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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 82

Miners' Leaders See New Faults Wage-pegging Amendment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation is expected to express opposition to the Federal Government's amendment of the wage-pegging regulation…

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5 Years' Coal Worth £40M N.S.W. Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the five years from the beginning of 1939 to the end of 1943, New South Wales produced 56,276,740 tons of coal,…

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Miners' Lodge Supports Battle Bonus Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

Members of the Kalingo miners' lodge, Aberdare, have decided to support the Trades and Labour Council and Trades Hall to efforts to obtain a battle hones…

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Miners Want New Talks With Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation wants a conference with the A.C.T.U. and the…

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Reply To Miners Curtin Denies Breaking Any Promises

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 5

CANBERRA. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to-day denied that the Government had broken promises to the…

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Four Mines Idle in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 3

Pelton, Rhondda, Abermain No. 1 and Stockrington No. 1. collieries remained idle on the Northern field yesterday. Coal loss was 3480 tons…

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Mine Industry Health Probe Touring All Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Health Committee of the coal inquiry will start visits to coalfields on February 19 when it will go to the South…

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Miners Urge New Life For Coalfields' Ghost Towns

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Rehabilitation of ghost towns on the coalfields, such as Minmi and West Wallsend, which are now only pale shadows of what they were when large-scale coal-winning was in progress, will…

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Grant Tells Curtin Promises To Miners Not Kept

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Mr. Grant today replied to the Prime Minister's assertion that the Government had kept all…

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Miners' Plan for Future To Be Submitted to Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A plan for full employment on the coalfields in peace and war, which will be presented to the coal inquiry by the…

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Mr. Curtin to Meet Miners, A.C.T.U.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced that he would meet representatives of the Miners' Federation…

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Colliery Apprentices' Employment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 4

Mr. H. Lyle, steward of Wallarah Mechanics Lodge, sa[?] members, shared the Amalgamated. Engineering Union's dissatisfaction with the…

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Miners Are Concerned at Cavils

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 3

Cavils-out of 138 men from three collieries on the Northern field are pending, according to information received by the…

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Mr. Curtin to Meet Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) advised the Central Executive of the Miners' Federation that he would meet them in conference next Thursday…

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See "Ghost" Coal Towns Health Committee of Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday—Rehabilitation of "ghost" towns on the Coalfielde, such as Minmi and West Wallsend, will be urged by the Mmers'…

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Mineral Mining Had Big Part in War Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—A most important part during the war had been played by the metalliferous mining industry of New South…

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Coal Output Up Today

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 5

With the return to work of Abermain No. 1 and Stockrington No. 2 collieries today, coal production on the northern field…

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No Miners' Demand on Mr. Chifley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

LITHGOW, Monday.—A report that the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley), whose electorate, of Macquarie embraces Lithgow, had been…

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Gold Ross and Survey at Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 12

Gold Ross and Survey, rivals in next Saturday's middle distance Maiden Handicap at Newcastle, were attractive gallopers over seven furlongs at Broadmeadow this morning in 1.341/4…

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Miners to Demand Pensions Scheme Meeting With Mr. Curtin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided not to discuss the Federal pensions scheme before the coal inquiry, but that it would demand that the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) honour the agreement…

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