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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

1,843 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 93

Trains, Trucks Cut Through Coal Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Because of the coal shortage, the Railway Department has cancelled some week-end trains between Newcastle and Sydney. It also…

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Coal Board Exams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 3

The Coal Board offered scholarships and to train men for staff positions in mines, but I don't think it really wants the men…

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Coal Advisory Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 2

The coal industry is permitting itself to get involved unnecessarily in a modern version of the old dilemma: "Which came first,…

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Coal Committee Working Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 1

SYNEY, Friday.—The Committee to advise the Joint Coal Board on methods of increased coal production would be…

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Death Of Burwood Mine Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 2

The Manager of Burwood colliery (Mr. Leslie Marshall Allen) died in the Mater Hospital on Thursday. The funeral was to…

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Coal Output for Six Weeks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Coal production on the New South Wales fields for the six weeks ended last Friday totalled…

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Sailings Delayed By Lack Of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 2

Three ships which should have sailed with coal this week will not [?]oad until Monday. Insufficient coal was received at the cranes…

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B.h.p. Coal Stocks Again Low

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 2

Coal stocks are again reaching a dangerously low level at the B.H.P. Steel Works. The company has only a small reserve stock. Because of stoppages at B.H.P. mines in recent…

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Government Mines In N.Z. On 7-Hour Shift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—New Zealand miners in Government-controlled mines would work a seven-hour shift from April 5, the General…

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Denies Miners' Official Was Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 3

The miners' Northern Vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon) last night refuted a statement by the Local Coal Authority (Mr. J. Connett)…

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Six Mines May Resume To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 3

Six Northern mines which were idle on Friday over disputes are expected to resume to-day. They are the John Darling…

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2 Killed in Gold Coast Clash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 1

ACCRA (Gold Coast), Feb. 29. A.A.P.—Two persons were killed and 14 injured when African ex-servicemen seeking the release of…

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Move Made On Oil From Coal, Says Mr. James

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 2

At last, something was moving for the production of oil from coal in Australia, Mr. R. James, M.H.R., said yesterday…

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Stoppages At 8 Northern Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 3

Strikes at six Northern mines and partial stoppages at two others caused a coal loss of 4170 tons yesterday. The total State loss of…

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Health Tests Begin for Lithgow Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 1

LITHGOW. Monday.—A medical survey of 400 selected miners on the Western coalfield began this afternoon. It will last five weeks…

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Wallsend Amenities By Coal Board Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

PROVISION of a baby health centre and development of Wallsend Park, both under the Joint Coal Board's plan for miners'…

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Lodge President Replies To Coal Authority

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

Mr. W. Laverick, miners' lodge president and member of the Northern Board of Management, writes—…

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See Coal Board On Priorities For Amenities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Miners' leaders were asked to-day by the Director of the Department of Building Materials (Mr. Harrison)…

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F.e.d.f.a. May Tie-up All South Maitland Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 3

Reports that the Cessnock sub-branch of the F.E.D.F.A. will ask the Kurri sub-branch to consider strike action unless the award suspension is lifted, indicate that there may be a recurrence of…

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Coal Production Improves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 2

Coal output yesterday, with fewer strikes in the State, improved more than 3000 tons, compared with Monday. The loss was 5465…

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