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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 80

Miners Told To Obey The Law

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — "Officers of the Miners' Federation at all times have impressed on the member ship that whether they like a law…

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Mines to Work on King's Birthday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

All mines on the Northern field and certain industries in Newcastle district will work on the King's Birthday holiday on Monday…

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School Has Coal "On Paper." None in Grates

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 2

A complaint against the quality of coal supplied to Newcastle schools for fires during the winter. and delay which, he said…

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U.s. Coal Strike May Paralyse War Production

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. — Practical paralysis of the war production programme of the United States will follow any serious curtailment of coal supplies, said Mr. Donald Nelson, Chief of the War Production Board,…

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Miners Are Not Included in the New Anti-strike Regulations

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — The Government's new anti-strike regulations do not apply to coal mining, it was learned to-day. The official explanation is that the regulations apply only to protected industries and that coal mining is not a…

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May Appeal to Miners Again Roosevelt Confers on Coal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 3.—With no sign of a settlement of the coal dispute—affecting 500,000 miners, and the greatest in American…

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Mine Management Examination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 5

Bede Albert Kelly passed the examination held at Sydney Technical College for mine manager. William George Crossley, Robert Douglas…

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Miners' Code of Discipline

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Central leaders the Miners' Federation to-day are conferring with the Western Miners' Delegate Board on a…

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Miners Ordered to Work

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday. Invoking his powers as Commander-in-Chief, President Roosevelt has ordered more…

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Fewer Handle Domestic Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

In Greater Newcastle area there are fewer than 40 retail coal merchants, as against more than 100 two winters ago. Those merchants…

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Mine Cave-In At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

A 70-foot deep cave-in has occurred in the workings of Cessnock No. 2 Colliery, west of the town…

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Three Mines Idle in North

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

Burwood and Northern Extended were idle for the second successive day to-day owing to disputes Rhondda was the only…

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Mines Protected Undertakings Anomaly Rectified

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—An order gazetted by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to-day declares all coalminers to be protected undertakings…

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Subsidence Exposes Mine Workings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 4

Due largely to the heavy rains, a subsidence has taken place over the workings of Cessnock No. 2 colliery In the last few years there have…

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American Miners to Work

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday—At the instruction of their leader, John L. Lewis, 530,000 striking coalminers…

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Miners Unanimous on Discipline

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A meeting of the Wetern Miners' Delegate Board decided unanimously yesterday to full into line with the northern…

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Dispute At Burwood Mine Settled

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 3

A dispute a Burwood colliery where miners have been idle was settled to-day following a compulsory conference presided over by…

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U.S. Miners Ordered Back to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 4.—President Roosevelt has ordered the 500,000 coalminers on strike in the United States to return to their jobs by…

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Another Truce In U.S. Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, June 6.—On the recommendation of their leader, John L. Lewis, 530,000 striking coalminers will return to the pits on Monday…

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Sections of Industries, Mines to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 2

Departments and sections of essential industries fulfilling important contracts and all mines on the Northern field will work to-day,…

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