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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

1,843 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 93

Mr. James To Appear Before Miners' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 2

Mr. James, M.H.R. will be asked to attend the next meeting of the Northern Miners' Board of Management to explain his…

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Fog Blanketed Sydney Trials Mine Host Speedy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 12

SYDNEY: Heavy fog blanketed training gallops on most tracks today, but at Moore field, where the atmosphere was clear, Mine Host ran five furlongs in 1.4 3/4…

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Go To Mining Companies On Power Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 3

Kearsley Shire Council' will ask the mining companies if they are prepared to enter into agreements for the supply of electricity for five…

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Social Service To Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 2

The rehabilitation centre at Jervis Bay, on which the Northern Miners' Board of Management has congratulated the Joint…

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Peak Northern Coal Output

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 5

Only one mine on the northern coalfields was idle today. It was one of the best production days on the field in…

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B.H.P. Assistant Mine Superintendent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1948 · page 2

The appointment of Mr. Keith A. Rowell as Assistant General Superintendent of Mines and Quarries has been announced by the Board…

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State Coal Output Almost At Peak

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1948 · page 2

Coal production in the State yesterday was about 1000 tons short of the maximum figure. The only mine idle was…

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Gold Conspiracy Case Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: Thomas Henry Arrowsmith, 52, manufacturer, of Craigend-st., King's Cross, who was remanded on £800 bail…

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Report On Brown Coal Gas Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A report on the feasibility of producing gas from brown coal in Gippsland to make Victoria partially…

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In Brief Japan Praised By Gen. MacArthur Coal Board Seeks Higher Output

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 4

Though output of 54,000 tons of coal was lost by the May Day holiday on the coalfields to-day, the Joint Coal Board hopes to balance the requirements of industry by increased output…

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Coal Output Near Peak

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 2

Northern mines were almost in fall production today as mineworkers qualified for the May Day holiday payment…

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Miners Struck By Coal Falls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 4

Douglas Slade, 41, of Yango-street, Cessnock, shiftman, at Bellbird colliery, had his right hand lacerated when struck by falling…

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Big Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

Production of coal in the State yesterday was 1294 tons short of the maximum. All mines except Elrington (continuation of strike)…

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Vote To-day on Mine Formula

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

Lodge delegates from mines in the Northern district will vote to-day on the Northern Management Board's formula, which aims at…

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Lodge Officers Endorse New Coal Code

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 3

Lodge delegates from all mines in the northern district today endorsed the formula against unauthorised stoppages formulated by the Northern Miners' Management Board. While they were meeting…

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Plea To Miners: 'Produce To Gain Conditions'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 3

Workers in the coalmining industry should realise that by creating petty stoppages they were retarding their own progress, the…

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Kearsley Seeks Miners' Aid On Baths Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 4

Kearsley Shire Council decided last night to ask the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to support its representation to the…

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Northern Coal Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 5

Though there were several fresh stoppages at mines on the northern coalfields today none was…

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Victoria In "Dire Need" Of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY: Unless Victoria could persuade N.S.W. employers and employees in the coal and shipping industries of the dire necessity for cut adequate coal quota for Victoria, the State's position would be…

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Urge Speed Up Of N.S.W. Coal For Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An appeal to the Coal Board and miners' representatives to speed up the supply of black coal from N.S.W. to…

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