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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 82

Returned Men and Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

The Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation considers that federation policy for exservicemen returning to the industry…

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Miners' Delegates for Convention

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 4

Counting to efeet [?] delegates from the Northern branch of the [?] Federation to the national convention, ended last night. The…

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Two Northern Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 4

Richmond Main (timbering and other disputes) and Neath North and West Tunnel (industrial issues) were idle on the Northern field…

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Gold Ross Physicked

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 12

Trainer N. Ross has physicked Gold Ross, winner at Randwick last month, and he will give the chestnut a month's spell Gold Ross will miss'…

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Coal Loss Down Today

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 2

Coal production loss today due to stoppages on the northern field was the lowest for some time. Idleness of the No. 2 tunnel at…

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Mine Staffs Seek New Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mine staffs' duties were more onerous, due to increased industrial unrest at coalmines, it was stated at to-day's…

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Light Applied to Gas Shaft at Balmain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coroner (Mr. Austen) returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on three men at the Balmain colliery…

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Referred to Convention Miners' Policy on Returned Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 2

The miners' Northern Board of Management yesterday decided to refer to the national convention next month a recommendation that a…

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Discuss Coal Problems Miners Appoint Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 4

The miners' Northern Board of Management yesterday appointed a sub-committee to deal with a report of Mr. J. Comerford, a member of…

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Two Mine Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 4

Coal loss on the Northern field yesterday was less than 2000 tons No. 2 tunnel at Bellbird was idle because the men claimed that a…

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No Stoppages at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 4

All collieries on the northern field worked today. It was the first occasion since June 21 that no stoppages had occurred on the field, and…

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Injured in Fall, Walked to Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

Shocked, and with both arms injured William Freeman, 41, of Minmi, a miner of Duckenfield No. 5 colliery, walked 440 yards through…

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Injured by Fall of Mine Roof

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

Caught by a fall of about 100 tons of roofing from an old working at Waratah colliery, Ted Mason, 53, of Martindale-street, Walleend, had…

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Playing Man Instead Of the Ball Says Mine Superintendent

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY: Strikes were popular because in most cases they had been successful, Mr. James Johnstone, Superintendent of J. & A. Brown & Abermain Collieries, said at the Coal Inquiry to-day…

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7-Point Programme Urged by Cleric Settle Problems in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-Only long range planning would overcome problems in the coal industry, said Rev. Alan Walker, Methodist Minister, at the Commonwealth Board of Coal Inquiry…

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All Northern Mines Worked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 4

All mines in the Northern district were working yesterday. It was the first time in mine than a month that the 54 mines in the district…

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Coal Fire Fumes Caused Deaths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Prolonged inhalation of carbon monoxide fumes issuing from a coal fire in the room in which they were sleeping caused…

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Hearing Of Claims Delayed, Miners Say

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY.—"The patience of the miners is about exhausted at the delay in dealing with their grievances."…

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No Rigid Hours for Mine Under-managers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The application of the Colliery Staffs' Association for a new award went into the third day of hearing before the…

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Talks on Easing of Mine Labour Limit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Minister for Labour (Mr. Holloway) will confer with Mr. James (Lab., N.S.W.), who is liaison officer…

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