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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 80

"Great Future" for Camden Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 2

''There can be no doubt that this will be the future coal working, not only of New South Wales, but of Australia," said the…

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S.a. Coal Stocks Dwindling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Coal stocks in South Australia on Saturday totaled 75,000 tons, for 5000 tons below the figure set by the Premier…

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Miners Called Up. "Not Responsible For Strike"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 2

The two miners and one wheeler employed at Hebburn No. 1 colliery who had received call-up notices from the manpower authorities to…

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Hopes Fade in U.s. Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday.—Last-minute negotiations between the owners and miners collapsed today, increasing the probability of…

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Miners' New Code Will Be in Force To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 3

Voting on a minute for the introduction of the antistrike code closed among Northern miners' lodges to-day and resulted in acceptance of the code by an overwhelming majority…

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Mine Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 3

Jack Wilson 58 a tophand living at Mathieson Street, Bellbird, had his right foot broken when it was struck by a balk to-day at…

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Coal Output Falls in Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, June 21.—Coinciding with the United States coal crisis, the declining coal output in Britain is causing anxiety. It will be the…

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U.s. Coal Reserves Nearly Exhausted

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday.—US steel producers declare that coal reserves are almost exhausted and an immediate reduction of…

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Acoustic Mine Peril Solved in Two Days

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—"Like 'Little Audrey,' every one will laugh and laugh and laugh when one day they learn how the acoustic mine was overcome," said the Pensions Minister (Sir Walter Womersley), in a speech last night…

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Appeal for More Economy in Use of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 2

An appeal to economise in the use of coal was made to-day by the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell), who said that each ton saved would provide enough steel to make a Spitfire…

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Miners' Lodges Ratify New Code for Stoppages Hebburn Call-ups Suspended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 2

By 208 votes to 28, lodges of the Northern district of the Miners' Federation have ratified the new code of penalties…

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Poster Appeal to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 4

The District Secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr. J. B. Simpson) has received a quantity of posters prepared by the Commonwealth Coal Commission…

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Coal for Victory Poster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 3

This is one of several "Coal for Victory" posters issued by the Commonwealth Coal Commission. Another poster, with a picture of a colliery, has the heading. "Stop that Fooling." Another says, "This is the vital job we do." The job shows miners producing coal,…

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One Idle Mine in North

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 3

Aberdare Central was the only mine idle on the northern coal fields to-day, but the stoppage was not due to industrial trouble…

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No Mine Disputes in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 4

The Northern field was free from mining disputes, yesterday, which was the first day on which the new code of the Northern District of the…

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Usa Coal Strike Has Ended

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The United States coal strike ended to-day. After a conference with Mr. Harold…

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Mines in North Again Free From Strikes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—For the second day in succession since the anti-strike code operated in the North the Northern coalfields to-day were…

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Lodge Fixes Blame Two Hebburn Miners Fined for Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 2

Hebburn No. 1 lodge committee last night fixed responsibility on two miners who caused the stoppage at the colliery on June 8 over butter…

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Steel Output Cut in U.S. by New Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 21.—The first day of the strike of United Sates coalminers cost the war programme an estimated…

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Mining Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 3

Two mineworkers were injured in accidents to-day at Aberdare Colliery. They were: Charles Clark, 39, wheeler, of…

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