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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 82

Millfield Greta Mine Temporary Control by Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

Millfield Greta colliery is to be temporarily controlled by the Commonwealth Government. The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) said he would appoint a controller to-day…

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Dead Kings Found In German Salt Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: The bodies of Frederick the Great, Frederick William I. of Prussia^ and President Hindenburg have been discovered in a salt mine near Nordhausen. IMMENSELY valuable Prussian…

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Advice Rejected by Mine Deputies 23 Collieries Idle To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 2

Mine deputies of the Maitland field last night rejected the advice of their State Council to resume work. As a result, 23 mines will be idle to-day. The deputies, who met at Cessnock,…

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Bodies of Kings Hidden in Salt Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 4

LONDON, June 18. A.A.P.—The bodies of Frederick the Great and Frederick Wilhelm I. of Prussia, and President von Hindenburg, have…

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Mine Workers Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

Harry Wauless, 53, an employee of Belmont colliery, suffered abrasions and bruises to the arms, body and legs and had his right eye…

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Huge Coal Reserve Near Burragorang

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Immense potential resources of high quality coal in a large tract of country east of Burragorang Valley have so…

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Industrial News Four Mines Idle Yesterday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

All Newcastle mines worked yesterday. In the Southern district, Metropolitan (700 tons) was idle because…

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Mining Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 5

A satisfactory agreement, which is to be ratified by the company and union executive, was rescued between the management of North Wallarah colliery…

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Pillar Work at Pelton Mine Agreement Reached

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 5

An interim agreement dealing with the difficulties associated with the future maintenance of men and pillar extraction at Pelton colliery was…

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Coal Train Traffic Resumes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Coal train traffic from the Maitland field, held up since Tuesday except for a few train loads of coal from Aberdare Extended open cut,…

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THORNTON Mine Disaster Australian Associated Press

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 5

SANTIAGO (Chile), Thursday. — Three hundred and sixty-three men were killed or are missing in a fire at a copper mine about…

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Miners Proud of Their Social Service Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 4

THERE are no cross-eyed children on the coalfields. That is the boast of the Secretary of the Northern District of the Miners'…

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Industrial News One Mine Idle in State

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 5

All Northern coalmines worked yesterday. There was only one mine idle in the State, Clifton (700 tons), in the Southern district…

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"Appeasement of Miners" Query on Policy in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Harrison) asked the Acting Attorney-General (Mr. Beasley) in the House…

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All Mines But One Were at Work Today

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Northern coal mines again worked well today. There was only one stoppage on the field— at Stockrington No. 2 Colliery…

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Miners' Meetings

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 8

Executive officials of the northern district of the Miners' Federation will attend two lodge meetings on the Cessnock field tomorrow…

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Mines Worked Well

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 5

Mines on the Northern field worked well yesterday. Stoppages at three mines caused a loss of about 1000 tons of coal…

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Efficacy of Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—Establishment of the commission to inquire into the coal industry had not resulted in fewer stoppages on the…

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Gold Ross Made Amends to Win Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 8

SYDNEY.— Gold Ross made complete amends for his unfortunate run at Rosehill by a clear[?]cut win in the Trial Handicap at…

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Huge Drop In Coal Stocks at the Bunnero [?] Power-house

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 3

1941 AND TODAY.— Two pictures of Bunnerong. Aerial view was taken in 1941 when the stacks of coal totalled about 200,000 tons. The other picture shows a small heap of coal under the gantry legs. In another paddock was a similar heap. Usually the stack is about to the…

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