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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

1,843 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 93

The Miners Do A Good Job

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 2

The excellent showing of the miners during August deserves to he placed on record, not only because they were castigated for…

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Five Northern Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 2

Five Northern and three other mines in the State were idle yesterday. This caused a total coal production loss of 4771 tons…

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Board Guarantees Victoria Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Monday.—The Joint Coal Board has advised the Victorian Government that it will guarantee Victoria between 12 and…

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Miners' Convention Trivial Stoppages Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Opposition to stop pages over trivial issues and to stoppages with. out proper union endorsement was reaffirmed by the National Convention of the Miners'…

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Coal And Steel The Key

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 2

Much of the lag in national development and many of the shortages from which Australia still suffers can be attributed to…

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Oversea Experts Opposed On Coal Loaders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mine check inspectors have disagreed with most of the vital opinions offered by oversea experts on coal…

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Miners And Politics

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Miners' National Convention today decided not to take action on proposals to review the miners'…

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2 Miners' Meetings For Mr. Chifley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 2

Mr. Chifley will address two meetings on the Coalfields on Sunday. The Northern miners' Secretary (Mr. J. B. Simpson) said…

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Miners Ask For End Of Pension Means Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The National Convention of the Miners' Federation to-day sent a telegram to the Federal Parliamentary Labour…

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31,700 Tons More Coal This Year

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 2

N.S.W. coal production for the first half of 1948 was 31,700 tons higher than in the corresponding…

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Six Northern Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 3

Six mines were idle in the northern district yesterday. All worked in the south, but one colliery was idle in the west. The coal…

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Poles Say Miners' Decision Unfair

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 9

SYDNEY: Polish migrants at Glen Davis are keen to work in National Shale Oil Co's. mine and regard as unfair the decision of the Miners' Federation aimed at preventing them from doing so…

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Oppose Mine Work For Poles, Balts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The National Convention of the Miners' Federation decided to-day to oppose the employment of Polish…

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No Decision: Miners' A.L.P. Affiliation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The National Convention of the Miners' Federation decided to-day against proceeding with…

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Week's Northern Coal Loss 20,000 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 4

The week's coal production loss on the northern field as a result of stoppages advanced today to approximately 20,000 tons. Five mines were idle and another was only partly manned…

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Victoria To Get 12 p.c. N.S.W. Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board has advised the Victorian Government of weekly allocations of New South Wales…

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Miners' Award Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 4

LITHGOW, Thursday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) and mining officials to-day inspected the State mine as part of…

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Stop Press Mine Stoppage Threat

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 12

SYDNEY. — Stoppage of South Coast mines after next Monday is threatened by a dispute between the A.W.U. and the Miners' Federation…

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Coal Production Down 6941 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 2

The coal production loss in New South Wales yesterday was 6941 tons. Five mines were idle in the North, and another was only…

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Waterfront And Mine Conditions "Not Improved"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Coal-owners and shipowners had done nothing since Federation to improve the conditions of miners or…

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