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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 79

Week's Heavy Coal Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3

Loss of coal output on the northern N.S.W. field this week was brought to approximately 35,000 tons when seven mines…

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Big Coal Loss Continues

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 2

The coal loss in the North yesterday was more than 9000 tons for the second day this week. Coal losses in the North this…

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Powerhouses Best Off For Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Electricity services have enough coal to last much longer than other services and industry, coal officials said…

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Lack of Money Caused Coal Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Population in coalmining areas was decreasing rapidly because of the Government’s policy and there were not enough people to work all the mines…

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Coal Output Still Short Of Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 2

Sydney County Council spokesmen who point proudly to the mounting coal stacks at Bunnerong, and predict a record…

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U.K. Professor Fills Coal Board Vacancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Professor D. W. Phillips, formerly of Britain, has been appointed to the Joint Coal Board…

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Coal Shipments Higher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 2

Coal shipments from Newcastle rose again this week. A total of 83,800 tons was shipped. Coastal ships took 27,000…

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Week's Coal Loss Worst For Months

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 2

The loss of 7560 tons yesterday resulted in the worst production week on the Northern field for several months…

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3M. Tons Of Coal May Be Lost Inspector Orders Pit Seals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 1

The manager of Aberdare Extended colliery yesterday was ordered to seal off immediately an…

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Dispute Over Mine Seals

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 2

It was reported that a dispute over the erection of seals in a heated sections of the mine was…

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Aborigines' Case Before Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 2

Mr. Frank Roberts, aboriginal Northern representative of the Aborigines' Rights Association, would address miners and…

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Heavy Coal Loss Again

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 3

Heavy coal losses continue on the Northern Coalfields. Today the loss in production was 6800 tons…

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Check On Cardiff Coal Falls

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 4

There would be a complete re-examination of coal scams in the Cardiff area, the…

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Minister On Extraction Of Top Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 1

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) told representatives of five organisations at Garden Suburb yesterday that after what he had seen…

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First Aid Classes At Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 2

First-aid and ambulance classes at West Wallsend Extended, Killingworth, were the first held at a colliery on the Newcastle field…

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Miners' Picnic At Budgewoi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 4

Miners from West Wallsend Extended colliery, Killingworth, held their annual picnic at Budgewoi. Three run-offs were needed to…

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Heavy Coal Loss Continues

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 4

Strikes at eight mines in the North yesterday caused a loss of about 7500 tons of coal. They were Richmond Main,…

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Plant To Wash Coal Proposed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Joint Coal Board was examining the feasibility of establishing a plant in Newcastle to wash coal from the Greta seam before it was shipped interstate,…

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Miners Stop On Rates In Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.—About a third of Queensland's coalminers were idle to-day because of a three-month-old hewing dispute at…

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Five Mines Idle In North Today

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 4

Five mines were idle in the north today for a loss of 4350 tons. The bulk of this loss…

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