"Red Letter" Coal Day: No Stoppages
Today was 'Red Letter' day on the northern coalfields. For the first time this year, there were no stoppages at the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1945
1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 82
Lithgow Mines to Stop to Debate Strike Deadlock
LITHGOW, Monday.—Employees at all mines in the West, with the exception of those a[?] Kandos and Glen Davis, will-stop work on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Ross And High Tension Among Impressive Gallopers At Broadmeadow
Gold Ross, High Tension, Warrah Lad, Golden Mount, Constable, Memoirs nad Domineer were, impressive gallopers in the semi-final at rials at Broadmeadow this morning, in preparation for Saturday's racing. On the extreme outside of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Lack of Discipline Hampers Mining" Men Must Yield to Modern Methods: Mr. McKensey
SYDNEY, Monday.—"It is obvious that the industry cannot be developed or modernised under prevailing conditions. Unless there is a great change of face the miners will be condemned to everlasting pick and shovel work or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Fatigue Only "Propaganda Cry" Evidence at Coal Inquiry By Hebburn Superintendent
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Talk of fatigue in the mining industry was only a propaganda cry, said Stanley McKensey, Superintendent of Hebburn Collieries, before the Commonwealth Coal Inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Mines Out Today
Five mines on the northern field were idle today for a loss in coal output of about 3800 tons. All the stoppages were…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →No Mines Idle in North
No mine was idle in the Northern district yesterday. It was the best production day since December 1, 1944…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Shortage In New Zealand
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—Auckland is now facing the toughest winter of the war. The Supply Minister (Mr. Sullivan)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Miners Ask for More Food
LONDON, May 20. A.A.P.—The executive of the Durham Area National Union of Mineworkers has decided to inform the Minister for Fuel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Pensions Fund Review at Meetings
A review of he miners' pensions fund will be given at meetings throughout the coalfields by Messrs. O'Grady and Lowden, who are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →B.h.p. Mine Chief Makes Prophecy
SYDNEY: "I make the prophecy that if the miners persist in their hostility to mechanisation in days to come men will march the streets of mining towns and curse those that opposed mechanisation," said Mr. John "Fallins (B.H.P. Collieries) at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →12,000,000 Words at Coal Inquiry
SYDNEY: The transcript of proceedings of the Coal Inquiry, which reached its 28th sitting today, now totals 1419 foolscap…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Claim Confusion on Coal Act Amendments
THE MINERS' Northern Board of Management yesterday decided to inquire whether obstacles were being placed in the way of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Lorry-drivers
The General Secretary (Mr. H. C. Morton) and Messrs. H. Lyle and A. Ormsby, of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Safety Device for Mines
MR. W. H. MAY, is winding enginedriver at Elrington, yesterday demonstrated a safety device for mine cages to Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Five Northern Mines Idle
Five Northern mines were idle yesterday. They were Pelaw Main, Stanford Main No. 2, Maitland Main, Wallarah and Belmont…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Fallins Warns Miners "Curse Opponents of Mechanisation"
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—"I make the prophecy that if miners persist in their hostility to mechanisation in days to come…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Warning
Unless the coal industry produced at maximum capacity and consumers of all kinds of fuel exercised the greatest economy,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →5 Northern Mines Idle
Pelaw Main, Maitland Main, Neath North and West Tunnels, Burwood and Belmont mines were idle on the Northern field yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rationing Of Coal Threatened
SYDNEY.— The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) warned today that severe rationing of coal…
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