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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 79

Miners' Protest On Call-up

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 3

The Miners' Northern Board of Management at a special week-end sitting carried a motion protesting…

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Coal Strike Ends in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 2

TOKYO, Nov. 11. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Japan's biggest coal strike for two years ended to-day when the management made concessions to…

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Pit Sacking For Miners' Central Body

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 2

A special meeting of the Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation on Saturday decided to refer the Stockrington No…

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Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 5

By Charles Kelly, 13, of Railway-street, Teralba. Ten points…

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Mr. Cochran for Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Chairman of the Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) will address the Jubilee national convention of the Miners'…

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Big Increase In Coal Production

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 3

Production from the northern N.S.W. coalfields improved considerably today. Only two mines on the field were idle for an esti-…

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Northern Board Supported On Mine Dismissal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day supported the Northern District's opposition to the dismissal…

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Seals Save Much Coal In Section

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 4

Men working with proto apparatus in a sealed area at Abermain No. 2 colliery erected two concrete block seals further inby over the…

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Coal Board To Sell Plant Worth £9m

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Of £10,600,000 worth of plant which the Joint Coal Board has in hand and on order it is proposed to sell £9,000,000 worth. The spokesman for the…

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EDITORIAL— Pillar Coal Problem Must Be Solved

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 8

WHEN the miners' convention this week gets down to discussing the mechanical extraction of pillars it will be dealing with a matter not only of particular…

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Board To Sell Mining Gear

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Federal Cabinet has authorised the Joint Coal Board to sell to New South Wales underground coalowners and open-cut contractors machines and equipment…

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Heavy Falls At Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 3

WOLLONGONG. — Following a series of large roof disturbances at Mt. Nebo Colliery, near Mt…

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"Save the Coal Industry" "Cards On Table" Talks Plea To Miners, Owners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—"Cards on the table" talks "to save the coal industry" were urged to-day by Mr. Cochran. Nationalisation of the industry would solve only a political…

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Stockrington Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 20

The dispute at Stockrington No. 2 Colliery, which threatens general trouble on the northern coalfields, is to come before the Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) again next…

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Stockrington Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 13

The dispute at Stockrington No. 2 Colliery, which threatens general trouble on the northern coalfields, is to come before the Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) again next…

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Miners' Pensions "Inadequate"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) advised a conference of representatives of mine pensioners that he could not see how an…

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Machinery For Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 21

CANBERRA.— Provision of funds for mining plant and equipment was entirely a matter for the…

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Stowage Report To Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 19

SYDNEY.— The Miners' National Convention today received and discussed reports from all district…

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Two Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 2

Only two mines were idle in the North yesterday. They were Stockrington Nos. 1 and 2 collieries, idle over a dispute…

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Harmony Issue In The Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 21

It would be impossible to get cooperation between employers and employees in the mining industry while companies "insisted on exercising their supposed rights…

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