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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 82

State Mine Manager On Loan to W.A.

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY.—The manager of the State Coal Mine at Lithgow, Mr. W. Donne, has been made available on loan by the State Government to…

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F.e.d.f.a and Miners Meet

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 3

Representatives of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association attended today's sitting of the Northern Board of Management of…

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Reply to Mr. Butler "Clumsy Attempt to Blame Miners"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The statement by the Manager of Newcastle Steel Works (Mr. K. Butler) was a clumsy attempt to…

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Uniform Standard of Management Superintendent's Advocacy at Coal Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 4

There should be one standard of qualification for under-managers and managers for the whole of Australia, said Mr. James Johnstone, Superintendent of J. and A. Brown Abermain and Seaham Collieries Ltd., giving…

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May Miss I.l.o. Mining Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation President (Mr. H. Wells) said to-night that he was ready to go to the I.L.O mining…

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Miners' Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 5

A motion from Northern Highway miners' lodge urging the State Government to take over wartime factories in the State for production of peace…

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Enough Coal to Ensure Christmas Power

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sufficient stocks of coal had been accumulated to maintain the supply of electricity during the miners' Christmas…

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May Ration Gas If Mines Stay Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 2

THERE is no change in the strike of F.E.D. and F.A. members that has closed 16 mines on the Maitland field since Tuesday…

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Coal Inquiry "Education Directed on Wrong Principle"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 4

Education was directed on the wrong principle, said Mr. Justice Davison, at a sitting of the Coal Commission of Inquiry at Cessnock yesterday, when the training of mining students was under review…

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Seamen To Tie Up Ships Carrying Coal And Steel

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

The seamen's union decided today to withdraw its members on Sunday night from ship; carrying coal and B.H.P. and Australian Iron and Steel Coy.'s products…

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A.T.C.U. Offers to Control Steel Dispute Labour Call To Miners To Keep Working

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

The A.C.T.U. was prepared to handle the Newcastle-Port Kembla steel dispute if the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council desired, the President of the A.C.T.U. (Mr. P. J. Clarey) told Melbourne Trades Hall Council…

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Miners' Strike Motion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Motions carried by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation were—…

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Russian Coal Expansion

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 3

MOSCOW, Saturday.—Within two years the Den Basin coalpits will be producing on the pre-war scale and in 10…

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"Miners' Move Will Force Issue"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The view had been taken that the fight involved the whole union, indeed the trade-union movement as a…

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Northern Miners' Plans For Aggregate Meetings

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 3

The Miners' Federation has announced arrangements for Monday's northern-field aggregate meetings to consider the recommendation for cessation of work at all N.S.W. coalmines MEETING places, chairmen and…

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Miners to Vote on Nation-wide Strike Seamen Out; Thousands May Lose Jobs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Aggregate meeting on Monday of New South Wales coalminers will vote on a recommendation from their Central Council that "coal production in this State cease from Monday and that the council be…

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Newcastle Has No Coal to Ship Last Collier Due to Sail This Morning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 2

No more coal will be available for shipment from Newcastle until the miners resume. The only mine to produce coal yesterday was Ayrfield No. 3 (800 tons daily), which is a non-federation pit…

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One Mine Worked

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 2

On the northern coalfields to-day, only one mine worked. This was Ayrfleld, where the miners are not members of the Miners'…

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Motion On Which Miners Voted

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 1

Miners were asked to vote on the following—"That all coal miners in New South Wales cease work from…

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The Choice Before the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 2

Aggregate meetings will be held on New South Wales coalfields to day to consider a recommendation of the Central Council that work…

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