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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

65 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 4

Miners' Claims Ousted

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Claims for additional industrial benefits for [?]…

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Coal Tribunal Rejects Claims

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.-- Claims [?] m[?] b[?] for [?] m[?] in[?] w[?] A shorter…

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No Pay Increase for Miners

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Claims for additional industrial benefits tor miners, including increased wages, a shorter working week and extra side and holiday grants, have all been rejected by the Coal Industry Tribunal,…

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Labor Party Inspects Chinese Mine

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 1

TANGSHAN (Hodai Province), Monday. Mr. Aneurin Bevan and Mr. Sam Watson, both former miners, yesterday…

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M.P.s Go Down Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 1

TANGSHAN (Robai Province), Monday : Aneurin Bevan and Mr. Sam Watson, both former miners, yesterday went down a 2,100 foot deep Chinese coaimine once owned by a British firm. Mr. Clement Attlee, Dr…

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Allegations of Short Weight Coal Deliveries

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1954 · page 13

Allegations that the Armidale City Council is being shortweighted on deliveries of coal to the gas undertaking were made at Monday night's meeting of the Council. As a result the Council has requested a conference with the raihway authorities to discuss…

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Tender Accepted for Coal Shaft

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

The North West Country Council has let a tender for the sinking of an exploratory shaft on the…

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Miners'claims rejected

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 14

The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. H.Gallagher,…

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Malaya: Plantation and Mine Owners Harassed

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 2

As one of the means of disrupting the economic stability of Malaya, the terrorists carried out a campaign of murder and terror against the owners, overseers and managers of rubber…

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Uranium Search Work on Mine Shaft at the Gulf Begins

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

Three miners began work on a mine shaft on a lease held by Uranium Consolidated No Liability at The Gulf on Monday. Directors of the company…

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£46,000 Stolen in Daylight Gold Raid

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--Police threw a cordon round London last night in an attempt to cut off thieves who [?]…

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J. G. Arthur Now Manager of Collieries Assn

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Former Minister for Mines, Mr. J. G. Arthur, announced today he had been appointed chairman of the…

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Coal Ships Dispute Ended

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. -- The dispute between the Seamen Union and the Shipowners Association, which [?]ed up 13…

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Three Miners Overcome by Gas

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 1

Three Tingha men [?] overcome by gas when they [?]tered Howell Mine too [?] after a blasting operation…

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Miner's Death Recalls Grim Mine Incident

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 3

The death on Saturday of a Torrington miner has recalled the time when hs was trapped for 16 hours in a mine shaft in the Old Butler Mine at Torrington in 1941…

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Testing Coal at Ashford

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 17

The year 1949 ended with the County Council having 4300 consumers connected with its reticulation mains…

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The Howell Mine Is a Big Consumer

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 19

At Howell Mine, where the Mines Exploration Pty. is mining on an extensive scale, electricity is to be used to supply power for the proprietary's operations. The North West Cou[?]ty Council has been advised that as from next month the mining company will require a major supply--slightly more than 1,000 kva from the County Council's generation plants…

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Correspondence Further Prospects for Mining at Hillgrove

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 12

R. James, Hillgrove, writes to the Editor. Sir.—I have been inundated with requests to send you a…

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Bob Campbell Caps Record by Taking Warwick Gold Cup

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 4

By winning the Warwick Gold Cup camp draft' on Monday, Bonshaw horseman Bob Campbell put up a brilliant record. He has now won the three…

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Mine Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 4

A Tingha man had three toes crushed by a length of heavy timber at the Howell Mine on Monday…

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