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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 79

Fern Valley Mine Objected To

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 5

Cardiff Urban Area Committee will ask Mr. J. Johnstone if he will advise the committee of his plans, if any, to start mining in Fern…

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Big Coal Loss in North

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 5

Loss of coal production in the North today was the heaviest recorded for several weeks. Output on the field was down…

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Coal Stocks Low In Great Britain

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.) — The "Daily Telegraph's" industrial correspondent says it is certain Britain's winter coal…

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Fox Gold's Half Mile In 49

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fox Gold drew attention to his prospects in the Theo Marks Quality Handicap (7f.) at Rosehill on Saturday by sprinting half a mile in 49 at Victoria Park this…

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Finger Caught in Coal Loader

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 4

Raymond Young, 39, of Park-street, Teralba, a shiftman at Rhondda mine, had the first joint of the third finger of his left hand…

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Coal Output Loss 6650 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 6650 tons. There were strikes at six mines, and an open cut was out of…

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Railway 'Inadequate' To Handle Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 4

The present railway facilities on the coalfields could not handle the output if the mines worked every day for a month, the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) was told yesterday…

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Best Coal Rises 1d a Bag

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board had authorised an increase of 1d a cwt bag in the price of best quality coal, the President of Newcastle Fuel…

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Japan Will Import Coal From India

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 6

TOKIO, Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Japan in future will import coal from India instead of from Communist China, the…

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Maitland Council To Do Job For Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

Maitland City Council will erect a transmission line to supply electricity to new mines in the Ravens-worth, Foybrook, New Dell and…

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Coal Loss Comment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 3

The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) said at Singleton that the dissolution of the Communist Party and removal…

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Five Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 2

Five mines were idle on the northern field today for a production lobo of 4330 tons of coal. Domestic disputes were…

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Minister Confers On Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Miners officials conferred for one and a half hours in Newcastle to-day With the Federal…

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4 Northern Mines Idle Yesterday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 3

Four mines were idle because of strikes on the northern field yesterday, for a loss of about 3500 tons…

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Saving Coal "Of Top Importance"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 3

Conservation of coal resources was of top national importance, Northern District Miners' officials told the Minister for National…

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Criticism of Queensland Mines Set-up "Precarious"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The industrial position on the Queensland coalfields was precarious, the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Williams) said to-day…

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Coal Board Order On £4000 Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board had advised Lake Macquarie Shire Council that £4000 set aside for filling Speers Point swamp would have…

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Dismissal Notices Received by Miners; Protest Meeting Is Held

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 3

Employees at Millfield Greta Colliery today received seven days' notice of dismissal. After a meeting at the pit-top they decided to return home in protest against the closure of the mine…

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Miners Protest Over Dismissals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 4

Millfield Greta miners' lodge will meet this morning to discuss dismissal notices served on the men yesterday morning. When employees went to the…

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State Mine For Liddell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A State coalmine would be established at Liddell, 12 miles north of Singleton, the Minister for Mines (Mr…

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