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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 88

Luna Gold For Hamilton Stake At Dogs Tonight

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 6

Luna Gold, a successful performer in top class in both sprint and distance races on the track, is selected for the Hamilton Stake at Newcastle dog races tonight. Chief Mystery and Wilkena Girl should have a close tussle in the Hunter River Stake…

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Shire Rate Worries Mine Pensioners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 4

Members of Belmont-Swansea Retired Mineworker Pensioners' Association said they were unable to meet the increase in shire rates…

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Wages Rise Sought By Colliery Staffs

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today began hearing claims for approximately 15 per cent, increase in wages and better conditions for members…

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All Mines at Work Today

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 3

Maximum production figures were reached on the northern coalfields today when all mines were fully manned…

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£1500 Nugget Found in Backyard Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A 100-ounce gold nugget worth at least £1500 was unearthed to-day at Wedderburn, Victoria's gold-rush…

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Near Record Coal Output Expected To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Near record production is expected on New South Wales coalfields to-morrow when mineworkers resume after…

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Lucky Family To Concentrate On Gold Quest

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Members of the Butterick family, of Wedderburn (Vie.), who yesterday, found a gold nugget worth £1300, have decided to make searching for gold a full-time job…

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Ship Strikes Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

ROTTERDAM, April 11. A.A.P.—The London ship Fort Nisqually struck a mine 12 miles north of the Dutch island of Terschelling…

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Owners Attack Coal Pamphlet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Coalowners to-day attacked the Joint Coal Board for statements in the first issue of "Coal Facts." "Coal Facts" is a pamphlet…

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Coal Production Near Peak

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

Coal production from the northern field remained near peak today, with only one mine partly idle because of industrial…

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Wheeler Jammed By Mine Skip

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 5

Ron Mewett, 18, of Edden-street, Bellbird, a wheeler at Bellbird colliery, injured his shoulder when jammed by a skip yesterday…

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Disappointed with Coal Board Grant

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 12

Keen disappointment was expressed by members of Lower Hunter Shire Council today that the Joint Coal Board…

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State Coal Output Near Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

Coal output from New South Wales mines yesterday was almost a record. The production loss was only 3937 tons, according to…

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Boys Charged With Mine Fire Attempts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

LITHGOW, Tuesday.—Police to-day charged three Lithgow schoolboys with having, attempted to set fire to pit-top buildings at two…

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More Gold At Wedderburn—1680zs. Of It

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The syndicate which yesterday found a gold nugget weighing 100 ounces in…

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Decisions Today On Pillar Coal, Miners' Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-morrow morning will deliver judgments on the coalowners'…

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Coal Output Maintained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 2

Coal production in the North continued at a high level yesterday. The only loss was at Burwood in the contract section of the…

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Two Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 16

Two mines idle and another partly out of production on the northern field today lost about 3400 tons…

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Miners Discuss Move On Holidays

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 15

The miners' Northern Management Board held a special meeting today to consider reports by the central and district…

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Peru Mines "Highest In The World"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

Copper and silver mines in the Andes in Peru were the highest in the world Mr. W. Sutherland said at a Mayfield…

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