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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 82

Move Away From Court Mr. Forster on Miners' Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—"The miners' attitude during the recent conference on the coal industry was an endeavour to get away from the…

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Mines Office for Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 2

A branch office of the Mines Department is to he set up at Cessnock. The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) has informed the Secretary…

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Gold Ross Pleases

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 17

Chaytor (Austin) pleased over five in 1.8 on the flat section of the Moorefield course proper, 36 feet out. today. He was extended only over…

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Northern Coal Output Improved

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 4

Six mines on the northern coalfields which had been idle yesterday returned to work today, there were two fresh stoppages…

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Northern Coal Output Improved

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 6

Six mines on the northern coalfields which had been idle yesterday returned to work today, there were two fresh stoppages…

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Miners' Officials and Prime Minister Confer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-night conferred with the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) for…

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State's Coal Loss Was 16,790 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 5

Coal loss in New South Wales yesterday was 16,790 tons. Eleven Northern district and six Southern district mines were idle…

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Worked Unfit Horses Mine Men Fined at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 10

In cases concluded yesterday in Cessnock Court, on the sixth day of hearing, fines of £5 with £10/- 18/ costs were imposed on Joseph…

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Hopes Of More Settled Conditions In Coal Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY: Matters which give promise of a more settled condition in the mining industry were discussed by Federal and State Ministers and miners' leaders…

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Hopes Of More Settled Conditions In Coal Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY: Matters which give promise of a more settled condition in the mining industry were discussed by Federal and State Ministers and miners' leaders…

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Big Coal Loss in State

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 5

Yesterday's coal loss in the State was 12,770 tons. The loss in the Northern District was 7570 tons. Five mines idle on Wednesday resumed,…

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May Ration to Build Coal Stocks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Coal authorities said that to build up sufficient coal reserves for the Christmas holidays it might be necessary to ration…

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U.s. Soft Coal Strike to End

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 A.A.P.—The President of the United Mineworkers' Federation (Mr. John L. Lewis) has called off the soft coal…

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Coal Output Has Improved But Loss Is Still Grave

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 2

Loss of coal production due to stoppages on the northern field was still high this week, but was lower than in either of the previous two working weeks…

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Make Victoria Independent of Black Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A large-scale production progranmne to make Victoria entirely independent of imported black coal was proposed by…

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Coal Loss Was 11,445 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1945 · page 4

The State's coal loss yesterday was 11,445 tons. In the North, production loss was 7545 tons. Strikes continued at Pelton, Millfield,…

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Five Mines to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 4

Pelton, Millfield Greta, Stockrington No. 1. Abermain No. 2. and Neath collieries will resume to-day. Aberdare Extended, Maitland Main…

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Five Year Plan Puts Onus Of Output On Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY: The five-year coal acquisition scheme places the obligation for producing more coal on the Miners' Federation, the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) said today. "The scheme will rail down it we do not get increased production…

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Awaba As Coal Centre Residents Seek Water Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 2

The Fassifern-Awaba district was Visualised as a potential coalMining centre by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) at a public meeting…

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Five-year Plan for Federal Control of Coal Ensure Full Production, Claims Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The plan for Government control of the New South Wales coal industry for at least five years would ensure full production, the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) said to-night…

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