All-round Tax Reduction "Would Improve Coal Situation"
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An all-round reduction in taxation with removal of industrial restrictions would considerably case the coal position, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1945
1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 82
Colliery Staffs Seek Award
SYDNEY. Wednesday.—Hearing of the application by the Colliery Staffs' Association for an award to cover the coalmining industry throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yacht Struck Drifting Mine
PARIS, July 4. A.A.P.—Ten persons were killed including the captain, when the yacht Intermongia struck a drifting mine off Monaco…
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Coal loss in the Northern District yesterday was more than 6000 tons. Three mince were idle. Idle mines were Burwood (3500…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the State Parliamentary Labour Party, the Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) advocated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to Editor Nationalisation of Coal
Sir,—With Fascism defeated in Europe and Japan tottering, coalfields workers view the future with some concern. The coal industry, due…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Mines Stop on Hearing of Death of Prime Minister
SYDNEY.— About 610 miners at Corrimal and Bulli stopped work to-day as a gesture to the late Prime Minister. Employers said coal loss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Mines Idle in North
Burwood and Stockrington No. 2 (old disputes) were the only Northern mines idle yesterday. Both will work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Loss Heaviest for Week
With Australia's two biggest producing mines idle on the northern coalfields, the day's loss of output was the heaviest…
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The Chairman of the Mineworkers' Pension Fund (Mr. Baddeley) advised Belmont-Swansea retired mineworkers that, owing to the financial state of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Delegates: 23 Candidates
There are 23 candidates for the nine positions of delegates to represent the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation at the National…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Davie on Mine Pension Increase
In advising Belmont-Swansea retired mineworkers that a pension increase would be recommended when the fund was built up the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Affiliation Unchanged
BROKEN HILL, Sunday. — The basis of affiliation of the Barrier district with the Miners' Federation is not to be changed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan Sealed Off By Vast Mine Ring
GUAM, Monday: American mine-laying planes are sealing off Japan, says a Tass (Soviet) Agency despatch to Moscow, from Tokio. The Allied offensive against Japan's secondary industries,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners, Deputies Declare Each Other "Black" At Lithgow
LITHGOW: Invincible Colliery is again idle today. Alleging that the deputies gave untrue evidence during the hearing of the dispute at Invincible by the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. N. Mighell). Invincible miner have declared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Claim by Miners' Leader "Industry Used to Defeat Labour"
Reactionary interests had tried to use the chaotic conditions of the mining industry to bring down the Labour Government and to weaken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inter-Collieries Soccer Revival Advocated
Revival of inter-collieries Soccer is strongly urged by Mr. BID Orr, member of a notable coalfields family of Soccer players, and ex-secretary of the Maitland Main Colliery eleven, which went through the three seasons from 1937-39 undefeated…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Deputies, Miners "Black" Western Strike
LITHGOW, Monday. — Alleging that they gave untrue evidence during the hearing of a dispute at the invincible colliery by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Coast Miners Seek Nationalisation
SYDNEY, Monday.—A petition to the Commonwealth and State Government and the Coal Commission for the nationalisation of coalmining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only One N.s.w. Mine Makes a Profit—statement by Commissioner
ADELAIDE: With one exception it is believed that no N.S.W. coal mine is making a profit, the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) is reported to have said. The Premier (Mr. Playford) said…
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