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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 80

Mine Again Stopped by Clippers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 3

For the third time within a week clippers held up operations to-day at Aberdare Central Colliery…

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Increase in Output of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — An improvement in coal production on all NSW coalfields in the past three weeks was reported…

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Stoppages at Three Mines in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 4

Production was affected at three mines on the Northern field yesterday. For the second day in succession…

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New Crisis in U.s. Mine Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 16.—The tentative wage agreement between the miners' leader (Mr. John L. Lewis), and the…

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Victoria Misses Maitland Coal Train Cuts Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday—Strikes and stop-work meetings on New South Wales coalfields, with transport difficulties, were having a…

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Thank Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Continuous work in coalmines may shortly be acknowledged by letters of appreciation from the Federal Government to…

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Abermain Mine Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 4

Mr. H. Donman, former secretary of Abermain No. 1 Minors' Lodge, has been elected president in the half-yearly ballot.[?]…

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New Manager for State Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 4

Mr. A. Donne, assistant superintendent for J. and A. Brown and Abermain Collieries Ltd., has been appointed manager of the State…

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Take Mine Pensioners' Tax at Source

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) should make a regulation under the Income Tax Act so persons receiving…

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Horse Bolted in Mine: Two Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 4

When a pit pony bolted in the Stockton Borehole Colliery today, three men were knocked over and two were Injured…

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Men Called-up by Manpower From Mine-strike

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 3

Manpower authorities to-day made tho first call-up of miners in accordance with the Government's threat to take out of the industry men who were responsible for stoppages. The call-up of two young mine-,…

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Miners' Demands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 4

Sir,—Throughout Australia people are again sickened by the selfish attitude adopted by coalminers, who ceased work as a protest against…

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Transport in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. [?] Baddeley) with Mr. C. D. Durha[?] (Mines' Inspector), and Mr. W. Ma[?] District Check Inspector) made an…

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Miners Injured by Horse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 3

Two miners were injured when they were knocked down by a horse in Stockton Borehole colliery. Reuben Colman, 40, of Lake-road, Wallsend,…

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More Transport for Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 3

Steady progress has been made with the installation of underground transport in collieries on the South Maitland field…

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Stoppages at Six Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 4

Six mines in the North were affected by stoppages yesterday. Mines fully idle were Hebburn No 1 (protests against miners receiving…

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U.s. Miners Want Travelling Time

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday.—The War Labor Board to-day rejected the mine workers' demand for pay during underground travel on the…

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Service Call-ups to Miners No Reason Indicated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 2

Three young mineworkers—two miners and one wheeler—employed at Hebburn No. 1 colhery have received service call-ups…

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U.S. Coal Stoppage Threatened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 20.—The coalfield truce will end at midnight to-night, and unless the leader of the mineworkers (Mr. John L. Lewis)…

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Britain's Need for More Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—Britain's declining coal output is causing anxiety. The BBC commentator, George Darling, to-day stated…

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