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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 80

Churchill's Appeal to Miners for More Production

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON. Monday.—Every British mineworker is receiving a message from Mr. Churchill, urging greater output. Mr. Churchill…

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24 Days to Deal with Mine Code

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The miners' general secretary (Mr. G. W. S. Grant), on his return from the north to-day, said the lodges…

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Curtin Urged to Act on Coal Stoppages

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The General Manager of the Sydney Electricity Services (Mr. Vine-Hall) told the County Council to-day that…

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"Welcome, But Inadequate" Mr. Hughes on Miners' Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The decision of the Northern Miners' Management Board to control irresponsible strikes by fines, suspensions and expulsion,…

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Mine Officials Before Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 4

Charles Sumner, manager of Kalingo colliery, was charged before Cessnock Police Court yesterday with a breach of the Coal Mines…

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Mr. Churchill to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, May 25.—Every mineworker in Britain is receiving a message from Mr. Churchill, urging greater output. Mr. Churchill says he hears…

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More Men Needed in Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Miners' leaders to-day gave an assurance that everything would be done to ensure continuity of…

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Five Mines Idle To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 3

After a comparative lull in mining trouble, five collieries were idle to-day in the north. Idle mines were:…

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County Council Coal Supply Falls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Concerned over its dwindling coal stocks, required for the generation of electric power to major war industries,…

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HEBBURN No. 2 Miners to Work To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 4

By 220 votes 40. Hebburn No. 2 miners yesterday accepted amended terms to settle the long-standing dispute over make-up…

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Coal And The Home Front

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

WHILE everybody is united in telling the miners what they ought to do about the coal situation, a pointed reminder was last…

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U.S. Miners Refused Wage Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, May 26.—Giving its ruling in the coalmining dispute, the War Labour Board refused the United Mine Workers' demand for a…

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An Acid Test for the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

If the lodges accept and support the disciplinary code proposed by the Northern Miners' Management Board, the Federation may yet…

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Immense Blast From Liquid Air Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, May 26.—"Liquid air mines, which the Germans recently have dropped on British coastal towns destroy everything within a…

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Miners' Ballot Nominees for Melbourne Actu Congress

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 3

Thirteen candidates have nominated for the election of two Northern miners' representatives for the ACTU congress at…

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Enterprises May Have to Pool Reserves of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — A hint that stocks of coal, held by any enterprise, might be pooled, was Riven to-day by Mr. Orr of the Coal Commission. He was announcing plans to step up coal production and…

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Canadian Mobilisation Of Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA—Canada is mob illsing her coal miners to meet a miners to meet a mining labor shortage as a "national emergency,"…

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Commerce Chairman On Coal Output

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

The President of Newcastle Chamber of Commerce (Mr. T. Armstrong, MLC) claimed in his annual report to the…

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Strikes at Four Mines in North

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 3

The gazettal at Canberra last night of Mr. Curtin's farreaching regulations to outlaw strikes was followed to-day by…

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Danger Level, Says Mr. Orr Coal Stocks May Be Pooled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Mr. W. Orr, miners' representative on the Coal Commission, to-day hinted that stocks of coal held by any enterprise might…

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