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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 100

Coal Loss Rises: Bellbird Heating Feared

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 3

Seven mines idle, and two partially idle, lost 8,100 tons of coal today. There were continued stoppages at Metropolitan (engine-drivers' safety issue) and John Darling (striking engine-drivers had agreed to resume today pending an inspection, but…

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Committee to Aid Coal Commissioner Check Supply To Industries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) agreed to-day to the setting up of a coal to assist the Coal distribution committee to assist the Coal Commissioner (Mr…

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Opposition Attacks on Coal Bill Miners See Premier On Changes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Opposition attacks on the Coal Bill were made to-day during the first reading in the Legislative Assembly. "There are some matters in the…

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Heating Suspected in Bellbird Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 4

BELLBIRD colliery, one of the largest producers of gas coal in the North, was idle yesterday because of suspected beating up in No…

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Open Drive for Coal in North at Week-end Coal Commissioner, Committee Differ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The New South Wales Trades and Labour Council Industrial Panel will open its campaign for more coal with talks this week-end to miners on the Northern Coalfields…

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Stop Press Crifley to Meet Coal Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 16

SYDNEY: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has told the panel appointed from the trades unions and the Labor Council that he will meet…

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Premier Seeks A United Approach To Coal Industry Problems

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY: An appeal for the dropping of recriminations and making a joint approach to solve the problems of the coal industry was made in Parliament today by the Premier (Mr. McKell). In moving the second reading of the Coal Control Bill, Mr. McKell…

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Miners Could Not Run Mines, Says Leader

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4

He did not think that the Miners' Federation could successfully operate coalmines if control were given to the union, said the Northern District President (Mr. W. Crook) last night…

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Extend Coal Industry Act to Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. Cain) to-day promised the executive of the Miners' Federation that supplementary legislation…

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Powers Of Coal Distribution Body In Doubt

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 13

SYDNEY.—The Trade Union Coal Distribution Committee hopes to straighten out the position of its powers when the Labor…

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Opposition Calls Coal Bill "Nationalisation Without Mandate"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Declaring that the Coal Control Bill would nationalise the coal industry, for which the Government did not hold a mandate, the Deputy-Leader of the C.P. (Mr. Drummond) strongly opposed the measure in Parliament today…

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Coal Chief in Dark on Transport Move

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Williams) said to-night that he could not explain why restrictions were being lifted on…

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"First Constructive Approach" Stabilise Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The whole economic future of Australia rested on the ability of the coal industry, the Premier (Mr. McKell) said to-day in the Legislative Assembly, moving the second reading of the Coal Bill…

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McKELL Says Press Sabotaged His Coal Bill Speech

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: Labor members in the Legislative Assembly today accused die Sydney Press of deliberately sabotaging the two-hours' speech yesterday of the Premier (Mr. McKell). on the Coal Industry Bill, and Mr. F. H. Hawkins (Newcastle) suggested…

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Union Plan for Greater Coal Output Committee To Advise On Amenities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If mineworkers accepted and put into effect the resolution to be submitted to them at coalfield meetings in the next few week-ends it could mean an extra 15,000 to 20,000 tons of coal a week, the Miners' General…

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Injuries at Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 7

Jammed between a skip and prop at Bloomfield colliery yesterday, Frederick Tilden, 41, miner, of Park-street Greta, suffered chest injuries…

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Another Bumper Day At Coal Mines : All Working In North

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 7

For the second consecutive day, all inines on the north-ern N.S.W. coalfields worked today. This brought to an end the best production week on the coalfields for a long time. IT was the first time this year that the [?]…

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Coal Bill Passes Second Coal Plan For Secret Ballot Rejected

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Before the second reading of the Coal Industry Bill was passed in the State Parliament shortly before 2 a.m. to-day, members of the Opposition sought in vain to have amendments made to provide for the taking of a secret ballot on strikes…

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General Southern Mine Stop Threatened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Unless a dispute at Metropolitan colliery, on the South Coast, is settled within 14 days, all Southern mines will be laid idle. Notice to this effect was sent to-day by the Federated…

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Probe Powers of Coal Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Trade Union Coal Distribution Committee hopes to straighten out the position of its disputed powers when the…

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