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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Mine Closures Bring Overtime Ban

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

Representatives of coalmining unions, meeting in Sydney yesterday, decided to refuse to accept new members…

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Three Miners Injured At Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

Three men were admitted to Cessnock Hospital yesterday with injuries suffered when caught under a fall of…

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"Overtime Ban in Coal Industry"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 1

Representatives of coal mining unions yesterday agreed that their books should be closed, and overtime banned throughout…

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Mining Unions Close Books

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: Representative of coal-mining aidonr decided to refuse to accept-new members and also to refuse to…

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Rulings On Dispute. Long Service and Miners'

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. P. Gallagher has given rulings on long service disputes between mining companies and…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The only Idle mine on the South Maitland field today is Pelton, which has a dally output of 550 tons…

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Glendon Brook Mine Re-opened

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Glendon Brook mine, which resumed operations recently after disturbances late last year,…

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Finding work for men at other mines

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

The chairman of the Joint Coal Hoard', Mr. S. F. Cochrane, said at the week-end that the board had…

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Wastage of Timber in Mines for Years Commission Says State Forests Are Controlled

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

Wolfe of timber in mines had developed over a period of many years when ample supplies of cheep timber were available, according to a report issued by the Forestry Commission…

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All Mines Working

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The South Maitland field to-day is entirely free of industrial trouble. All mines are reported to be…

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Mining Company Men Dismissed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 1

More New South Wales Mining Company employees received dismissal, notices last week. The men were employed at the…

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Mine Pensioners’ Lottery Win

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The second prise in the State Lottery went to Cessnock to-day. John Anderson, of…

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Coal Board Asked to Find Jobs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

The Northern Miners' Management Board decided yesterday to demand that the Joint Coal Board assist…

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Sales talk with Japs may aid Singleton coal fields

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

The result of coal sale negotiations now going on between Australia and Japan will have a great bearing on the future prosperity of the northern coal fields…

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Great Greta hopes to mine 100 tons per day by next week

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

Great Greta colliery at Glendonbrook. which resumed operations recently after being, closed for nearly…

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Coal Production In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 2

Coal output in Britain in 1952 was just under 225 minions tons, according to provisional figures issued by…

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All Mines Worked

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 5

All Collieries worked on the South Maitland field today. Today was a qualifying day for payment for the statutory…

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Durham mine may close in June

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

Operations at Durham open cut mine are expected to cease in June this year according to a letter from the N.S.W. Mining Co. to the Patrick Plains Shire Council…

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Coal Board Asked to Find Jobs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 4

The Norhtern Miners' Management Board decided on Tuesday to demand that the Joint Coal Board assist displaced…

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Coal production in UK. higher last year

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 7

LONDON: Coal output in 1952 was just under 225 million tons, according to provisional figures issued…

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