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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 80

Nsw Mine Leaders at Actu Parley

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 3

Melbourne: Leaders of the Coal Miners' Union from NSW attended a meeting of the Interstate Executive of…

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Coal Hauled by Old Lorry Motor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 4

A Linton's Borehole, a small mine near Minmi, coal is hauled from the workings to the surface by an old lorry motor. Coal is taken from…

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Mhr's Visit Is Cause of Mine Stoppage

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 3

Muswellbrook Colliery (120 men, 400 tons) was idle to-day as a protest against the statement made by Mr. Abbott,…

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All Northern Mines to Work To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 3

All mines on the Northern field are expected to work to-day. For the first time for nearly two months the Northern field yesterday was free…

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Cut in Country Trains Best Coal Needed, Assembly Told

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Restrictions on train services were directed against country people, said several members in the Legislative…

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Miners Hope M.H.R. Will Stay Below Full Shift Mr. Harrison on Challenge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 3

Miners hope that when Mr. Harrison, M.H.R., goes to Aberdare he will stay underground for a full shift…

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Unpaid Fined of Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY: Extension of the system of deducting fines from miners' wages by issuing garnishees is likely to…

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Actu and Mines Nationalisation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—The ACTU Executive decided to-day to delete that portion of the decision made yesterday regarding the…

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Miners' Talks With ACTU Helpful

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE. —The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Wells) said to-day that the discussions with the…

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Higher Coal Production This Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 3

Coal production tills neck in the North was the highest for several months. Only one mine. Hebburn No. 1…

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Industrial News Coal Reference Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 4

Maitland Coal Reference Board yesterday dealt with a claim from Aberdare Extended Miners' Lodge for extra consideration for shifting…

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Stanford Coal Line to be Closed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The closing of the Stanford coalmine line would serve the interests of all parties concerned and…

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Manager Protests "M.H.R. Upset 20 Years' Peace at Mine"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 3

"By his ill-timed statement on the work of miners at Muswellbrook colliery, Mr. Abbott has caused the loss of 500 tons of coal…

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Mr. Hartigan Has Protested New Demand to Cut Coal on Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The latest demand of the Federal Government would lead to a drastic curtailment of passenger trains and a serious…

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Nationalisation of Mines Is A.C.T.U. DEMAND Government Control as Alternative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Nationalisation of the coal industry or, alternatively, Government control for the duration of the war has been demended by the interstate executive of the Australasian Council of Trade -unions. This demand, which may cause…

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Could Get More Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1943 · page 4

Sir,—I have been in coalmines for 30 years. I am working in a so-called coalmine, which employs three men and two lookers-on. The…

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Manager of Mine Is Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 October 1943 · page 3

Charges of having caused absenteeism at Stanford Main No. 1 Colliery in September were made at a special sitting…

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Iron Mine Destroyed in Yugoslavia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1943 · page 3

LONDON, October 22.—Yugoslav patriot forces have had more successes in harassing attacks in many parts of the country…

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Coal Loss Lower This Week

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The 13,000 tons avoidable loss this Keek was less than half last week's total. The north, the biggest coalfield…

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Best for Months Northern Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1943 · page 6

Northern mines this week reached their highest output for many months, the lost production through disputes amounting to about 4000 tons,…

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