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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 88

R.S.L. Protest On Ruling By Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 14

Lambton-New Lambton subbranch of the R.S.L. will protest against the ruling by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher)…

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Mine-service Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 2

Long-service leave was granted to mineworkers as a form of recognition for extended and faithful service in what the…

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51 Lost As French Ship Hits Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 1

SAINT MALO (Brittany), Sept. 17. A.A.P.—There are 42 survivors of 93 on board the French weather frigate La Place, which…

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Wave of Northern Mine Strikers on Gallagher's Leave Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 3

A wave of strikes hit the northern coalfield to-day in protest against the decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) on long service leave for ex-servicemen…

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Gold Valley To Spell

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 12

Trainer N. Taylor has decided to send Gold Valley for a spell. Gold Valley retains his bright appearance, but his poor…

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Flying Mine Looks Safe Gosford Bet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 10

Flying Mine, who led all the way to win the corresponding race at the last meeting held three weeks ago, appeals strongly as the winner…

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Mines Again Idle On Leave Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 2

Coal loss on the northern field today was approximately 10,000 tons with the decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) on long service leave for ex-servicemen again an issue…

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Letters To The Editor Coal Output Cut

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 2

AUSTRALIA needs good coal, yet at Wallarah colliery can be seen coal bins loaded to capacity and thousands of tons of first-class…

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R.S.L. Protest Against Mine Leave Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 4

West Wallsend R.S.L. sub-branch protested against the decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to exclude war service…

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Industry Short Of 3m. Tons Coal In 1951

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: Australian industry will be short of 3,000,000 tons of coal during 1951, a Federal Government survey shows. It is anticipated that…

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African Mine Conditions "Appalling"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 6

Australian unionists would be appalled if they saw the working conditions of gold, diamond and coalmines in South Africa, the…

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Oil From Coal Developments

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 5

Plans for the development of oil from coal have been discussed recently by the Government, according to advice…

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Coal Ruling As "Insult"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 5

A ruling by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher), that war service could not be assessed in long-service leave in the…

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Oil-from-coal Talks Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 8

The Minister for National Development (Mr. Casey) advised Cessnock Council that discussions had been held on the development of oil-from-coal prospects…

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Mines May Stop On Leave Issue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation Central Executive to-day threatened nation-wide stopwork meetings on the coalfields unless the long-service leave dispute were settled…

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Promising Gold Strike In Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 1

TOWNSVILLE, Tuesday.—A promising gold strike has been made by a party of six prospectors at the head of the Kirk River, about 14…

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Coal Point Road Offer By Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 6

Lake Macquarie Shire Council will pay half the cost of £480 to re-sheet Coal Point-Kilaben Bay-road…

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Protests On Leave Cut Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 2

Protests by miners against the Coal Industry Tribunal's ruling on war service for long-service leave caused a coal production loss of…

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Mine Stoppages Continue On Long-Service Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 3

Protest stoppages against the Coal Industry Tribunal's decision on long service leave continued on the northern coalfield today. Miners struck at five collieries on this issue today for an…

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Burwood Mine Bus

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 20

Beginning on Monday, Sept. 25, the 5.32 a.m. bus journey from Steel-st. to Burwood Colliery via Glebe (Route 520) and…

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