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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 79

M.H.R. Says Many Miners Angry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 4

Many miners were angry with some of their leaders, Mr. R. Dean, M.H.R., said after a tour of his electorate…

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23 Mine Idle in Protest At Gaoling Of E. Roach

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Miners at 23 N.S.W. pits stopped work today in protest against the 12 months' gaol sentence passed yesterday on the Assistant General Secretary of the Waterside Workers'…

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Coal Talks Report Sydney Support For A.C.T.U.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The New South Wales Trades and Labour Council, by 118 votes to 53, to-night adopted the A.C.T.U. report on its conferences with the miners' leaders on the coal…

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Coal Shipments for Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 4

Coal shipments from Newcastle to Sydney and interstate ports this week totalled 60,700 tons. Victoria received 27,800 tons in…

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Coal Subsidy To Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Federal Government would subsidise the purchase by the State Government next month of 100,000…

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Railway Coal Officers Promoted

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 7

Reorganisation of staff positions in the District Railway Superintendent's office in Newcastle has resulted in the…

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Two Shunters Hurt in Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 6

Two shunters injured at Kalingo colliery yesterday were— Jack Edwards, 22, of Edgworth-street Cessnock, and Glynn…

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Parties Ordered To Coal Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—A compulsory conference of coalowners and miners, called by the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher), will he held in Sydney at 10 a.m. to-morrow as an attempt "to…

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New Moves To End Mine Stops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The weekly coal stoppages in the coalmining industry might be called off on Monday week as the result of firm…

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Letters To The Editor Miners' Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 2

W. G. KNOWLES ("N.M.H." 28/2/51) says that workers are suspicious of the Tribunal. How true. Miners see the Tribunal…

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Northern Coal Loss Up To 7200 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 2

The Northern coal loss yesterday was about 7200 tons. Of this amount, 4000 tons was due to stoppages at five mines as a…

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Coal Talks Fail: Owners' Case Heard On

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: A compulsory conference of coal owners and Miners' Federation officials, called by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher), broke down in…

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Rich Gold Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Figures supplied by the Alice Springs Licensing Court show that £256,630 worth of fine gold was produced at…

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Miners Join N.Z. Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Mar. 4, A.A.P.-Reuter.—Coalminers in the Grey district decided to follow the direction by their National Council…

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Coal Haul Stop To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

No coal will be handled over South Maitland Railways to-morrow because of a decision by the company's train crews to hold a…

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No Fuel Coal Means No Steel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

STRUCTURAL steel at £18 a ton delivered in all the capital ports of Australia is still…

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'Need for Talks' in Coal Dispute in Coal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The aspects of the miners' dispute on the Gallagher award required full discussion between the Miners' Federation and the A.C.T.U., the President of the A.C.T.U…

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New Effort To End Miners' Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Another attempt to settle the coal dispute this week is being made today at talks between the A.C.T.U. and miners' leaders. A.C.T.U. leaders this morning conferred for an hour with the miners'…

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Letters To The Editor Miners' Vote

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

THE mineworkers again have demonstrated that advice from the self-styled "Miners Advocate" is always recognised as bosses'…

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MINERS, A.C.T.U. to Meet Owners' Claim Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation and the Emergency Committee of the A.C.T.U. will meet in Sydney at 10 a.m. to-morrow in a…

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