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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 80

Mine Cases At Cessnock On

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Summonses against the 400 miners who struck at Aberdare Colliery yesterday will and within the next 48 hours…

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2Nd Shift for Only Two Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 3

Approval by the Miners' Federation of the introduction of the afternoon shift at Aberdare and Aberdare…

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Miners' Leaders Query Wisdom of New Regulations

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 3

While professing their wholehearied support for the Labor Government. miners' leaders to-day disputed the wistom of Mr. Curtin's latest regulations to achieve uninterrupted production…

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Afternoon Shift Agreed to for Idle Miners

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

ABERDARE and Aberdare Extended miners' lodges, which met separately last night, decided to adopt the recommendation of the…

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Delegates Have Confidence in Miners' Executive Enforce Federation's Anti-Strike Code

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

Confidence in the executive and board of management to implement the federation's anti-strike code was carried by…

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Exchange of Soldier Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 3

Negotiations for the transfer of mineworkers in the Army who desired to return to the industry in exchange for young miners who were…

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Miners in Court on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Commonwealth Deputy Crown Solicitor (Mr. Watson) said summonses against 347 miners who struck at…

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Coke Workers and Miners' Pension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 4

Although an amendment to include coke workers who were members of the Miners' Federation in the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme passed all stages…

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Finding Jobs For Displaced Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Willis, Liaison Officer between the Manpower Department and Coal Commission, will visit Cessnock to-day to interview lodge…

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U.s. Miners' Officials Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 3

PITTSBURGH, July 27.—A Federal grand jury investigating recent unauthorised strikes in the soft coalfields of south-western Pennsylvania…

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Coalcliff Miners to Be Prosecuted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Prosecutions will be launched immediately against miners at Coalcliff Colliery who were involved in a partial…

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Miners' Board Opposed to Strike Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 4

The miners' Northern Board of Management carried a motion yesterday placing on record opposition to the new anti-strike regulations…

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Miners Offered Work In Other Districts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 3

One hundred miners who are thrown out of work by the sealing down of Aberdare Central Colliery have been offered work at…

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Letters to Editor Horses in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 3

Sir,—While we must commend the courage of those who liberated the horses from the burning Aberdare Central mine, one is faced with the…

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Only Dispute At Mines Is Safety Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 3

Pelton was the only mine idle in the North to-day. The stoppage reached its 23rd day…

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Pelton Only Mine Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 4

Pelton was the only mine idle on the Northern field yesterday. This stoppage, which is authorised by the Miners' Federation, has lasted 23 days…

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Aberdare Miners Get Summonses

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 3

Commonwealth peace officers were still busy on the Coalfields to-day issuing the 347 summonses to the…

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Plans for Aberdare Central Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 3

The Northern miners' President (Mr. H. Seanlon) said last night it was hoped to complete at the week-end arrangements for the absorption…

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South Coast Miners to be Prosecuted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Miners who were involved in a partial stoppage of work at Coal[?]ff colliery, on the South Coast, yesterday, will be…

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Pelton Colliery Incident Sessions Appeals Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 3

"I don't think there is any reason for coming to any different conclusion than the Magistrate's conclusion," said Judge Nield at Maitland Quarter…

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