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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 115

New Plan For First Aid in Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 8

The Chief Medical Officer of the Joint Coal Board (Dr. W. George) will address mine workers and the general public at a meeting at Cessnock School of Arts tonight on the operation of a new…

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Confidence In Small Mining Towns 'Lacking'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 3

Young people seemed to drift away from mining towns because they lacked confidence to build there, Mr. T. Reynolds said at a…

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Discuss Move to Ban Strikes Compulsory Coal Talks To-Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) has called a compulsory conference to-morrow to discuss an application by coalowners for an…

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Council Seeks Mine Interest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Sydney County Council decided to-day to seek interests in collieries and/or leases in Nattai, Wollongong and…

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Air, Mine Fears In Shanghai

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 2

SHANGHAI, Sat. (A.A.P.)—Shanghai port was closed to shipping yesterday as air-raid fears and reports of minelaying…

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Two Mines Idle In State

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 4

Only two mines were idle in the State yesterday—one of the qualifying days for payment for the King's Birthday holiday on…

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Mine Leaders to Meet Plan For Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners' Central Council will decide to-morrow morning whether there will be a nation-wide stoppage on Thursday…

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First Aid in Mines New Treatment Planned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 4

A new treatment for men severely injured underground would he introduced at all collieries under proposals for new methods for first aid and ambulance work, the Senior Medical Officer for the…

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Miners' Stop-work Called Next Thursday; Council Action

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: All coal mines in Australia will be idle Thursday, following a decision by the Miners' Central Council today. Aggregate meetings will be held on all coalfields to discuss a…

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Coal Again Washed Up On Stockton Beach

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 1

Coal has again been swept up on to Stockton Beach. Yesterday morning more than 30 people were combing the sand for lumps of coal as these people (top) are doing. Left: Barry Kelly with two lumps of coal…

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Flying Mine and Another Search for H.p. Dogs

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY: Flying Mine (First Progressive Stake) and Another Search (President's Stake) appeal as the two best wagers for tonight's Harold Park greyhound meeting. Queen Siren is selected…

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Colliery Accidents at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 5

William Stewart, 21, of Edden St., Bellbird, a wheeler at Pelton Colliery, suffered an injury to his right thigh when he was…

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Rationing Quickly If Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 1

Australia's coal stocks are so low that there would be severe rationing immediately in transport, industry and utilities if the…

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Stamps Valued £5M. In German Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 3

FRANKFURT, June 12. A.A.P. —The world's finest stamp collection, valued prewar at £5 million sterling, when it belonged to the…

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Coal Hopes Pinned On Tomorrow's Talks

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: Hopes of averting a nationwide one-day paralysis of coal output next Thursday centre on developments tomorrow. These developments include—Hearing by the Coal…

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Miners' Leaders Rebuked By Chifley: "Base Ingratitude"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Miners' Federation was guilty of "base ingratitude" by its determination to stop work in all coal mines on Thursday, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said yesterday. He denounced the stoppage…

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A.L.P. Seeks Mine At Swansea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 3

A request to the Joint Coal Board to open a mine at Swansea was made by Swansea A.L.P. The Government was asked to…

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Stoppage Decision 'Ingratitude' Chifley Hits At Mine Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. Chifley to-day described the Miners' Central Council decision to hold a one-day nation-wide coalfield stoppage next Thursday as "complete…

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Letters To the Editor Miners' Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 2

ALL must view with concern the proposed 24 hours' stoppage by miners on Thursday. As a trade-unionist, I must accede to them this…

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Gold Company Director Assigns Estate

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Leslie Rubin-stein, director of a number of goldmining and other companies, has assigned his estate…

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