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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,854 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 93

Coal Position Harrison's Attack on Curtin

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA. — Coal at grass, which formerly amounted to 500,000 tons, had been completely…

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Bid to Avert Southern Coal Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A special meeting of the Southern Miners' Delegate Board is to-day dealing with the dispute at Coalcliff Colliery…

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Miners Want A.L.P. to Accept Communists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Approval of Communist Party affiliation with the Australian Labour Party was urged by the Miners' Central Council at its…

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Coal Deposits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

Sir,—In his comment on the findings of the Plastics Advisory Committee, the premier (Mr. McKell) listed Australia's "extensive coal…

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Transport For Aberdare Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

Negotiations which followed a recent [?] to the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) have [?] officials of Aberdare Miners'…

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Miners Meet Tax Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

Miners have taken advantage of the visit of taxation officers to Cessnock to discuss problems and arrange payment of retrospective taxation on…

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Aberdare Miners' Safety Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

Work may be resumed on Monday at Aberdare Colliery, the only mine idle on the South Maitland field at present because of a…

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Coal for Southern Capitals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Substantial quantities of coal are in transit to Melbourne. "This will avert the threatened…

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Miners Paid Fines To Federation

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

Ten Stanford Main No. 2 miners who, a fortnight ago, refused to repay the federation for money paid in fines on their behalf, paid…

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Letters to Editor Mine Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

Sir.—Regarding the recent mine stoppage at Stockington No. 2, does not the Government consider it time action was taken. It seems strange…

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Miners' Taxation Applicants Find Officials Human

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

For at leant another week, officials of the Taxation Department will be stationed at Cessnock to hear applications by miners who…

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Conference on Army Release of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday.—Problems in the return to the coalmining industry of experienced workers now in the Army or industries were discussed…

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Conference on Monday Stockrington Mine Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

A compulsory conference to deal with the dispute at Stockrington No. 2 colliery has been called by the Chairman of the Central Coal…

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At Leningrad Huge Fields of Mines to Remove

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. — "Red Army sappers and ARP workers have lifted 200,000 German mines…

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Getting More Coal Goodwill Is Answer, Says Grant

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The wish expressed by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) yesterday that there was somebody in this country who…

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"Coal Position Not Hopeless" Mr. Curtin Pleads For Change of Heart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—"I refuse to acknowledge that the coal position is hopeless. I believe there can come a change of heart by the men. I hope that in cases where the managements are responsible for discord they will show…

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Three Strikes in Four Years Record Coal Output in New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

Since 1939 in New Zealand only three coal strikes had lasted more than one day, said the Acting President of the United Mine Workers…

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Conference on Mine Hold-up

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 3

A compulsory conference on the dispute that has caused the idleness of Stockrington No. 2 Colliery since…

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All Mines Idle In South

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—All mines on the South Coast are idle to-day, involving a total coal loss for the day of about…

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The Drive For More Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

THE Government to-day is facing two considerable, problems: one, to raise in the next month or so another £150,000,000…

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