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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 80

Modify Train Coal Cuts

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

MELBOURNE, Monday. — The New South Wales Railways Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) will place before the War Railways…

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U.s. Miners Ordered to Work

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday.—By Presidential order, the USA Government took over all the nation's coal mines…

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High Court Appeal Against Mine Manager's Conviction

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 3

An appeal against a conviction of Idris Evans, manager of Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery, at a special court sitting at Cessnock…

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Mine Fall-in on Cessnock Golf Fairway

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

An extensive subsidence that occurred to-day above the workings of Cessncok No. 2 Colliery has provided still another hazard…

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MAJOR U.S. Coal Strike May Be Nationwide Blackout

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, November 1.—The United States' fourth major coal strike within six months started to-day, when thousands of miners. it…

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Suggests Miners Should Run a Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Mr. Richard Thompson, MLC, urged to-day that the Government should at once consider arranging for the miners'…

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More New Mine Stoppages

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

After a fortnight of high production in the coal-mining industry, new disputes caused five stoppages in the north SYDNEY.—With Improved shipping facilities in the Pacific. textiles of all types for the civilian market will be sent to…

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Miners Want Action On Compensation

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY— The Miners' Central Council yesterday expressed dissatisfaction at what was termed the…

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Miners' £2000 for Liberty Loan

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—After being addressed by members of the services, & pit-top meeting of Mt. Keira mine workers recently subscribed…

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Stop Press Railway Coal Cuts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 1

Melbourne: After a two-day discussion, agreement was reached by the War Railways Committee to-day on plans for the…

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Compensation Rates Miners to Press For Improvement

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

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to press the New South Wales Government for revision and improvement…

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U.s. Miners May Go Back to Work

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

NEW YORK, November 2.—Mr. John L. Lewis, leader of the United Mineworkers of America, refused to comment on the order of…

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"British Plot to Seize U.S. Gold"

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

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—The British and American proposals for the creation of a postwar international monetary stabilisation fund…

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Coal Cuts on N.S.W. Trains Unlikely

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

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Demands by the New South Wales Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) at the War Railway…

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Coal Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 6

Sir,—The Commonwealth Government has taken drastic action to conserve stocks of coal, and housewives have been placed on their…

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Warning by Council of Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY: A stern warning that unnecessary stoppages in the mines must cease and that union penalties must be…

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Stop Press U.s. Mine Strike Called Off

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 1

Washington, Wednesday.—The committee of the United Mine Workers has ordered the 530,000 striking coal miners to return to…

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Miners' Council Orders Men Back to Work Mr. Curtin Tells Leaders of Disappointment

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Miners idle in seven New South Wales pits to-day have been directed by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to resume work to-morrow. The General President (Mr. Wells)…

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Miners' Delegate On Coal Reference Board

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Miners Central Council is expected to-day to decide the method of electing its representative to the new special…

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No Disputes At Northern Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 3

No colliery was idle to-day because of a dispute. The only stoppage was at Aberdare where a fatality occurred yesterday…

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