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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 115

Stabilisation Strike by U.S. Miners Begins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

PITTSBURGH, June 13. A.A.P. —The one week "stabilisation" strike of 450,000 members of the United Ironworker's Union has…

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CMU Fails To Reach Decision; Coal Talks

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: After a meeting that lasted three hours the Combined Mining Unions Council adjourned this afternoon without reaching a decision on the proposal that nationwide stopwork…

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One Mine Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 3

Only one mine in the State was idle yesterday, when mineworkers had to work to quality for payment for the King's Birthday holiday…

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Inspection Of Mines "Inadequate"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 3

The Northern District Miners' Check Inspector (Mr. J. Barrett) said yesterday that he was dissatisfied with the supervision of…

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Sand Barrier Plan For Mine Section

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 3

The Cessnock District Engineer of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. J. Rowdler) discussed with a deputation yesterday the proposal to…

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Mining Director Assigns Estate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. —Leslic Rubinstein, director of a number of gold mining and other inter[?]ocking companies, to-day assigned…

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U.s. May Have Coal "Czar"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 14. A.A.P.—The President of the United Mineworkers' (Mr. John L. Lewis) and a vast segment of the northern coal industry are in agreement on the creation of an industrial "czar"…

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Terms Of Order By Coal Tribunal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Terms of Mr. Gallagher's order against the miners are—That all members of the…

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Sensation Gold Share Slump Ruins Investors

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 4

JOHANNESBURG, Wed. (O.S.R. & A.A.P.): Hundreds of small investors were ruined on the stock market here last might in a sensational slump of gold shares. The companies whose shares…

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Gallagher Orders Miners Not To Stop Work: 'Utterly Wrong'

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) today ordered the Miners' Federation and mining craft unions not to stop work in Australian coal mines tomorrow…

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Suburban and District Coal Board To Help School Buy Projector

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 4

Newcastle Technical High School Parents and Citizens' Association last night formed a committee to make a recommendation to the…

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Unions Change Decision; Stoppage on Coal Tribunal To Make Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coalmining Unions' Council decided to-night that a nation-wide one-day stoppage of mineworkers would be held next Thursday to…

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Tribunal Warns on Coal Strikes Public "Has Had About Enough"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) said to-day that the public had "just about had enough" of stoppages on the coalfields. He was refferring to the Miners'…

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Effect Of Coal Ration

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: If the miners decide to strike the Joint Coal Board is expected tonight to decide…

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The Issues For The Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 2

At their aggregate meetings to-day, the coalminers will, if they are prudent, strike a balance; consider what they have…

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Foot Caught in Mine Cage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 3

William Wright, 56, of Sixth-street, Boolaroo, a shiftman at Stockton Borehole mine, suffered head injuries and shock when his…

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State Coal Loss 4500 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 2

The coal production loss throughout the State yesterday was 4500 tons as a result of the idleness of two mines in the north, one in…

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Letters To the Editor Miners Defended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 2

MR. H. J. IRWIN ("N.M.H.," 14/6/'49), by appealing to old miners to weigh the pros and cons of the proposed miners' stoppage…

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Victoria Plans To Import Indian Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE. — Victoria plans to import 400.000 tons of coal from abroad. The Premier (Mr. Hollway)…

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Coal Tribunal Orders Work To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Ordering New South Wales miners to work to-morrow, the Coal Industry Tribunal…

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