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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 82

Better Coal Output Today

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 4

With three mines idle on the northern coalfields, loss of production to day was about 2900 tons It was the best working day of the week…

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Northern Coal Loss 6450 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 5

STOPPAGES at six Northern mines yesterday caused a loss of 6450 tons of coal. Hebburu No. 1 was idle for the…

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Poor Quality Coal Sold Councillor Urges Full Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Cr. Cramer told the Sydney County Council that the acute coal shortage was being exploited to such an extent that…

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Miners' Finance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 6

Sir.—When levies are imposed by the Miners' Federation to meet strike pay liabilities many complaints are heard and questions are asked about…

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Could Make Miners Sit Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Women were apathetic towards public life, said Mrs. Lintott Pemberton, addressing the New Education…

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Coal Loss Is 3500 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 6

Stoppages at two mines and idleness for portion of the day at two other workings resulted in a coal production loss of about 3500 tons…

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Mines in Teralba Area Mechanisation Begins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 4

Introduction of a scraper-loader at Northern Extended colliery oil Monday would be the beginning of mechanisation of mines in the…

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Idle Mines to Resume To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 5

The four mines idle in the Northern field. yesterday—Stockton Borehole, Crofton, Lambton B, and Stockrington No. 2—will resume to-day…

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Refugee Gold to Return to Europe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 1. A.A.P.—The first big consignment of "refugee" gold to return to gold starved Europe is at present lying crammed in the…

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Convention at Deserted Mining Centre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 4

PERTH, Wednesday.—A convention of 66 delegates, of whom one was a woman, was held at the deserted copper mining centre of…

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Mr. Crook to Talk to Idle Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 6

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Crook) will address a meeting of Aberdare Extended lodge at 10.30 o'clock this…

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Coal Still "King" Key to Progress, Says B.H.P. Chief

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

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Coal was a vital commodity and would influence the postwar progress of all countries of the world, said Mr…

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Newcastle Coal Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 6

The directors of Newcastle Coalmining Co. Ltd., in their report for the half-year ended June 30, announced a profit of £1278. No fees Were…

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Two Northern Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 5

Aberdare Extended (2000 tons) and Hebburn No. 1 (1200) were the only collieries idle in the Northern District yesterday…

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Mine Deputies Defer Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 4

The presence of the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) add Mr. R. James, M.H.R., at a meeting of the South Maitland deputies at Cessnock…

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Miners' Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 6

Sir.—I am surprised that Mr. J. Logan advocated the creation of funds to fight the coal owners by stoppages. In the present state of…

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Whitburn Colliery's Best Half Year

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Whitburn Colliery, of Newcastle Coal Mining Co. Ltd. worked regularly during he half-year ended June 30 last and the…

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3 Mines Idle in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 4

No work is likely at Hebburn No. 1 colliery again to-day. The mine was idle on Friday and yesterday, and it is understood moves to bring…

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Hebburn No.2 Joined Idle Mines Today

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 5

One of the four collieries on the northern coalfields which did not work yesterday resumed operations today, but a fresh stoppage occurred at another mine, and coal production loss increased by 800 tons over yesterday's figure…

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Coal Loss Today 3450 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1945 · page 2

Idleness of three mines and a partial stoppage at a fourth resulted in a production loss of 3450 tons on the northern…

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