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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Bellbird Miners Support Loan

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 3

Bellbird Miners' Lodge has decided to invest £100 in the curent War loan. The lodge has already invested…

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Dr. Evatt at Miners' Conferences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 2

In Newcastle this afternoon the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) will explain to a conference of miners' lodge officers the operation of the…

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A.W.U. to Represent Newnes Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—In a reserved judgment to-day the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission determined that the A.W.U. should have the sole right to…

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Minister on Miners "Reacting to Past Harsh Treatment"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Miners were possibly reacting to harsh treatment meted out by anti-Labour Governments of the past, said the…

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28,600 Tons of Coal Lost for the Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 6

Industrial and other stoppages in the North this week caused a loss of 28,600 tons of coal—greatest loss for several weeks…

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Dr. Evatt Tells Miners How Coal Act Will Work Production Committees Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 2

Production Committees will be established soon at all Northern collieries as provided under the new Coal Production…

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Three Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 3

Pacific, Maitland Main and South Waratah were the only mines idle in the north to-day. The stoppage at Maitland Main…

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Work at the Mines

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

A number of the large collieries lost several shifts during the fortnight. Each of the Bellbird group lost one day. Details as furnished by the…

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Yorkshire Miners Ordered to Work

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday. — Ninety thousand striking Yorkshire miners have been ordered by their union council to resume work at…

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Coal Act Explained by Evatt

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 3

Hopes are held in mining circles that the Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) will be able to fulfil his…

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Miners Urged to Return to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 1

LONDON, April 2. A.A.P.—Miners' leaders have addressed meetings to-day throughout the South Yorkshire coalfield, where many…

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Coal Commission Has Cost £39,600

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

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Administration expenses of the Coal Commission since its inception to February 29 last were £39,600, the Federal…

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Miners' Excuse Reasonable Judge Set Convictions Aside

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

Judge Nield, at the Cessnock District Court on Saturday, upheld the appeals of 63 Aberdare Extended miners against fines of £3 imposed…

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Idle Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 3

For the fifth successive day Pacific Colliery was idle to-day. About 40 men at Neath Colliery were idle because of insufficient…

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Northern Miners' Leader Opposes Coal Act Objects to "Hire and Fire" Powers of Commissioner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 2

A sharp division of opinion on the new Coal Control Act among leaders of the Miners' Federation was disclosed at…

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President of Western Miners Resigns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 2

LITHGOW, Monday.—Mr. Barney Cunningham has resigned as President of the Western District of the Miners' Federation. He took up his…

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Mr. Connell Hears Miners' Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 4

The hearing continued before the Local Coal Industrial Authority (Mr. J. Connell) in Newcastle yesterday of an allegation by Aberdare miners' lodge…

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Small Coal Loss in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 4

About 1000 tons of coal was lost on the Northern field yesterday when three mines were idle. The largest loss occurred at…

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Some Miners Go Back to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 1

LONDON, April 3. A.A.P.—There was an improvement to-day in the strike position in Britain. In Yorkshire some thousands of…

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Oil and Coal in Farm Plants

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.—Dr. Ernst Berl. research professor at the Carnegie Institute of Technology at Pittsburg, an…

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