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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

2,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 106

Industry May Ration Work One Day a Week Through Coal Cut

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY: Industries directly affected by the 20 per cent, coal cut, including foundries and textile mills, are likely to close down one day a week, employers said today. This would allow available employment to be [?]…

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To Hear Abermain Miners' Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr Gallagher) will continue the hearing of a claim by Abermain No 2 miners in Newcastle…

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Joint Coal Board's Medical Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 5

The Joint Coal Board informed the Kearsley Shire Council at last night's meeting that it was now giving consideration to a general medical scheme…

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Coal Loss Biggest For Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 4

The State's coal production loss yesterday was the biggest since yesterday week. With no production at four mines and only partial output from two other pits, the loss was 6840 tons…

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Coal Need Acute In Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

The coal shortage has become critical in Newcastle. Unless Zara-street Powerhouse receives greater supplies within a week, reserve stocks will be exhausted…

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Miners Elect A.l.p. Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 4

A special meeting of the Northern miners' Board of Management yesterday elected eight delegates to the annual State conference of the…

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Miners' Leaders, Board Meet on Emergency Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Proposals to increase coal production were discussed to-day by members of the Join Coal Board and miners' leaders. The Acting Chairman of the…

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Mine Machinery Sought By Australia In Other Lands

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA.—The Commonwealth Government is searching the world for machinery to mechanise coal mines, but practically every other…

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Machines, Open Cuts Only Coal Lag Cure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The coal shortage in Australia could be overcome only by increased mechanisation in mines and the development of open-cut mining, Mr. Chifley said to-night…

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Joint Coal Board Considering New Medical Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 4

The Joint Coal Board is now considering a general medical scheme. This was stated last night in a letter from the board to Kearsley Shire…

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N.S.W. Coal Is Off Market In Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE: N.S.W. coal is practically off the Victorian market so far as members of the Chamber of…

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Holiday Award At Mines Varied By Coal Tribunal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today further varied the holiday award covering certain colliery employees, so that they could qualify for five days' additional leave this year by working…

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Victim Of Mine Crash Dies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

William Jarrett, of Belmont, who was injured on May 28 when runaway skips crashed into an underground transport vehicle in Lambton…

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Training For New Coal Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 10

TRAINING young miners at specially equipped schools is not a new idea. It is, for instance, one of the…

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Day's Coal Loss 3380 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 5

The State's coal production loss yesterday was 3380 tons. The loss in the Northern District was 1580 tons, caused through the idleness of…

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Industrialist Underlines Value Of Pillar Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A proposal for the solution of the coal shortage was put forward today by the managing director of F. W. Hughes…

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Coal Board Directs Work on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board directed to-night that all mineworkers on the three New South Wales coalfields work on the King's Birthday holiday next…

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Plan by Steel Firms to Train Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

A scheme to train new adults and youths entering the coalmining industry is proposed by the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. and Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. for the Northern and Southern Coalfields…

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Confer With Coal Board On Belmont Dust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 4

A conference is being arranged with the Joint Coal Board to discuss the dust problem in Evan-street, Belmont…

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Coal Tribunal Slates "S.M.H" Statements

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY.—"My attention has been directed to a leading article in the 'Sydney Morning Herald' newspaper of Tuesday, June 10,…

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