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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 115

All-night Debate on Emergency Bill Power For State To Take Over Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 1

Early this morning the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was still debating the Emergency Powers Bill, which the Premier (Mr. McGirr) had hoped would have passed through all stages by 6…

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Miners' Case In Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 2

The miners' case in the strike will be given this afternoon at a public meeting at the rear of the Newcastle Trades Hall…

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These Miners Are Confident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

STRIKING MINERS at Dudley from the B.H.P.'s Burwood and John Darling Collieries drinking in a local hotel yesterday afternoon. They claim they can withstand a long strike in spite of the freezing of Miners' Federation funds…

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Scaffolding for Mine Stack

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 3

Three men erected scaffolding around this 180ft, smoke stackout Hebburn No. 2 colliery, Weston. The work finished yesterday. The scaffolding will enable workmen to reinforce coping around the top of the stack…

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Coal Stocks Near Exhaustion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 2

Stocks of coal at the Cranes are almost exhausted. Coal is loaded at the Cranes for Sydney and interstate transport. All…

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Miners May Have Withdrawn Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation is believed to have withdrawn most of its funds from the banks, as a result of the Federal Government's decision to "freeze"…

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Miners Let Hospital Draw Coke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Miners' Federation granted permission to Marrickville District Hospital to-day to draw 14…

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Stop Press Coal Strike Talks

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY.—The Miners' Federation has accepted an invitation by the A.C.T.U. to continue the talks on the coal dispute in Sydney tomorrow…

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Water Seeps Past Coal Barrier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 7

Emergency pumps are being used at Aberdare colliery to move a large volume of water from the pit bottom. This water has seeped from…

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No Indian Coal for Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 9

CALCUTTA, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Harbor workers will refuse to load Indian coal for shipment to Victoria, according to…

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Chifley On Coal At Grass

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA: The removal of coal "at grass" [?] the coalfields has been [?]cussed by the Prime…

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Fund "Freezing" Would Cancel Miners' Dockets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 2

The freezing of union funds will be a factor to be considered when coalfield storekeepers meet to formulate a policy on the granting of credit…

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English Coal For Victoria "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

LONDON, June 29.— The Victorian Agent-General (Sir Norman Martin), said the collier Le Verdon would load 8000…

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Deadlock on U.s. Coal Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 3

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (West Virginia), Wed. (A.A.P.): The U.S. miners' president (John L. Lewis) and soft coal…

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Another Bid Likely to End Coal Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: It is hoped that a special meeting of the N.S.W. Labor Council tomorrow may lead to another attempt to reach a settlement of the industrial situation…

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Indians Not To Load Coal For Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

CALCUTTA, June 29. A.A.P.—Harbour workers will refuse to load Indian coal for shipment to Australia, according to the President…

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"Man-in-street" Against Free Labor in Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

Opinion of people in nearly every walk of life today was against any move to use free labor in mines to get coal during the strike. With one exception all of 15 interviewed declared themselves…

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Letters To The Editor To The Editor Miners' Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 2

IT is g[?]ing to learn that, after being down a mine for a day, one realises how much safer and comfortable one is compared was…

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Major Coal Strike Likely In U.S.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

NEW YORK, June 29. A.A.P, —A major coal strike is threatened in the United States because of the large amount of coal now above…

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Threat On Life Of Miners' Pres. Made In Anonymous Letter

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: A threat against the life of the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) was made in an anonymous letter which he received last night. The letter, which has been…

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