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Mining & the mines, 1952

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Kurri Mine Pensioners Association Largest Branch in State

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 1

It was reported to the annual meeting of the Kurri Kurri branch of the Retired Mineworker Pensioners'…

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New Coal Seams Found "May Supersed Open Cuts"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 9

The opinion is expressed by Mr. Anderson, manager of the New South Wales Mining Company at Singleton,…

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Pensioners Seek Community Centre Application To Be Made For Joint Coal Board Grant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 1

At yesterday's annual meeting of the members of the Muswellbrook Pensioners' Association it was decided to ask Aid. G. S. E. Adams (Mayor) to seek financial assistance from the Joint Coal…

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Underground Mining

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

The opinion is expressed by Mr. Anderson manager of the New South Wales Mining Company at Singleton, that underground mining will probably supersede open cut mining in the…

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Pakistanis To Visit Singleton Mines

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 1

The Pakistani coal mission will visit open cut mines in the Singleton district this week…

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Stay-in Strike at Great Greta Mine May Collapse

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON: Growing unrest among the stay in miners at the Great Greta colliery at Glenden Brook may result in…

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Stay-in Strikers Now In 12th Day At Great Greta Mine

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

Now in the twelfth day of their stay down strike against dismisal from the Great Greta Colliery, at…

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All Mines Again Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: For the second day in succession this week, all the mines on the South Maitland field are in…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 3

Balmoral, Bellbird, Bonalbo, Cessnock No. 1, Eirington, Gunnedah, Liddell, Liddell State Mine, Maitland Main…

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Mining Staff Dismissals

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON: The N.S.W. Mining Company has dismissed a further five members of its staff from the…

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Enthusiasm Of Stay-in Miners Wanes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON: The 27 stay in miners at the Great Greta colliery at Glendon Brook today returned their decision…

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Tribunal Voices Concern Over Fate Of Small Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Reluctance of some mine owner to confer oil a genuine basis with employees would suggest on indifference to the fate of small collieries, the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) said to-day…

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"Miners "Disgusted" With Board

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 1

The Northern miners delegate board conference in Newcastle expressed "disgust" at information from the joint Coal Board that dismissal notices to Great Greta miners would not be withdrawn…

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Still In The Mine

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: The miners are still in the pit at Glendonbrook, and there are no signs of them coming out…

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Atomic Energy Won’t Displace Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: Coal will not be displaced by atomic energy, either within the next 10 years or in the foreseeable future if the N.S.W. cool industry can maintain continuity of coal supplies at a price which…

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Gold Price Rise “Indispensable” South African’s View

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 1

LONDON: South Africa’s Finance Minister (Mr. Eric Lauw) told the Commonwealth economic conference yesterday that an increase in the gold price was indispensable if the conference was to achieve a…

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Second Accident at Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 6

For the second day in succession on miner was injured at Bloomfield Main Colliery this morning…

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Stay-In Miners Getting Pay

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON: The 27 stay-in miners in the Great Greta colliery at Glendon Brook were receiving their normal…

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Fall of Coal Kills Miner

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: A 42-years-old miner was killed in a Cardift colliery to-day, when buried [?] a fall of coal…

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Bellbird Retired Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Bellbird branch of the Retired Mineworkers' Association the following officers were elected:…

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