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Mining & the mines, 1952

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Coal Industry's Future Muswellbrook Not Likely To Be Affected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 1

Over-production of low-grade coals is likely to result in the closing of several mines in the North…

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Ort Paralysis Will Mean Record Coal Bank-up Nation-wide Waterfront Tie-up

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: A nation wide illegal stoppage by waterside workers has paralysed [?] in all Australian parts to-day Wharf labours are holding meetings thought the country to-day to [?] the increase by the Arbitration Court of 4/ in attendance payment They…

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To-day's Sydney News Hold-up on Waterfront—big Coal Bank-up at Newcastle—woman Throws Herself Under an Electric Train Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 2

A nation-wide illegal stoppage by waterside workers paralysed shipping at all Australian ports to-day. The wharflabourers are…

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Group Collieries Still Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The AEU dispute, which developed at Richmond Main, on Monday, is again responsible to-day for a…

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Big Gas Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: A two-days-old strike by engineers has thrown idle 11 major gas coal producing pits on the northern…

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Clearance Needed For Mine Jobs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 1

Members of the Miners' Federation in the North seeking employment on the South Coast will need…

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Coal Board Grant Of £7,000

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 2

The Mayor of Muswellbrook, Mr. G. S. Adams, has announced that the Singleton-Muswellbrook…

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Two Injured in Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON: Two men were injured when they were struck by a fall of coal at Liddell colliery…

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Mine Production Back To Normal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Production on the South Maitland field was back to normal, to-day with the resumption of the…

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Reports Of Singleton Mines Closing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON: Joint Coal Board officials at Cessnock to-day refused to comment on a statement that the…

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The Coal Crisis

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 4

MOST people will sympathise with the desire of the coal miners, and with the N.S.W. Premier, that all the men now engaged in the industry should be retained there on a profitable basis; but Mr…

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Govt. Increases Liddell Mine Exenditure

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 3

Tabling the estimates of expenditure of loan money for 1952/53 the Premier, Mr. Cahill, said that the money…

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New South Wales Coal Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 3

Coal production in New South Wales this year to September 13 has befin estimated by the Joint Coal Board at 10,515,708 tons,…

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FIRE At Liddell Colliery Story of Proto Men's Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 9

Northern District Check Inspector (Mr. Dave Brown), who accompanied the men from the South Maitland…

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Gold Coast Delegates At London Conference

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 3

The British possession of the Gold Coast was granted the right of self-government recently. This photo shows members of a delegation from the Coast arriving in London to discuss terms of the agreement with…

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Australian Coal to Be Exported Minister's Statement Canberra

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 7

Inquiries are being made overseas into the possibility of exporting more Australian coal…

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Mining Jobs Hard to Find Says Union Official

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

It was very difficult to find work for miners on the northern field, Senior Vice-President of the…

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To-day’s Leader The Coal Crisis Underworld Aliens Will Be Deported

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The United States intends to denaturalise aliens in the underworld and deport them to…

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Five Maitland Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK Five Collieries are idle on the South Maitland field to-day representing a lose of 4400 tons…

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Coal Crisis Looming

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Coal was being produced far in excess of demand, and surplus stock would cause a. crisis in the Industry before Christmas, Northern Miners’ Federation official, Mr. J. Cockerill, said to-day…

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