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Mining & the mines, 1952

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Big Coal Loss at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The loss of production on the South Maitland field, today is about 4000 tons…

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Class for Mine Deputies

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 2

The Registrar of the Maitland Technical College (Mr. H. W Holliday) said to-day that fees had in some cases…

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Coal Loss of 4000 Tons

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Bellbird, Pelton and Aberdare Central collieries are idle on the South Maitland field…

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Ambitious Coal Programme Announced Colliery Near Singleton Soon

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur said to-day his department had prepared a long-range plan for the production of 3,000,000 tons of coal annually by 1960 from State coal mines…

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Miners Went Home When Claim Refused

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Production on the South Maitland field to-day is down 2500 tons. Kirington and Pelton…

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State Mine at Liddeil Soon in Production. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Mines, Mr. W. G. Arthur, said to-day that his Department had prepared a longrange plan for the production of…

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3 Million Tons Target For State Mines Big Field at Liddell to Be in Full Production Shortly Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) said today his department had prepared a long range plan for the production of 3,000,000 tons of coal annually…

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Coal Loss Was Small

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Loss in production on the South Maitland field to-day us 1550 tons, due to the idleness of Hebburn No…

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Miners Went Home

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Hebburn No. 1 colliery was thrown Idle to-day when the miners went home as a protest…

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Russians Have Floating Mine Secret

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK: A senior American naval officer said in Paris yesterday that the Soviet Union had stolen the…

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One Mine Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 5

Abermain No. 2 was the only mine of idle on the South Maite land field to-day. The loss is about 750 tons…

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Suggestion for Pillar Coal Study

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

Mr. R. James, M.H.R., said in the House of Representatives yesterday that a delegation of miners should be sent overseas…

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Government Offer on Coal Profits

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 6

The The Commonwealth Government, through the Joint Coal Board, has offered to guarantee profits to…

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Wheeler Injured By Fall Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thomas Godfrey, 19, of Daniel street, Cessnock 8 wheeler employed at [?] colliery, was…

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Guarantee To Offer Profits On Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY The Commonwealth Government has offered to guarantee New South Wales Colliery [?] [?]…

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[?] in Kearsley [?]Enity Words Stoppage of Coal Board Grants Causes Curtain[?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night instructed its Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) to suspend all Coal Board works for which Council was committed to pay portion of the cost…

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Disputes at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Production on the South Maitland field is down by 2400 tons to-day. Miners at Richmond Main…

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Coal Output Up

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 2

The Minister for National Development. Senator W. H. Spooner, on Saturday announced that New South…

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Migrants for Mine Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The first batch of British migrants who are to take up work in the mines in the Cessnock district will…

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Big Increase In Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: Coal production in New South Wales from January 1 to February 16 had risen by 33.6 per cent.,…

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