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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 73 of 79

Mine Bricklayers Get Extra 4/

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

All bricklayers in the Northern district of the Miners' Federation will get an extra 4/ a shift when called…

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Tricky Approach On Coal Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

If the Commonwealth Government had been satisfied at this stage to limit the amendments of the Coal…

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Coal Act Delay Blame Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY: The State Government had received the Commonwealth draft bill to amend the Coal Industry Act only a week ago, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur)…

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Coal, Steel, Iron Output Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.—Production of coal, pig iron, steel, portland cement and native timber had all risen…

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25lb. Shells On Coal Train

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

Police at Maitland are investigating the finding of four 251b. artillery shells on an empty coal train at East Greta Junction Siding today…

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Delay on Coal Act Denied

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Arthur denied to-night that New South Wales was delaying Coal Industry Act amendments. Mr. Arthur, N.S.W…

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Lake Hospital Delayed By Mine Issues

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

Although all interested parties had approved the site for the Lake Hospital at Belmont, some delay had…

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Mines Scare Japs From Inland Sea

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 5

TOKIO, Thurs. (O.S.R.)—Pleasure jaunts on Japan's fairybook Inland Sea have become…

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Branxton's 1000 Tons Of Coal A Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 4

In full production the N.S.W. Mining Company's coal-loading station at Branxton is capable of a daily output of 1000 tons. This was stated by the…

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Coal Production Best For Weeks

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 3

Only mines in N.S.W. reported idle when today's shift began were Stockrington No. 1 and 2. It was the best working…

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Coal Act Protest By N.S.W.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—State Cabinet to-night instructed the Premier (Mr. McGirr) to protest to Mr. Menzies on…

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Collieries Of The Old Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 5

A chapter of Newcastle's industrial development is recalled by the death at Newcastle of Mr. W. P. Rodgers…

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Mine Stop Review

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 2

The miners' Northern Board of Management will again consider the Stockrington No. 2 colliery dispute on Tuesday…

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Miner Struck by Falling Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 4

Thomas Gilmore, 43, of Church-street, Cessnock, miner at Elrington colliery, suffered a probable fracture of the…

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"Swampers" Went West For Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 5

Looking backward over the years, one can scarcely realise that 56 years have glided into the background since I "swamped" it from the Cross to Coolgardie in the Western rush of the early nineties…

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87,100 Tons of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 2

Coal shipments from Newcastle to Sydney, Fiji and interstate ports this week totalled 87,100 tons…

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Bill On Mining Craft Unions Passed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.—The House of Representatives early this morning passed a bill to give the Coal Industry…

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Mining Gear Still Being Hired Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.—No sales of Joint Coal Board mining machinery had been made yet, the Minister for National…

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Big Goldfield Thefts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 3

DARWIN, Friday.—Police are inquiring into the theft of large quantities of gold from Tennant goldfield every…

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Miners' Uniform Wage Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A report on uniform wage claims for miners will be submitted to the Coal Tribunal (Mr…

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