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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 82

Pelton Mine Still Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

Pelton miners' lodge last night decided to remain idle until all elected representatives of the lodge were permitted to make an inspection on…

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Curtin-miners' Talk Deferred

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA.—The meeting of the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) with the miners' representatives and the A.C.T.U. has been put…

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Five Mines Idle Today

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

Five mines were idle on the northern field today for the loss of 4400 tons of production. Pelton. Rhondda and Stockrington…

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Paid Profit of £51 MILLION Broken Hill Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Up to the end of 1943, £203,000,000 worth of metals had been extracted from Broken Hill, and the companies had…

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Mine Employees Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 5

John Bilk 30, of Argenton, an employee of Stockton Borehole, mine had the middle finger of his right hand almost severed when it was…

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Mechanics Against Mine Retirements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 4

The full Delegate Board of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, which held a two-day sitting in Newcastle, rejected a…

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Miners May Talk Bluntly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Plain speaking is expected when the executive of the Australian Miners' Federation sees the Prime Minister…

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Six Mines Idle in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 4

STOPPAGES at six Northern mines yesterday caused a less of 4900 tons of coal. All mines in the West and South worked…

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Review of Health in Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: A tour of Australian coal mines which is not expected to finish before the end of April will begin on…

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Coal Output Was Higher Today

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 2

Pelton, Rhondda and Stockrington No. 1 Collieries and the Borehole seam at John Darling were idle today on the northern field for a…

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Industrial News Coal Output Better

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 10

Resumption yesterday of Bellbird and Maitland Main collieries on the Northern field helped to improve output…

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Coal Lost This Year Is 175,850 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Coal loss this week from strikes in N.S.W. totals 20,720 tons, compared with 21,610 tons last week…

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Coal Chief Closes Pelton Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) has given the proprietors authority to close down Pelton mine, and to…

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Gas Direct From Coal Pit, Without Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 8

"The very foundation of coalmining and its entire structure have become obsolete and outmoded in the light of modern science…

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Cabinet to Decide Miners' Pensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—The question whether pensions for mineworkers should be placed on a Commonwealth-wide basis and,…

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Industrial News Five Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 10

Five mines on the Northern field were idle yesterday. Coal loss was 3600 tons. All mines in the West and South…

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Mining Health Committee Stay on Northern Field Two Weeks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 2

The Health Committee of the Coal Inquiry will begin its investigations on the Northern field on Monday, March 5, and will return to Sydney…

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Northern Miners' Board Meets

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

The Northern District Board of Management of the Miners' Federation began its first meeting under its reconstituted form in Newcastle…

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3 Miners Save Dutch Flier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

Three Muswellbrook miners, Messrs. W. Cox. J. Stewart and M. Hughes, saved the life of a Dutch pilot who was unconscious in the…

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Miners' Meeting Continues

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

The Northern District Board of Management of the Miners' Federation continued its meeting in Newcastle today…

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