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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 88

In Brief No Australian Trip For Miners' Leader Phoned The Police From Ice Room

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 6

The Communist General Secretary of the National Mineworkers' Union (Mr. Arthur Horner) has lost a visit to his relations and political friends in Australia, says the "Daily…

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Miners Lose Fingers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3

Morris Johnson, 21, of Aberdare-rd., Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare Colliery, had the third and fourth fingers of his left…

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Triman Firm With Striking Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.): President Truman today invoked the Taft-Hartley Act in an effort to end the coal strike. He appointed a fact-finding…

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Mr. Parkinson Elected Miners' Vice-President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. W. Parkinson was re-elected Vice-president of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation at the…

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Mines Rescue Work "Affects Men Mentally"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 9

SYDNEY: Many coal mines rescue station workers had been mentally affected by their jobs, often…

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Gallagher To Inspect Mines; Rescue Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will inspect Aberdare Central colliery—a section of which has been declared…

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Disputes, Rain Cause Big Coal Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

Disputes and wet weather caused a coal production loss in the North yesterday of 7432 tons. Losses in the West amounted to 3127 tons…

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Wheeler Hurt by Piece of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

When a large piece of coal fell on his foot at Bloomfield Main Colliery yesterday, Ronald Wells, 29, wheeler, of Mt. Pleasant-street,…

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Miners' Fingers Severed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

Maurice Johnston, 21, of Aberdare-road, Cessnock, rainer at Aberdare colliery, had the third and fourth fingers of his left hand…

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Miners' Picnic At At Budgewoi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5

Twelve buses took about 600 people from West Wallsend, Wallsend and Kurri Kurri districts to Budgewoi for the third annual picnic…

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Trouble Flares Again in North: 23 Collieries Were Idle Today

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

Trouble flared again on the northern coalfields today and 23 mines were idle or partly out of operation for a production loss of 14,910 tons. This daily loss figure has…

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Wharf Plan For Coal Point

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5

The Lake Shire engineer will report on a suggestion that a wharf be built in front of Wippie Reserve, Coal Point…

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Miners Will Not Cooperate With Menzies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day pledged itself, by a motion, not to cooperate with the Menzies…

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Miners Granted Rise For Northern Seam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 2

The Local Coal Authority (Mr. J. Connell) yesterday granted an increase of 4.93 a ton for solid work on the Great Northern seam…

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10,500-Ton Coal Output Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 4

Disputes and the rain resulted in a coal production loss of about 10,500 tons yesterday In the North and West flooding…

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Coal Board Grant for Cessnock Sports Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 10

The Joint Coal Board has advised Cessnock Council that it had approved a grant of £1500 towards the cost of regrading…

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Letters To The Editor Miners' Compensation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

I AGREE with Mr. J. Comerford ("N.M.H." 2/2/50), that it is a shame that Mrs. S. Corollo must cut out her miners' compensation…

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Weather Partly Causes Big Coal Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 4

Wet weather caused a third of the State's coal loss of 20,500 tons yesterday. District losses were—North…

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Big Imports Of Coal Under Consideration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A plan to import large quantities of coal, steel and finished products is being considered by a Federal…

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Onus On Coal Board On Pit Suspension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A conference to-day on the future of Aberdare Central mine put the onus on the Joint Coal Board to…

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