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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 78 of 115

Talks On Filling In Open-Cuts Near Underground Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 2

The Miners' Northern Executive and the District Check Inspector (Mr. J. Barrett) are to confer in Sydney on Tuesday with members of the Joint Coal Board on the miners' demand that all open-cuts adjoining underground mines should be filled in…

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Broken Hill Mines Agreement Renewed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Sunday. —Terms of settlement in the 1949-52 Mines Agreement have been reached as a result of the adoption…

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Only One Mine Idle Through Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 3

Coal production loss on the northern field today as a result of stoppages of work was about 1000 tons…

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Long-service Leave Case to Be Reopened by Coal Tribunal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Coal Tribunal today decided to reopen miners' claims for long-service leave, because they had not resumed work promptly in response to an announcement he had made on…

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In Brief Britain's Token Strike Fails More Work Pledge By Soviet Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 4

The threatened Sunday "token" strike by enginednvers and firemen in north-cast England fizzled out yesterday after the decision last night by two of the biggest depots to carry…

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Miners' Leave Case Reopened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) decided to-day to reopen the hearing of the miners' claim for long service leave—one of the main issues in the leave—week coal strike…

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Colliery Owner Dealt With As First Offender

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 4

At Maitland Police Court yesterday, Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., found a charge against a colliery proprietor proved but said the…

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High Northern Coal Output

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 5

Slightly more than 33,000 tons of coal should be mined on the northern coalfields today. There were no industrial…

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Coal Production Near Peak

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 2

Yesterday was the best working day in the mines since the strike, There were no industrial dispute, Two mines were idle in the…

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Germans Drafted To Uranium Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 1

BERLIN, August 29. A.A.P.—Two thousand miners have been drafted to Treuen, in the Russian zone, between Leipzig and…

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Bond In Gold Smuggling Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — Arrested while attempting to smuggle £200 worth of gold out of Australia; John Perryman, 21, barman, of…

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Coal Ship Reaches Port After Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 1

PERTH, Monday.—With part of its coal cargo smouldering and two of its holds flooded, the freighter Avismoat reached…

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Suburban and District Land For Lane At Coal Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 4

Lake Macquarie Shrie Council will be asked by Toronto Urban Area Committee to provide access to Thelkeld Reserve, near Coal…

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Swift Loading In Soviet Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Aug. 30. A.A.P.—A mechanical loader which loaded 60 tons of coal in three hours, was seen at work by visiting Scottish…

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Coal Production At High Level

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 2

Coal production throughout the State yesterday was at a high level for the second day. The production loss was only…

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Surf Trophies Provided By Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 8

The Joint Coal Board has donated £100 a year for trophics to be competed for at Newcastle district surf carnivals…

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Smuts Urges Higher Price For Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, August 30. A.A.P.—The dollar price for gold was not the proper price, Field-Marshal Smuts said…

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R.a.a.f. Mine Camp for Housing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 3

The R.A.A.F. Mine Camp at Catherine Hill Bay had been resumed for housing, the Minister for Housing (Mr. Clive Evatt)…

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N.S.W. Coal Production Is Down 1,500,000 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 3

Coal production in N.S.W. this year so far is down nearly one and a half million tons on last year's figures. Until the beginning of the disastrous strike this year's output had been in excess of 1918 tonnages. Figures issued by the Joint…

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Mines Director Named Soon

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The State Cabinet is expected to appoint a director of State coalmines at its meeting next week…

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