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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 100

Enginedrivers' Leaders Meet Next Week Cessnock Talks On Coal Tie-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Executive of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association would probably meat at Cessnock early next week to consider a recommendation to tie up all New South Wales coalmines, the Federal President of the…

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Unrest Among Ruhr Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 1

LONDON, July 19. A.A.P.— The Ruhr Miners' Trade Union has warned British Military Government officials that serious difficulties are…

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Working Times At Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 10

A substantial amount of working time was lost by a number of collieries on the northern coalfields in the past fortnightly…

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Federal Coal Bill Next Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Commonwealth Government will introduce legislation next week to establish the joint authority to control the coal industry in New South Wales…

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Coal Loss Was 4450 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 13

With resumptions of four collieries there were two stoppages only in the Northern District yesterday, causing a coal production loss of…

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38,000 Tons Of Coal Interstate

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 3

Other States will receive about 38,000 tons of coal from this week's production on the northern coalfields…

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Eight Drowned When Tender Blown Up by Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 3

LONDON, July 19. A.A.P.—Eight members of the crew of nine are believed to have been drowned when the 100 tons Mersey Harbour Board…

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A.R.U. Asks for Equal Coal Distribution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.— The Federal Government will be asked to inquire into the distribution of coal, to ensure that all coal users were…

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Mines Rescue Claim Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The hearing of on application by the Miners' Federation for an increased weekly wage for mines rescue station employees…

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Coal Authority To Hear Southern Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Miners' Federation claim for compensation payment to contract minors, which has caused the dispute on the South Coast coalfields, will be heard before the Central Coal…

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15 South Coast Mines Are Idle; Fear Of Black-Out Of

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Fifteen South Coast mines, employing more than 3000 men and producing up to 10,000 tons of coal a day, stopped work…

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Miners Dislike Coal Plan "Cause Trouble If Not Amended"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA Monday.—The Federal Coal Bill might cause further trouble in the missing industry unless it was made more acceptable to the miners, the General President (Mr. Wells) is reported to have told Ministers to-day…

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Coal Research

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 2

An excellent impression will be created by the announcement of the Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) that he is…

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Letters to Editor Mines Mechanisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 4

Sir,—In reply to Mr. W. Odgers note on mechanisation at the Northern Extended colliery, Teralba. As Mr. Odgers has only worked in one…

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Shire Supports Coal Oil Move

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 4

Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to cooperate with the Coalfields District New Deal Committee in a petition to the…

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Finger Jammed by Skips in Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 2

John Hanlon, 45, of Speers Point, had the third finger of his left hand fractured and lacerated when it was caught between skips at Stockton…

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Hopes For End Of Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 1

South Coast mines will be idle again to-day because of the dispute over compensation payment contract miners. High hopes for an early settlement were held…

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Many Works in Victoria Without Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—For the fifth week in succession most of Victoria's industries will be without coal…

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Chifley Clashes With Miners On Penalty Clauses

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and miners' leaders, it is understood, clashed during talks on disciplinary…

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Digger Keeps Gold Strike Secret for Five Years

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 3

KALGOORLIE.—Presence ol gold-bearing quartz within Parkeston Army Staging Camp was kept secret for five years by a member of the A.I.F., who discovered the ore while digging an excavation Now that the camp is being demolished a local syndicate has…

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