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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 100

Only Two Mines Idle In North

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 5

Coal production loss on the northern field today due to stoppages was the lowest for weeks. Only two mines were idle and…

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Start Coal Report Work Next Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) will open his negotiations next week to obtain a more efficient organisation of the coal industry. He said to-day that these negotiations would involve…

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Miners See Minister Control Dust; Speed Up Compensation Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Advocating the urgency of some form of legislation to deal with the dust menace in coalmines and a…

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Wallarah Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Assistant Production Manager of the Coal Commission investigated the position at Wallarah colliery on…

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Rabbits Kept Mine Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 4

LIGHTGOW, Wed.—Miners from Invincible Colliery were alleged to be busy rabbiting when they did not turn up for a…

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Another Good Coal Day

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 3

Coal output on the northern field remained high today, with stoppages at only two collieries. Lambton B remained out of…

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Miners' Board Backs Coalfield Clubs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 2

THE Northern Board of Management of the Miner's Federation is prepared to advance financial assistance for…

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Coal Loss Was 7460 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 5

The State's coal production lose yesterday was 7460 tons, but the loss in the Northern district was only 2660 tons…

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Victorian Rail Engineers to Study Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Victorian railway engineers, Messrs W. O. Galletly and W. H. Chapman, will go to Germany from…

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Coal Conference Fails In U.S.A.

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 8

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The miners' leader, John L. Lewis, and the United Mine Workers' Committee walked out of negotiations with the…

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Coal Loss Was 9320 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 5

Coal production loss yesterday was 9320 tons from seven Southern, one Western, and three Northern mines. On the Northern field, the idle…

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Three Mines Idle In State Today

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

With three mines idle on disputes (Mt. Keira, Invincible and Lambton B) and Wallarah held up for lack of waggons, coal output loss today is…

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Northern Miners to Meet on Pay Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A special meeting of the Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation will be held on Saturday morning…

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Stop Press Mine Controls Eased by British Govt

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 12

LONDON. Friday (A.A.P.): Far-reaching steps to be taken by the Government in the coal-mining industry are announced by the Fuel…

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Diversion And Gold Leaf Best Bets For Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

Tomorrow's marathon programme at Newcastle provides some puzzles for punters. Best investments at the meeting may be Diversion and Gold Leaf in divisions of the Restricted Handicap…

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Australia Expects To Get Coal-Oil Plants From Germany

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA: Australia is expected to be offered one or more plants in Germany for the production of oil and petrol fom coal. An Australian scientific mission has reported…

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Working Time at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 3

Many mines on the northern field worked well in the fortnightly period which ended yesterday…

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Conditions in Queensland Mines Defended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.—The description "abominable" applied to safety conditions in Queensland mines by the General Secretary of the Miners'…

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No Decision on Miners' Wage Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Although discussions lasted throughout the day, no decisions were reached by the Central Coal Authority (Mr…

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France Denies Receiving Russian Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 1

PARIS, April 12. A.A.P.—The Bank of France denied American Press reports that Russia had flown a large amount of gold and foreign currencies…

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