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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

1,843 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 93

U.S. Mine Leader Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tues. (A.A.P.).—If miners do not return to work the Government may recommend a gaol term for John L. Lewis in addition to the heavy fine imposed on him yesterday. Lewis, President of the…

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Chairman Ill, So Ended Mine Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2

A dispute over the employment of a sidler-wheeler, which had caused Pacific colliery to be idle for a month, was settled within a few…

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31 Believed Dead In Mine Blast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1

PARIS, April 20. A.A.P.—Thirty-one miners are believed to have been killed and 32 gravely injured as the result of an explosion in a…

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Miners Ask Government to Intervene in Beer Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

The Northern Miners' Management Board today called upon the State Government to intervene in the beer strike and to consider immediate nationalisation of the brewery industry…

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Mining Industry "Murdered And Robbed"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The mining industry had been murdered and robbed, said Mr. Concannon (Government) in the…

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May Be Mine Hold Up Over State Of Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

Although every effort was being made to avoid a stoppage, there might be a hold-up at Stockrington colliery over the condition of the…

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Miners' Long Service Leave: Cost Estimated At £716,000 A Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation's claim for three months' long service leave would cost £716,000 each year on existing production, said Mr. R. W. Davie to-day…

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Miners Close Books At Gunnedah Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided yesterday to advise the Joint Coal Board that the district had closed the…

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Miners Against State House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Board of Management yesterday rejected a notice of motion from Northumberland No. 2 lodge, protesting against…

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New Guinea Gold Find

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA.—Confirmation of gold discoveries near Wabag, New Guinea, was given today by the Minister for External…

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"Discipline" Needed In Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—Restoration of discipline was needed in the New South Wales coalmining industry, Mr. J. C. Webb,…

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Coal Output Passes 3M. Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board estimates that coal produced in New South Wales from the beginning of the year until last week-end totalled…

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Caught by Stone Fall in Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

Caught by a fall of stone in Lambton B mine, Joseph Peace, 53, of Teralba-road, Adamstown, a shiftman, had the great toe on his…

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Northern Miners' Management Board

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4

The General President (Mr. I. Williams) and General Secretary (Mr. G. Grant) of the Miners' Federation attended…

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Investigate Gold Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Mining wardens were investigating whether gold discovered in the vicinity of Wabag, New Guinea, was in…

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Good Day for Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

With only two mines idle for a loss of about 1450 tons of coal output, today was the best production day for the week on the…

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Gold Ore in Backyard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1

PERTH, Thursday.—Rich goldbearing ore, weighing 32lb. was found by detectives hidden in a "cubby hole" in the backyard of…

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Miners' Board to Move on Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

The Northern Miners' Board of Management will begin the campaign to-day for the elimination of petty stoppages. This will follow the conference…

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"More Shower Space, Fewer Mine Strikes"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 2

Many mine disputes would be prevented it the Coalmines Regulation Act were attended to provide greated shower space in all mine…

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Letters to Editor Mine Conciliation Committees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4

I wish to draw attention to misleading statements in Monday's leading article and in a sub-leader earlier. In both you imply that the…

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