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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,854 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 93

Owners Say Miners' 'Anarchy' Is Plan To Control Industry

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

The Secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association (Mr. R. W. Davie) claims that two recent statements in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" had revealed an intention to secure control of the industry by means of industrial anarchy…

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Northern Coal Loss 188,000 Tons in Seven Weeks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 3

In the past seven weeks 188,000 tons of coal is estimated to have been lost on the Northern field, due to industrial disputes, domestic…

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Miners' Committees To Fix Blame For Coal Stoppages

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 2

The guilt of men charged with having caused mine stoppages is to be decided by the miners' lodge committees…

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"Nationalisation Is Not Coal Cure"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 2

Nationalisation of the coal industry, instead of curing absenteeism, trivial stoppages and strikes, would be followed by a struggle to ensure that the miner dominated the industry, and, in turn, to a struggle between political…

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British Mp Reports on Coal Outlook

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. — If the coal industry could set together to avoid unofficial stoppages, Australia would have all the coal it needed…

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Two Mines Will Not Work To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 3

Two mines on the Northern field —Pelton and Stanford Main No. 2 —will not work to-day. Both were idle two days last week. Combined…

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Sink Bores to Sealed Areas Coal Reclamation at Cessnock Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

For some time preparatory work has been proceeding for the experiment at Aberdare Extended coltiery in hydranlic stowage. It was…

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Open-cut Mining, Fuel Economy British M.P.'s Ideas on Coal Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Industrial and domestic fuel economies so drastic as to bring discomfort of nation. and the development of open-cut…

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New Rates Claimed by Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Within the next three weeks the Central industrial Authority will begin hearing the most…

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Six Mines Idle on Northern Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 4

Three mines on the Northern field —Abermain No. 1. Stanford Main No. 2, and Pelton—continued idle yesterday. New stoppages were at…

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"Miners Not to Blame"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 4

Sir,—The miners are not to blame for the stoppages on the Maitland coalfield, they are only the effect of a cause, and the cause are many…

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Miners' Requests To Dr. Evatt

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Miners' officials who met the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) today asked for payment for men attending Reference…

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Letters to Editor "Selfish Miners"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 4

Sir,—I would venture to say that Mr. Frank Collindridge, M.P., is [?]ow a sadly disillusioned man. He spoke honestly and well to the…

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Coal Shortage May Force Blackout

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Australia may return to near blackout conditions soon if the coal position does not improve. If that does not save enough fuel, domestic lighting…

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Coupon-Free Working Boots For Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: Coupon - free issues of working boots for miners will be made available soon, once a miner has…

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Five Mines Still Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

Northern coal trouble was today confined to the South Maitland field. Five collieries, which were…

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Mine Stoppages Board's Campaign for Code

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

The campaign of northern miners' leaders for the preservation of the disciplinary code against the…

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Western Miners to Pay Extra Tax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 3

LITHGOW, Wednesday. — Two hundred miners in three Western collieries will be issued shortly with revised income tax assessments…

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Many Seek Gold In Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—The lure of gold is still strong in Victoria. From January to December, 1343, 1124 miners' rights were…

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Central Coal Board to Hear Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 4

The Chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board Judge Drake-Brockman) will begin hearing in Sydney to-morrow claims from the…

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