Miners' Secretary Hits Out at "Raid Shelterers"
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 7
"There are people in the industry who are using it as an air raid shelter' and they will take good care to be out of it as soon as the war is over. Some of these are causing trouble for men who have been in the industry for a lifetime."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mischief Makers Blamed for Coal Strikes in Britain
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 1
LONDON, Monday.—Cabinet is considering immediate action against political mischief makers who ore believed to be largely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Loss Less Than 500 Tons
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 4
Loss of coal on the Northern field yesterday was less than 500 tons. The only new dispute was at Northern Extended, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fuel Board Blamed For Mine Hold-up
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 3
North tunnel of Neath colliery was unable to work yesterday because the man who has the contract to cart the coal by lorry from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Carpenter Hurt
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 3
At work at Stockrington No. 2 colliery, William Beatty, 46, of Main-road, Young Wallsend, a carpenter, had his left hand injured as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Claim Granted
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 5
A claim from Abermain No. 1 miners' lodge for payment of the proper award rate to three electric locomotive drivers was granted yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eviction Causes Mine Stoppage Parties Were Mine Workers
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2
The carrying out of an eviction order by one mine employee against another caused John Darling colliery to be idle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Coal Loss 3800 Tons
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 5
Idleness at four Northern collieries yesterday caused a loss of 3800 tons of coal. Of this 250 tons were lost over a safety issue at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poor Quality of School Coal
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 5
An official who had been sent to Investigate a complaint by the righe's Hill Parents and Citizens' Association concerning the quality…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sales of Coal Banned in Eire
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2
DUBLIN, April 5. A.A.P.—The Minister for Supplies (Mr. Lemass) has banned the sale of coal throughout Eire owing to the progressive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Coal Outcrop Found in Britain
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1
LONDON, Wednesday. — The' biggest seam of outcrop coal ever found In Britain has been discovered, extending 26 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Deputy Hurt in Coal Fall
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 2
Charles Walz, 42, Macquarie-street, Glebe, deputy at Lambton B mine, suffered a compound fracture of the right thigh, lacerations to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belmont Mine Pensioners
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 5
Belmont-Swansea branch of the Mineworker Pensioners' Association was informed by the Northern District President (Mr. J. Jack) that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blind Handling of Mines
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 3
Students using "Moascar Stocks," a device constructed for the blind handling of various types of mines and booby-traps…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Idle Second Day Over Eviction
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 3
For the second day in succession John Darling colliery yesterday was idle over the eviction of a wheeler, who lives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huge Outcrop of Coal Found in Britain
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 1
LONDON, April 6. A.A.P.—The biggest scam of outcrop coal ever found in Britain has been discovered, extending 26 miles from Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1,000,000 Tons of Coal Lost in Britain
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 3
LONDON, April 6. A.A.P.—About 20,000, coalminers in Yorkshire have resumed work. It is expected that 60 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Leaders to Confer in Britain
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 1
LONDON, April 7. A.A.P.—The National Executive of the Mineworkers' Federation has decided to hold a conference in London on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to Hear Reports on Coal Act
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 2
To hear reports by lodge officers who attended the conference in Newcastle to discuss the Coal Control Act with the Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Stoppages
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 3
Sir,—In his analysis of stoppages in the coal industry Mr. Grant is not very logical. Only a short time ago he, with other officials of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →