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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 79

Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Coal shipments from Newcastle to interstale ports and Sydney fell considerably this week. Only 34,900 tons were sent…

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Good Output From Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 3

N.S.W. had one of its best coal production days in months today. More than 58,000 tons is expected from the day's…

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Gas Coal Arrives In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 1

Relief coal supplies reached Sydney gasworks last night. Two colliers reached the Mortlake works of Australian Gas Light Co…

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Women Mine Pickets Defy Tear Gas, Mass Arrests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 17. A.A.P.—Women defied tear gas and mass arrests at Hanover (New Mexico) to continue to picket a zinc mine yesterday. The women were picketing the mine on behalf of their…

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Weston Miners Win £1000

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

Two mine workers at Pelaw Main Colliery won third prize (£1000) in today's Special Lottery with ticket No. 29534…

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"Anomalies" In Mine Award

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

The Miners' Northern Board of Management decided today to ask the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to deal…

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3000-Ton Coal Output Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 3000 tons. Four mines, two very small, were on strike and two open cuts…

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Coal Loss Only 1500 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

7[?]th stoppages at only three small mines, coal production on the northern field today was within 1500 tons of the…

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County Refuses Mining Permit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

Northumberland Country Council yesterday rejected an application for permission to establish a coalmine at the end of March-street, Kotara. Lambton Central Collieries…

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Letters To The Editor Machine-mined Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

MUCH unrest exists at the Burwood, Australia's largest producing mine, in the way of weekly stoppages, in protest against the…

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Awards Challenge Mining Unions To Decide Stand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — Coalmining unions will confer on their attitude to High Court challenge to regulations affecting awards. The General President of the…

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Works Aldermen to See Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 4

Work being done to establish a mine at the end of March-street, Kotara, will be inspected by Newcastle Council Works Committee. At the meeting of the full…

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Miners Ask For Award Review

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

The Northern Miners' Management Board decided yesterday to ask the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to deal with the…

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S. Coast Miners' Butter Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—More than 1100 mine-workers at five South Coast mines today took the day off in pretest against the…

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Mining Unions' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The conforence of coalmining unions to discuss their attitude to a High Court challenge to regulations…

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330,000 Tons Less Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

N.S.W. coal production to June 9 was more than 330,000 tons lower than in the corresponding period last year…

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Gold Nuggets Found Inside Ducks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, June 19. A.A.P. —A farmer, Mr. E. Mason, of Canvastown, once a thriving gold rush town in Marlborough, killed a…

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5 Disputes, But Coal Loss Slight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

There were disputes at five mines in the North yesterday, but the coal production loss from them was only 1850 tons. There was a…

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Variation Of Mine Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation to-day filed an application with the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for…

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Five Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 11

Five mines on the northern coalfields were idle today for a loss of output of 1770 tons. Biggest of the mines which…

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