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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 100

Will Approach West Australian Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Miners' Vice-president (Mr. W. Crooks) and the General Secretary (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) will leave Sydney this…

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White Sugar When Coal Available

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Resumption of white sugar production depends on arrival of a shipment of 800 tons of coal to-morrow…

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48,000 Tons for First Day Miners Flock Back to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

Miners throughout the State went back to work in almost full numbers yesterday. Coal production for the day was about 48,000 tons. Only Bulli (1000 tons, 350 men)…

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The Gold Standard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 6

Sir,—In the "Herald" of January 5 appeared a statement that Australia was likely to sign the monetary pact made at the Bretton Woods…

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Report on Coal Distribution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) is expected shortly to complete a comprehensive report on the…

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Resigned From Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Secretary of the Victorian District of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Idris Williams) has resigned his position…

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Fire in Mine at Kalgoorlie

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 4

KALGOORLIE.—Underground work in the Lake View and Star mines, and a large portion of the Great Boulder Mine has ceased as…

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Two More Mines Ashore on Queensland Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 4

INNISFAIL, Tuesday.—A naval demolition squad exploded two more mines which were washed ashore near Cowley Bench…

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Belmont Mine Pensioners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 5

Belmont-Swansea mine pensioners decided to recommend to the next meeting of district delegates that affiliation with the Old-age Pensioners' Association…

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Industrial News Two Mines to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 4

All Northern mines should be free of industrial trouble to-day when Richmond Main and Stanford Main No. 2 resume…

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Fire Stops Work in Kalgoorlie Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 8

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.—All underground work in the Lake Star mine and in a large portion of the Great Boulder mine, has ceased…

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State's Coal Loss Small

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

The only New South Wales coalmines idle yesterday were Stockrington No. 2 (950 tons) and Neath West Tunnel (220 tons), both in the…

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Miners' Conditions Best in World

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Employment conditions of coalminers in Australia were far better than those existing in any other part of the…

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Northern Industrial Outlook Bright: All Mines At Work

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Today the northern coalfields had a clean sheet. All mines worked. This was the climax to a week of high production, which ranked, with the last working week before Christmas, as one of the best in months…

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Mt. Kembla Mine Sale Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Australian Board of Mt. Kembla Collieries Ltd. has been notified that the contract for sale of Mt. Kembla Colliery was…

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Mine Staff Men Await Advice

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

The Australian Collieries' Staff Association had not yet received the legal advice it was seeking concerning the judgment of the High Court…

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British Miners' "Magic Penny" Meant Much

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 4

In 25 years the Miners' Welfare Commission of Great Britain has developed into a great organisation for the benefit of the miner and his dependants. It has capital assets of about £24 million and an annual income of £1 million. Following the reports of the Sankey Commission in 1920 legislation was…

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Letters to Editor Gasification of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 4

Sir,—Coal strikes can be ended by abandoning the present costly and wasteful method of converting coal into power. Thousands of men…

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Miners Vanishing Race in Britain "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 11.—In 10 years, if there are no replacements, there will not be a coalminer remaining in Britain…

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200,000 Tons of Coal in Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

COAL production in New South Wales this week was more than 200,000 tons, the best week for almost six months…

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