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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 65

Mine Wage Talks Collapse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 2

A conference in Newcastle between representatives of mineowners and the Northern Miners' District on wheelers'…

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Gold Cup Polo At Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 10

Three teams each from New South Wales and Queensland and one each from South Australia and Victoria have been…

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Coal Loss In North 3200 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 2

Coal production losses in the North yesterday were about 3200 tons. Stockton Borehole was…

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Seven Mines Idle In North

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

Stoppages of work to-day at seven mines on the northern coalfields caused a drop in output of 3340…

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Shire's Move On Road To Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 4

The Lake Shire Council last night offered to cooperate with the John Darling combined miners' lodges in a deputation to the Joint Coal Board to seek financial…

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Colliery Dispute Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1952 · page 3

The strike of miners at Northern Extended colliery was settled yesterday at a private conference between the…

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High Coal Output Last Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1952 · page 2

Coal production for the week ended March 1 was the second highest this year, Joint Coal Board figures revealed…

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Big Mine To Stay Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 2

Richmond Main colliery, idle all last week, will not work to-day. The miners' lodge will meet…

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Six Mines Are Idle In North

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 3

Stoppages at six mines in the north today caused a production loss of more than 2500 tons…

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Mine Stoppage Goes to Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Management Board to-morrow will discuss the dispute that has caused Richmond Main colliery to be idle since March 3…

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Collier For India Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 3

The former interstate collier. Dumosa, will leave Newcastle late this week on the first stage of a trip to India,…

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Mine Cases Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

Several summons cases involving prosecutions for alleged breaches of coalmining regulations were…

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Council Attack On Coal Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

Kearsley Shire Councillors last night heatedly criticised the Joint Coal Board. Council was discussing a letter from the board's…

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No Money From Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 5

The failure of the Coal Board to define its policy on grant-in-aid was criticised by councillors at a meeting of…

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Coal Movement Hitch Unlikely Court Order Accepted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

Collieries on South Maitland fields served by South Maitland Railways Ltd. are expected to have sufficient empty waggons to-day to prevent any stoppage of work…

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Coal "Causing Rail Losses" Charge By Opposition Leader

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The railways could not operate profitably because of a lack of quality coal, Mr. Treatt said to-day. The Government could easily obtain the coal if it…

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Six North Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 5

Six mines on the northern coalfields were affected by stoppages of work today, for a coal output…

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Alcohol From Burning Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 9

NEW YORK (O.S.R.).—Gases produced by burning coal underground can be used to make synthetic alcohol, perfumes, gasoline, medicines, rubber clothes, plastic and…

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Miners Move On Migrant "Igloos"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided yesterday to ask the Leader of the Federal Opposition (Dr…

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Arthur's Deniel Of Coal Board Ineffectiveness

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY: The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) today denied that the delay in appointing a third member of the Joint Coal Board had made it almost impossible for the board to work effectively…

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