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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Week's Coal Losses Now 33,550 Tons with 12 Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

The week's coal losses soared to-day to 33,550 tons with the idleness of 12 mines and 4745 mine workers on the Newcastle and South Maitland fields. To-day's production loss of 17,650 tons was the biggest…

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Meet Treasurer on Miners' Taxes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation will confer with the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) in Sydney on…

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Coal Loss in North 16,500 Tons in Two Days Worst Strike Outbreak For Four Months

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

The Northern coalfield yesterday had its worst outbreak of strikes for four months. More than 2800 miners were idle at 10…

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Mine Fatality Inquest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

An inquest into the death of Richard Thompson, mine deputy, of Devonshire Street, West Maitland. who was killed at…

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Miners' Fines Paid in Full

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—At the end of the year, not a penny in fines was owing to the Government by miners, the Deputy…

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Coal Dispute Had a Happy Ending

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY—An unusually happy ending to a coal dispute was made at a compulsory conference under Judge…

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Week's Coal Loss in North Will Be More Than 50,000 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

The week's coal losses are now certain to exceed 50,000 tons. Idleness of 11 mines to-day brought the four-day aggregate to 48,050 tons and at least tour mines producing 2800 tons will not resume to-morrow, the last day of the…

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Seven Northern Mines to Be Idle To-day Production Loss 44,000 Tons This Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

At least seven of the 12 Northern collieries idle yesterday will be idle again to-day. This will bring the production loss for the…

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More Prosecutions Against Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

After a lull in which several mining stoppages have occurred, the Crown Law Department has reverted to its system of…

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"Referendum to Help Coal Control"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

A referendum on Federal powers will have an important bearing on nationalisation of the coal industry according to the…

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Board's Decision. Lambton B Miners Told to Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

An order to return to work will be made of Lambton B miners by the Northern Board of Management of the…

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Miners' Board to Deal with Strike Wave Special Meeting Expected to Order Resumption

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

An order to all miners on strike to resume work on Monday is expected to be issued by the Northern Miners Board of Management to-day. Decision to call the board to a…

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Wave of Stoppages at Mines Causes Loss of 60,000 Tons in Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

With 11 mines in the north idle to-day and output almost halved by absenteeism at two others, the wave of strikes on the northern coalfields caused a production loss this week of more than 60,000 tons…

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Miners' Board Orders Eight Lodges to Work on Monday Week's Coal Loss Exceeds 60,000 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

Eight of 11 miners' lodges on the Newcastle and Maitland fields on strike, yesterday were ordered by the Northern Miners'…

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Miners' Fines Improve Court Revenue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

Fines imposed last year on miners convicted of absenteeism considerably increased the revenue at Cessnock Court…

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Miners Want Check of Electric Gear

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

John Darling miners want the Northern district of the federation to employ an inspector to check electrical installations at mines…

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Two Miners Sent to Gaol for Absenteeism

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

After describing the action of some of the defendants as analogous to black marketing, Mr. R. C. Atkinson, SM, at a special Cessnock Court to-day fined an absentee miner £15 and sentenced him to…

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Northern Mines Normal Work Is Expected For Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

The Northern Miners' President (Mr. W. Crook) expects normal production on the Coalfields to be resumed…

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What People Think Saving Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

An advertisement urges us to save coal by reducing our shower-bath what an excellent idea saving [?] tons per annum. A miner on the average,…

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The Muddle In Mining

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

In their efforts to cure the troubles of the mining Industry, the Authorities appear to be rapidly complicating the case by…

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