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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,854 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 93

Idle Southern Mines to Work To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—Executives of Mount Kembia and Corrimal miners' lodges, which did not resume work…

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Federal Grant of £500 Repair Road to Bloomfield Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

Following a threatened stoppage of work at Bloomfield Collieries because of the condition of Louth Park-road. Tarro Shire Council was…

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Delayed Start at Lambton B Miners Nearly Broke Working Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

For the first time this year, all mines on the Newcastle and Maitland Coalfields worked without interruption on successive days. This…

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Resumption Recommended on Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.—Following the decision of the Eastern Goldfields, District Council of the A.L.P. yesterday, endorsing claims of the…

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Northern Miners Had Good Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

With all mines at work again to-day, coal production loss in the North this week was less than 3000 tons…

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Two Mines Idle in South

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Plans reached at conferences on the South Coast last night to replace wheelers and clippers called up for Army…

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Most Welsh Miners Back at Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON, March 16. A.A.P.—Reports from South Wales show that more miners are returning to work…

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Good Week's Coal Production Raises High Hopes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Government and Central Executive miners' officials to-day praised the production efforts of northern and western miners this week. In the north production figures are the best for the last four months…

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Bloomfield Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 6

Sir,—Bloomfield Miners' Lodge refutes the suggestion alleged to have been made by the mine manager that they intend to strike if the…

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Mine Pensioners' Tax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 6

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has been informed by the Registrar of Miners' Pensions that all miner-pensioners who have had amounts deducted…

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Trains Recruits for Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 1

John Curnow, of Cornwall, one of the miners chosen to train young recruits. He works in the East Pool tin mine. Recruits…

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Mining Charges Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 3

By consent, National Security (Coal Control) Regulation prosecutions against employer and employees were adjourned till…

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Miners Seek Release of Army Men

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Attempts are being made by miners' leaders to secure the release of miners from the defence forces to fill…

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Best Coal Output Since War Began

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

Coal won on the Newcastle and Maitland Coalfields and the Northern country centres this week was the highest weekly total since the…

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"Clarify Union Policy" Miners to Hold Area Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

Within three weeks the Northern Miners' Federation will hold meetings of lodge officers in mining centres to discuss union policy and the…

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Technical Men to Discuss Mine Stowage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

Technical difficulties of hydraulic stowage at Aberdare Extended Colliery will be discussed at a meeting to-morrow of a Broken…

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Industrial News 21 Northern Mines Worked Full Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 3

All the mines in the Hebburn, Cessnock, and Hetton-Bellbird groups worked full time during the fortnight. Details as furnished by the shipping agents in…

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Judge's Visit to Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 3

The Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission (Judge Perdriau) visited Burwood colliery yesterday. This picture, taken just before the descent into the mine, shows (left to right) the Secretary of the Northern District of the Miners' Federation (Mr…

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North Again Free of Mine Strikes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 3

With a resumption of work at Pacific Colliery to-day the Northern coalfields were again free or stoppages…

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One Mine Idle in North Safety Issue at Pacific

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 2

Pacific colliery (daily output of 250 tons) was the only Northern mine idle yesterday. Men held a pit-top meeting and decided it would be…

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