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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Two B.H.P. Mines Again Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Big BHP mines Burwood and John Darling ate Idle to-day for the fourth successive day, endangering…

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Coal Losses May Throw More Out Of Work

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Thurs. — The manager of B.H.P. Steelworks at Newcastle warned to-day the heavy coal losses have caused a…

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Mining Industry In Australia Is In Bad Shape

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 2

Mr. Patrick Murphy, a shot firer of Richmond Main colliery, has given some interesting Information on mining to Maitland…

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Two B.H.P. mines Resume Production Lightning Strike at Lambton Mine

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

Although the two big B.H.P. collieries—John Darling and Burwood—returned to work this morning, a strike at Lambton mine continues the crisis in the Newcastle heavy steel industries…

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Coal Board Exhibit

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

This 11 BU Joy Coal Loader is one of the latest c oal mining machines in the Joint Coal Board exhibit at the Cessnock Show. The loader has a rated capacity or four tons a minute; with a maximum capacity of eight tons a minute…

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Bellbird Mine Employees' Picnic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 12

Two special trains left Cessnock for Sydney last Saturday, for a picnic at Tarongo Park. Trams conveyed the large crowd from Central station…

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Maitland Mine Deputies Penalised

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

The chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, Mr. F. Gallagher, yesterday penalised Maitland deputies by deducting one week's long-service leave from the entitlement of men who participated…

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Coal Authority Re-appointed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

The Northern Local Coal Authorltx (Mr.J. Connell) has been reappointed for three years, by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher)…

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Allotment Of Coal To Railway

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday. —At the request of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, the members of Parliament for Newcastle were asked to…

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Subsidy Suggested on Coal Imports

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

The possibility of subsidising imported coal would be studied at a conference shortly between the Minister for Fuel (Senator…

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1,337 Miners in Building Societies

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

There are now 1337 members in the Miners' Co-operative Building Societies subsidised by the Joint Coal Board…

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Mr. T. O. Croudace Farewelled Entertained by Colliery Staffs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

On Monday evening over 60 members of the Caledonian Collieries Limited Staff Social Club gathered to bid farewell to Mr. T. O. Croudace,…

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States To Call Tenders For Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—Victoria and South Australia have been given authority to call worldwide tenders for the supply of…

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1,337 Members of Miners Co-operative Building Scheme

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

There are now 1,337 members in the Miners Co-operative Building Societies subsidised by the Joint Coal Board…

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Chief of Coal Board Resigns for New Post

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

The decision of the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr K. A. Cameron) to resign may lead to a reshuffle of the…

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TWO B.H.P. Mines Resume Work. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

Two big B.H.P. coal mines, Burwood and John Darling, returned to work this morning after a four-day strike, but miners at another B.H.P…

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Govt. Move for Coal Imports Tenders Will Be Closed

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

The Minister for Shipping and Fuel, Senator G. McLeay, announced yesterday that a conference between…

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Two B.H.P. Mines Back At Work; Another On Strike

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. Two big BHP coalmines, Burwood and John Darling, returned to work this morning after a four-day…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Monday.—Aberdare Central is the only idle mine on South Maitland Held to-day The wheelers came…

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Accidents at Cessnock Mines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Monday.—David Powell, 19, of Pokolbin-street, Kearsley, employed as a wheeler at Abermain No. 2 colliery,…

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