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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 100

Coal Output Still High

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 4

The State coal loss yesterday was about 2200 tour, maintaining the high State output from all districts since Monday…

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Mr. Crook Confident "Men Will Build Coal Reserve"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 4

THE men had made their decision by ballot, and realised clearly the necessity to build up stocks for Christmas, said…

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Mr. Barry, K.C. May Be Coal Chairman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. J. V. Barry, K.C., of Melbourne, is believed to have been nominated as Chairman of the Coal Industrial Tribunal to be…

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High Northern Coal Output Continues: No Local Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 3

The good working record of northern N.S.W. coal mines for the week was maintained today, when there were no stoppages caused by industrial disputes…

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May Be Record Coal Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 1

LESS than 10,000 tons of coal have been lost in New South Wales this week. If the production rate is…

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Coal Loss Below 2000 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 4

The coal loss in the State yesterday was less than 2000 tons. Of the four mines idle yesterday, two stoppages were due to…

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Miner Pinned by Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 4

Unaware that he had a compound fracture of the right leg, Alexander Waugh, 34, of Thomas-street. Cardiff, struggled in the dark in an…

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Miners Demand 25M. for N.S.W. Education

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 5

"It our country is to take its rightful place in the Commonwealth of Nations, education must have pride of place in the allocation of the…

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Miners Confident, But Owners Cautious on Back Shift Production

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 3

Everything is in readiness for the first of the back-Saturday shifts, to be worked tomorrow at mines on the northern N.S.W. coalfields. The excellent working record of the mines this week leads to the hope that mine workers will…

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Mining Mechanics to Urge Draft Acceptance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 4

The executive of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association decided that a copy of the draft constitution of the Combined Mining…

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Northern Miners Ready for Back Shift 5 a.m. Start For Two Pits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 1

Two mines on the Cessnock field, Elrington and Kalingo, will begin work at 5 a.m. —an hour earlier than all other mines on the Northern field—when the first back…

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Working Time at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 10

Coal mines on the northern N.S.W. field generally had good working records in the past fortnightly period…

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Full Compensation For "Dusted" Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: The N.S.W. State Government has agreed to payment of full compensation rates to all miners on the South Coast who are certified as dusted. The new payments, for which the…

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Coal Cranes Will Be Busy on

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 10

Coal-loading facilities in Newcastle will be busier on Monday than normally at the beginning of the week. This will result…

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"No Choice of Coal" Influence of Acute Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 2

The shortage of coal was so acute it was impossible to offer customers a selection as to size and quantity, it was stated in Newcastle…

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2 Dead in Mine Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.—The bodies of two men who were trapped by a raging fire at the 750ft. level of the Aberdare Extended Mine at Ipswich…

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Only One Mine Idle On Northern Fields Today

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 September 1946 · page 4

Production from the northern N.S.W. coalfields was again near peak today, with only one mine idle. This was Stockrington No. 1, whose inactivity resulted in a drop in out-…

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Miners To Seek Speed-up Of Coal Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Miners leaders hope to arrange discussions this week and next week with Federal and State Ministers…

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Fighting Mine Fire With Chemicals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.—In an effort to extinguish a fire which caused the deaths of two miners on Saturday, carbon dioxide is being forced…

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Davidson Coal Report on Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday.—The Davidson report on the coal industry has been printed and is on sale at £1/51/ for the set of two…

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