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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

137 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 7

Rich Gold Strike In West

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

PERTH, Sun. -- What is thought to be a very rich gold strike has occurred in the midst pf an area…

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Help From Miners

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. -- The Miners' Federation hopes to raise £2000 at pit-top meetings to finance the funds of…

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Big Increase In Coal Production

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Coal production in N.S.W. in March jumped to 1,410,009 tons, according to figures released…

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Coal Haulier's Outlay To Meet Regulations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 6

A South Grafton coal haulier, Ronald Thompson, had spent £7435 since March to overcome…

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Colliery Employee Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

Eric George Sellers (30), of 24 Wharf street, South Grafton, an employee at the Nymboida Colliery,…

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Nymboida Mine Mishap

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 2

A mishap with an empty coal skip, caused a stoppage of work at the Nymboida. Collieries Pty. Ltd. mine at…

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Some Mines May Curtail Production

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Joint Coal Board has notified the Miners' Federation that certain mines in the…

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Accidents Near Mines

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.-- A coal truck driver has been killed arid anther seriously injured in two separate…

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Eastern Dorrigo C.W.A. Blue And Gold Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 3

Eastern Dorrigo branch of the Country Women's Association conducted a very successful Blue and Gold Ball in the Ulong Hall…

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Negotiations With Coal Board

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday .---The Miners' Federation has decided to ask the A.C.T.U. for its support in…

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Beach Mining

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

MACLEAN.--The Inspector of Mines, Armidale, advised Harwood Shire Council that an application had…

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Miners' Request

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Miners leaders to-day asked the Minister for National Development, Senator Spooner,…

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Mine To Close-Cannof Sell Coal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE;. Wed, --About 270 mine workers at South Waratah colliery will be dismissed next week…

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Less Coal For South Australia

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The South Australian Government has decided to cut its intake of Newcastle coal by 3500 tons a week. The decision has jeopardised the…

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Dismissal Notices At Colliery

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon.-- Ninety employees will receive dismissal notices at South Waratah colliery on July 16…

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Market For Coal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. --The chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. S. F. Cochran, said to-night the United…

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Coal In India

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 3

LUCKNOW (India) Sun. --A large belt of coal has been discovered in the Mirzapur district of Uttar…

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Coal Quality

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--A call for raising the quality of coal produced in New South Wales, was made to-day by…

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Coal Conference

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. -- The General President of the Miners' Federation. (Mi. I. Williams) said to-day it…

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Coal Output Shows Increase

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--New South Wales coal production for the first five months of this year was 10 per cent…

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