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Mining & the mines, 1952

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Improvement In Sterling Area Gold And Dollar Reserves

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 3

The fall in the sterling area gold and dollar reserves last quarter, was 15000000 dollars. This was a distinct improvement on the deficits for each of the previous three quarters, which were 636000000…

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World Record Allowed Shirely Stickland's Triumph Second Gold Medal for Australia Helinski

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

Shirley Strickland's world's record time of 10.9 seconds clocked in winning the final of the Olympic 80 metres hurdles yesterday has been allowed. The blonde West Australian…

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Mining Engineer Killed at Liddell Colliery

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 2

A man was killed INstantly at the Liddell Colliery- this morning, when he was drawn into the…

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Engineer Killed At Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3

SINGLETON; A man was killed instantly this morning when: he was caught in conveyor belt at Liddell…

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Coal Loss of 3300 Tons

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK : The loss in production on the south Maitland field to-day is 3300 look…

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Charge Of 'Bungling' Against Coal Board

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 2

Expensive mining machinery was idle because of "administrative bu[?]gling" by the Joint Coal Board, Senator Arnold said last night…

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Idle Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Hepburn No. 1 colliery is Idle to-day, the men having gone home because the . management…

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Miners’ Chief On Strikes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 6

Sir William-Lawther , giving his presidential address at the annual conference-of .the National Union of Mineworkers…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 3

Aberdare North Tunnel, Aberdare, Aberdare Extended, Aberdare Central, Ayrfield No. 3, Balmoral, Bonalbo, Cessnock…

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Miners' Chief On Political Strikes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 6

Sir William Lawther, giving his presidential address at the annual conference of the National Union of Mineworkers at…

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Miners Give Day’s Pay To Widow

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 3

SINGLETON: Miners at LIddell colliery are making arrangements to give the widow of James Nell who…

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Idle Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Hebburn No. 1. Pelton and Great Greta are idle on the South Maitland field to-day, representing a…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 1

CESSNOCK Alan Vickers, 28, of Mount View-road, Cessnock, a shiftman employed at Bellbird colliery, had his left…

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Open Cut Coal Mining in Stroud Shire Council will ask for investigation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 1

The possibilities of open-cut coal mining in Stroud Shire has come into prominence. It is known that there is coal in both Stroud and Gloucester Shiral areas. The working of…

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Treating Inferior Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 3

SINGLETON: Officials of S.H.P. in Newcastle to-day discounted numbers from Singleton that the company was…

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Coal Used by Railways

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Coal for railway engines in New South Wales from December 31, 1951, July 12, 1952, totalled 840,000…

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Big Coal Loading Wharf

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The anticipated opening of a new coal loading wharf at Balmain next Wednesday should remove…

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Plight of Mine Pensioners (To The Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 8

Sir,—Who can mine pensioners look to for assistance in their attempt to live until they get the Old Age pension,…

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Fifth Gold Medal Australia's Greatest Day Ever HELSINKI

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 2

Australia had her greatest day ever at any Olympic Games yesterday. Her cyclists won two gold medals and one silver medal…

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Miners' Chief Criticises Political Strikes

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 4

LONDON. — Sir William Lawther, giving his presidential address at the annual conference of the National…

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