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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 115

Coal Talks Today May Clarify Issue on Log Claims

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: Miners' representatives from all States will attend a meeting of the Miners' Central Council, opening in Sydney this afternoon, which is expected to provide a clearer indication of the…

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Suburban and District Toronto Moves For Coal Board Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 4

Representatives of Toronto School of Arts, Returned Servicemen's sub A.L.P. and Awaba Miners' Lodge, and Cr. Gain decided after…

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Coal Mine Conference Is Resumed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: The coal mine conference was resumed today The Combined Mining Unions…

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Miners Renew Strike Threat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Federation Central Council to-day threatened strike action unless there was a satisfactory settlement of the mining unions' log of claims…

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7000-Ton State Coal Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 2

The State's coal production loss yesterday was 7000 tons. The position in the north was— Aberdare Extended: Members and…

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Miners Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 5

Two miners in the Cessnock district were injured by falls of coal yesterday afternoon. James Vallance (41), of…

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Lodge At New Main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 3

Mineworkers at New Main colliery have been able to form a lodge, which will be known as the New Main lodge. The President…

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Intervention At Coal Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Joint Coal Board to-day intervened in a conference on the mining unions' log of claims with proposals aimed at providing a settlement…

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Near Peak Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 2

The State coal loss yesterday was about 1000 tons. All mines in the West and South worked…

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New Main Miners From Lodge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 5

Following the taking over by the Joint Coal Board recently of Great Greta Colliery, the mine has been renamed "New…

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New Proposals Submitted By Coal Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: Proposals which may be more acceptable to the miners have been submitted by the Joint Coal Board. Talks between the Combined…

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Miners Injured When Cage Jams In Shaft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—Two men were injured and 400 dayshift miners were stranded underground at the Zinc Corporation…

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Queensland To Build Own Coal Reserve First

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Victoria will not get any Queensland coal till State supplies have been built up. This decision have been built…

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Sharp Rise In Coal Losses In North

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 4

Coal production loss on the Northern field today due to stoppages of work at mines rose sharply to the highest figure for weeks—8200 tons. Eight mines were affected by…

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Cardiff Pit Floods As Miners Break Into Old Workings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

Cardiff Myall Extended Mine in the Cardiff district was flooded this morning when miners broke into an uncharted old working, releasing a flow of water which forced them to leave the pit…

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Six Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 15

Coal production on the Northern field improved today, but the loss of output due to stoppages was…

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Coal Plan For Bunnerong

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The leasing of coalfields in the Burragorang Valley by the Sydney County Council tu overcome the…

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Queensland Cuts Victorian Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE. — Power cuts will be intensified in Melbourne from Monday because of the Queensland Government's…

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Miners Stay Hand On Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Central Council to-day deferred stoppage action on the mining unions log of claims and appointed a sub-committee to examine the Joint Coal Board's proposals…

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Output of Gold Lagging

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 10

PORT MORESBY, Thursday. (O.S.R.)—New Guinea's gold production is still only one-third of prewar peak output…

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