fall of coal in Wallarah colliery. Catherine Hill Bay, yesterday…

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Attack by Mr. Hughes Hotels Raided, But Coal Output Still Held Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday—Drastic use of Governmental authority in manpower raids contrasted with the fact that…

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C.c.c. Camp at Mica Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 1

Nearly 3000ft. above sea level, the Civil Construction Corps camp at the Strangways mica mine in Central Australia nestles into the hillside. Six months ago this site could be approached only on foot or on camel-back…

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Mines to Work To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 2

Except Hebburn No. 2, which will be fully idle, the North Wallarah, where only one tunnel is expected to work, all mines on the Northern…

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Colliery Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 3

Sir,—Mr. Scanlon still suggests that I am responsible for disruptive activities which have resulted in stoppages at Northern collieries. No…

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Mines, Industries Worked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 2

For the second time during the war employees in essential industries and mines worked on a Easter Monday, which was yesterday…

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10,000 Miners Idle in U.s

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON. Monday.—Ten thousand coal miners have already struck and 45.000 more threaten to walk out over the…

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