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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

1,843 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 93

Miners May Defer Plan for Meetings on Holiday Pay

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

The Miners' Central Council, at its special meeting in Sydney today, may defer a proposal to call aggregate stop-work meetings throughout Australia until after tomorrow's court hearing on holiday…

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Colliery Offered To Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The owners of Balmain colliery, Balmain (Sydney), which has been out of production since 1931, have asked…

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Premier's Warning To Mine Leaders

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Premier (Mr. McGirr) revealed to-day that he warned representatives of the Miners' Federation at yesterday's private conference that frivolous stoppages must cease…

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Coal Board To Assist Road Reconstruction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board would contribute a third of the cost of the reconstruction and surfacing of lengths not already tar-surfaced on…

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Attend Mine Leave Case Central Council Defers Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to be represented on the holiday case before the Coal Industry Tribunal to-morrow…

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6360-Ton State Coal Loss; All In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

The State's coal production loss yesterday was 6360 tons. All was lost in the north. Strikes were continued at…

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New Mine Plans by Coal Board

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Joint Coal Board had plans in various stages of completion for the development of all coal fields in the State, said the Chairman (Mr. Cameron) today…

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Coal: The Case For, Against

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

These views on the coal problem were given over the A.B.C. Forum of the Air last night by the Miners' General President (Mr. Williams) and the Secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors'…

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Died After Being Crushed at Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 2

Seriously injured when he was crushed between buffers at Old Lambton colliery today. John Bedford, 65. of Russell…

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Coal Position To Improve, Says Premier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The Premier (Mr. McGirr) told the State Parliamentary Labour Party to-day that he was satisfied there…

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Coal Board Given Leave To Proceed

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) held to-day that he would allow the Joint Coal Board to show cause why he should set aside or vary an award…

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Coal Strike Threat to N.z. Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 4

AUCKLAND, July 28. A.A.P. Reuter.—The closing to-day of all six underground coalmines at Huntly, 65 miles south of…

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Miners To call Stop-Work Meetings On Holiday Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Miners' Federation will call stop-work meetings throughout N.S.W. coalfields next week to resist the move before the Coal Industry Tribunal to alter holiday provisions. This decision, made by the Miners' Central Council in Sydney today, will…

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Day's Coal Loss 3175 Tons; Most In North

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

The State's coal production loss yesterday was 3175 tons. All but 85 tons was lost in the north. Idle mines in the north were…

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Horse Jammed In Mine Shaft

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

A horse was jammed for 20 minutes in Aberdare Central mineshaft yesterday. About half the miners' normal…

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Shunter Dies After Mine Accident

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

John Bedford, 65, shunter, of Russell-road, New Lambton, was fatally injured at Old Lambton Colliery yesterday when he was crushed…

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Mr. Booth Makes Point for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Booth (Lab., Kurri) was stopped on six points of order in the Legislative Assembly to-day while he was attempting to draw the notice of the House to the "regrettable coal crisis."…

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Talks To-day On Mine Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Central Executive will confer with New South Wales district presidents, after the Coal Industry Tribunal's hearing of the holiday pay case…

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EDITORIAL Leadership And The Coal Crisis

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 6

ThERE seems to be a general impression m Government circles that Ministers have done all that they can do to get bigger production on the coalfields…

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Surf-Board Plans For Gold Coast

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

Plans for a surf-board have been prepared by Mr. J. Jenkins, of Newcastle Surf Club, for Mr. G. Cawood, of Sekondi, Gold Coast,…

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