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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 79

Gallagher Warns Mine Unions of Risk of Losing Service Leave

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mine unionists have been told time and time again that they might he deprived of the whole of their long service leave by indulging in strikes, the Central Coal Reference Board chairman…

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Mine Fensioners' Tax Returns

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 2

Miners on pensions come under Tax Group 530 and have until Sept. 30 to submit their returns, the Registrar of…

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Miners' Attitude To Referendum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day called on women in the coalfields areas to become…

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Miners "Must Be Vigilant"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 3

The situation at the Steel Works colliery in the West called for the utmost vigilance by miners to protect their conditions, Mr. J…

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Big Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 4

There was a serious slump in coal production in northern N.S.W. today, with some of the field's biggest collieries out of…

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Burragorang Coal Lease Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A private firm had been granted a 10-year extension for mining on a State coal property at Burragorang,…

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Miners' Move Against Glen Davis Closing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Trade-unionists will be asked to refuse to remove material from the Glen Davis shale oil plant…

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Danger Seen In Kotara Coal Leases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 3

Extensive coal leases were to be granted to companies which would win coal from a shallow seam in the area along the…

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Coal Loss In North 4000 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 2

Two miles were idle on South Maitland field yesterday for a coal production loss of about 2000 tons. Newmain open cut, in the…

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Protest On Colliery Dismissals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day protested against the action of the management of…

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Coal Losses Higher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 3

There was a sharp rise in coal losses yesterday when six Northern mines were idle and another worked partly manned. Coal…

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Miners Eager To See Report

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY.—The Miners' Federation would like to see the Coal Industry Conservation Committee's report, which dealt…

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Talks Called On Greta Seam Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

Representatives of the State Government, Joint Coal Board, Miners' Federation and colliery owners will confer in Sydney to-day on the future of the Greta seam coal…

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State Mine, Industries Urged To Avert "Cessnock's Doom"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 4

The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. F. Hallam) last night warned that the town was doomed unless a State mine were opened and the district received a fair share of secondary industries. If mere were a Communist…

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Move To Speed Up Haulage Of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 4

Federal and State Ministers are to be invited to the coalfields for a conference on proposals to speed up haulage of coal from South Maitland mines…

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Letters To The Editor Greta Coal Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

IN the editorial of July 6, under the heading, "Realities behind coal figures," in which you advised me to cut red tape and make…

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Minister on Miners' Pensions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Superannuation to retired mine workers and their dependants could not be raised unless contributions from…

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Better Output From Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 3

Coal production on the northern field improved today, but three of the mines that had been idle yesterday remained…

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Coal Board Projects Delayed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 4

About 20 projects in Lake Macquarie Shire were delayed because of the Joint Coal Board's shortage of funds, Cr. Quinn told the…

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Conveyor Belts To Load Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board plans to erect conveyor belt machinery to load coal into ships at…

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