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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 79

Federal Ministers On Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Acting Prims Minister (Mr. Fadden) will meet his Federal Ministers in Sydney…

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Mine Stoppage Announcement Expected Today

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation is expected to announce to-morrow the date for the [?]ment of one-day a week stoppages of miners [?] Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria…

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Tories Beaten on Coal Move

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).—A Conservative motion on Britain's coal crisis was defeated in the Commons last night by…

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Strike Coal Losses 6000 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

Strikes caused six northern mines to be idle and three to be partly manned yesterday for a coal production loss of about 6000 tons…

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Share German Coal, Steel Profits

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

BONN, Fri. (A.A.P.).—The West German Government has introduced legislation to give employers and workers equal…

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Letters To The Editor Miners' Award

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

NOW that the "men of action" are back in power in the miners' Central Council and Northern Board of Management we will…

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Machine To Separate Dust From Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 6

LONDON, Fri. (O.S.R.). — A new machine, which will entirely remove foreign materials from household coal, has been…

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5000 Tons Coal: North Loss Today

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Stoppages at Northern mines today cost more than 5000 tons of coal output. This brought the total loss…

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Miners' Leaders Silent As Council Talks End

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Miners' Central Council concluded its week-long sittings in Sydney before 1 p.m. today without making any further announcement on…

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Government Will Act: Fadden Last Warning To Miners' Leaders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) to-night warned miners' leaders of the Government's determination to act against any stoppages on the coalfields…

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British Firm To Work Open Cut Mine At Ben Bullen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY: A British firm next month will start working a 200-acre open cut at Ben Bullen, which could yield half a million tons of coal a year for Australia's desperately depleted coal stocks. The firm is George Wimpey's…

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Miners—ACTU In Coal Talks

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 1

CRISIS TALKS; President of the A.C.T.U., Mr. A. Monk (centre), was met by secretary of the N.S.W. Labor Council, Mr. R. A. King, M.L.C. (left), and assistant secretary, Mr. J. D. Kenny (right) when he reached Sydney by Diane from Melbourne…

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Miners Suported

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

The Management Committee of Newcastle branch of the Federated Ironworkers' Association decided last night to call a special meeting…

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Week's Coal Loss In North Heavy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

Coal production loss of about 6000 tons in the north yesterday brought the total for the four working days this week to about 20,000…

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Court Approach on Crisis Federal Action On Mine Stoppages

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

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) yesterday instructed the Federal Government's legal advisers to apply for a special sitting of the Arbitration Court to deal with the coal crisis…

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Talks Fail to Avert 24-hr. Coal Stoppage "Cannot Cancel Strike Now." Say Leaders

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Last-minute attempts to avert the 24-hour stoppage on Monday failed today at a special meeting of AC.T.U., N.S.W. Labor Council and Miners' Federation officials…

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Northern Miners' Board Meets

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

The Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation is today discussing developments in the coal crisis…

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Pilots On Gold Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 1

BOMBAY, Mon. (AAP-Reuter): Two Australian airline pilots have been charged in connection…

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Industry Hit By Coal Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

An estimated output loss of 40,000 tons of coal on the Northern field to-day will seriously affect industry, which has not recovered from the loss of about 20,000 tons last week…

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Stop Press Coal-oil Stocks Low

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY: The Sydney Council had nee days' coal stocks and three day's oil stocks, the General Manger (Mr. Craggs) reported today…

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