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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 82

Bad Fortnight at Big Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 3

Nearly all big collieries on the northern field suffered interruptions of production in the working fortnight that ended…

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Zara-street Not Short of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 3

Contrasting with the acute position at Bunnerong, this was a section of the coal stock at Zara-street, Newcastle, yesterday…

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£20 Bond for Miners' Leader; No Conviction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 4

Mr. I. Beavers, S.M., in the special Belmont Court yesterday, found that the charge against Henry Seanlon. Vice-president of the Northern…

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Three Pits Ordered To Resume By Miners' Board

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 3

Recent disputes at nine northern collieries were discussed by the Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation at a special meeting today. When the board rose for luncheon…

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Warning To Miners By Vic. A.R.U. Man

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—Officials of the Miners' Federation had told him that there was every danger of a complete breakdown of the…

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A.C.T.U. Urges More Coal Expresses Concern at Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Grave concern at the coal shortage, and its effect on production and employment was expressed to-day by the full…

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Ship Struck Mine Off Heligoland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Oct. 14. A.A.P.—Lloyds announced that the British steamer Oceana radioed that she had struck a mine off Heligoland and…

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Six Mines Ordered to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 2

1A SPECIAL meeting of the miners' Northern Board of Management on Saturday ordered Richmond Main, Burwood, Abermain No. 2, Aberdare,…

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Coal Ships Race To Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE.—If two coal shins now on their way from Newcastle arrive in Melbourne on time, cas restrictions will be completely lifted at 6 a.m. on Thursday, the…

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Coal Loss Is 18,860 Tons Today

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 3

With three of the largest mines on the northern field involved in the 24-hour hold-up of heavy industries in the…

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"Police Spy on Meetings" Miners' Protest to Mr Baddeley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 2

A protest against police being directed to spy on miners' meetings will be sent by the miners' Northern Board of Management to the Chief…

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Why British Miners Would Refuse To Go Down Pits "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Oct. 14.—A coalminer told the House of Commons why men would refuse to go down the pits unless conditions were improved and…

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Opposition For Miners' Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 October 1945 · page 13

Only two nominees for positions in the northern branch of the Miners' Federation for the coming year will have no opposition…

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Big Coal Loss in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1945 · page 5

Stoppages at 14 mines on the Northern field yesterday caused a loss of nearly 14,000 tons of coal. In the State the loss was more than…

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Coal Loss Today Wa 7200 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 October 1945 · page 3

Coal production loss on the northern field due to stoppages was the lowest today for a fortnight. Ten mines were idle…

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Miners' Leaders to Discuss Failure of Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Central Council will meet on Wednesday to consider the action of the coalowners in rejecting their…

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Coal Supplies Will End S.a. Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1945 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Most of the 30,000 workers thrown idle by the scarcity of coal are expected to resume work on Wednesday, when…

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Miners' Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 4

Mr. L. C. Taylor, of Bloomfield Main will oppose Mr. J. Williams (Stockrington No. 1) in Group 7 for the election of representatives to the Miners' Northern Board of…

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Mines Dept. Office for Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 2

A permanent Mines Department office is to be established shortly in Cessnock to expedite mining matters…

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Miners Want Week of 35 Hours

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: The miners' official attitude to the Bunnerong strike is expected to be defined by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, which opened its sessions in Sydney this morning. Before the meeting, the General Secretary, Mr. G. Grant…

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