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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 77 of 80

Miners To See Dr. Evatt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Representatives of the Miners' Federation will meet the Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) in Sydney on Friday to…

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No Mine Disputes in the North

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 3

Maitland Main colliery is not likely to work this week. The colliery was idle for the third day to-day through a brenk in the…

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13 Youths Stop Work at Colliery Management Board To Consider Conduct

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 2

Thirteen youths at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery yesterday morning went home from the pit-top. They were followed later by more than 300…

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Federation To Act Mine Workers To Be Disciplined

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Mine workers responsible for stoppages since last Tuesday in the North will be disciplined by…

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Compensation to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 6

Awards for applicants were made in two of the matters dealt with by Judge Perdriau at the sitting of the Workers Compensation Commission in Newcastle…

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Electrical Mines Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 3

The Commission of Inquiry dealing with the causes of flashes and fires in mines where electrical equipment is caused heard further evidence at…

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Fortnight's Big Coal Production

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — The current fortnight's production of coal in NSW will be the highest for many years, the miners'…

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Northern Mines Free of Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 3

Stanford Mairr No. 2 lodge committee will endorse the decision that youths who were responsible for the work hold-up on…

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Coal Board Issue in High Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—On application of the Pacific Coal Company Pty. Ltd., of Teralba, Mr. Justice Williams, in High Court Chambers…

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Mine Contract Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 4

The Coal Reference Board yesterday continued hearing a claim by the Miners' Federation that contract rates be established for miners, shiftmen and…

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Radio Feature On Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—To get material for a radio feature, "Coal is Talking," by Eric McLoughlin and Edmund Ba[?]clay, the A.B.C. arranged…

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New Central Authority For Coal Disputes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday. — Agreement between the Government and representatives of the mining industry for setting up new industrial machinery…

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Miners' Leaders To Report On Talk With Evatt

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 3

Discussions which miners' leaders had yesterday with the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) will be reported to the Northern…

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"Had Useful Talk" Miners' Leaders and Dr. Evatt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 2

The General President (Mr. H. Wells), Northern President (Mr. H. Scanlon) and Southern President (Mr. F. Lowden), of the Miners'…

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Miners' Board Meets To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 3

The board of management of the Northern Miners' Federation will begin its final sitting for the year in Newcastle to-day. Principal business…

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Miners' Code to Be Enforced

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 3

Strict enforcement of the northern miners' disciplinary code as an alternative to Government-imposed fines…

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Letters to Editor Tribute to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 3

Sir,—In a letter received by Aberdare Miners' Women's Auxiliary Cpl. McCroarey, formerly of Weston, says: "It is good to see the women…

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Three Disputes In One Mine Hold-np

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 3

Three disputes at Millfield-Greta Colliery caused the only mining hold-up in the North to-day…

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Youths Throw Mine Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 3

A protest by three youths over work they were asked to do caused the idleness of Burwood Colliery to-day…

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Miners Press For Higher Compensation

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 3

Miners' claims for a higher scale of compensation payments will be put to the Minister for Labor and…

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