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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 79

U.K. Gold, Dollar Reserves Rise

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Gold and dollar reserves of Britain and the sterling area increased by 544,000,000 dollars…

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Commission Urged On Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 7

LITHGOW, Thursday.—Cr. H. Small, director of Bathurst Pastures Protection Board, and a member of Blaxland Shire Council,…

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Flood Damage Aid For Coal Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Main Roads Board will meet two-thirds of the cost of repairs to two flood-damaged roads in Cessnock…

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Glen Davis Closure Miners Decide Action To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation will meet in Sydney to-morrow morning to decide to action to prevent the closure of the Glen Davis shale oil plant…

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Stoppage Call By Western Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 1

LITHGOW: The Miners' Federation Western District Board of Management decided at a meeting today to call on all other districts of the federation to stop work for 24 hours on Tuesday in…

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Glen Davis Closure Miners, Labour Decisions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Opposition to the closure of Glen Davis shade oil plant was voiced today by the Central Executives of the Miners' Federation and the New South Wales A.L.P…

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Cabinet To Consider More Coal Imports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday.—The subsiding of a further million tons of South African and Indian coal for South Australia, and Victoria…

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Drive To Save Coal In Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 4

LONDON, Jan. 12. A.A.P.—Nearly 1500 London suburban trains will be taken out of service next week as part of a…

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Ship's Captain Refuses Cargo Of Callide Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.—The Dundula may sail for Victoria to-morrow without 5000 tons of Callide coal because the Master (Captain…

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Miners' Strike On Glen Davis Is Called Off

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

LITHGOW: Western miners this morning agreed to call off mass stop-work meetings scheduled for tomorrow. At a compulsory conference…

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Preparing for First Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

Loading began last night of interstate and other cargoes of the first coal won this year on the Northern field. One of the first ships to load was the William McArthur, to take 3100 tons to Melbourne. Preparing the winches on the William McArthur last…

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Coal Unloaded From Idle Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 3

Part of the coal cargo of the collier Corio, which has been held up in Newcastle since December 23, is being unloaded…

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Coal Flows Again To Cranes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

The first coal produced in 1951 left Newcastle by ship last night. This coal is going to Sydney gasworks…

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Commission Sought On Power Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Sydney County Council will seek a royal commission to inquire "why electricity generating bodies cannot get…

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Smart Sprint By Gold Cap

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

Gold Cap, an acceptor for the Flying Handicap at Wyong tomorrow, sprinted smartly over half a mile in 52 sec. on the No. 2 grass track, 40 ft. out at Broadmeadow this morning…

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Cannot Double Nattai-Bulli Coal Supplies

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: A claim by Councillor Henson after a meeting of the Sydney County Council yesterday that Bunnerong could…

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Glen Davis Issue Western Miners Adjourn Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—To-morrow's stoppage on the Western coalfields, on the Glen Davis issue, has been adjourned to a date to be decided by the unions concerned…

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Operations Begin At New Coal Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY.—The State Government had given a coal-mining company permission to operate on 100 acres of…

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An Obligation On The Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

It is regrettable that the Central Executive of the Miners' Federation, in shaping its campaign for revision of the industry…

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More Good Coal for Bunnerong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—More high quality coal would he produced at Burragorang Valley mines to prevent hold-ups at Bunnerong powerhouse, where the "A" plant required first-grade coal, the Minister…

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