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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 65

Gallagher Decision Miners To Hold Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 3

The Northern District Executive of the Miners' Federation will call a conference to discuss the rejection by the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) of the federation's claim…

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Work Again at Burwood Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 2

Burwood miners returned to work yesterday on the understanding that the Local Coal Authority (Mr. Lydon) would hold a conference on their dispute…

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67,400 Tons of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 2

A total of 67,400 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle to interstate ports and Sydney this week…

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Newcastle Coal Once 10/- Ton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 5

Facilities for the shipping of coal from Newcastle compared with those of any port of similar size in the world, Mr. G. H. Kingswell said in his book, "The Coal Mines…

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North's Small Coal Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 3

Northern coal loss to-day was less than 1000 tons with one mine idle and one partly manned…

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£5000 Grant For Coal Research

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY. — The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) announced today that a…

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Polo Gold Cup to Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 5

Queensland No. 1 proved fax too good for New South Wales Blacks ( or Wirragulla) in the final of the Australian Gold Cup at Rutherford yesterday, winning 10 goals to 3…

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Mine Ruling Reserved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 2

The Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) yesterday reserved his decision on a dispute on the manning scale at clipping stations in Richmond Main colliery…

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Near Peak Output Of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 2

There was almost peak coal production in the State yesterday, a qualifying day for payment for Friday's Anzac Day…

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Gallagher Protest Miners Strike At Eight Pits

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 5

Miners at eight northern collieries went on strike today in protest against the rejection by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) last week of claims for higher…

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Mine Stop By A.E.U. Called Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

Aggregate stopwork meetings of members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union on the South Maitland…

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Mine Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

John Anderson (26) of Maitland-st., Kurri, a clipper at Richmond Main Colliery, received a…

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Protest Strikes Hit Coal Output

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 3

Protest strikes against the rejection last week by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) of contract wheelers claims for increased wages again today caused a…

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Big Future In Mine At Awaba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 3

Awaba State mine would be one of the most efficient in New South Wales when it was in full operation, Mr. J. M…

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Cabinet To Discuss Coal Act Challenge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Federal Cabinet is examining the challenge to the High Court over the jurisdiction of the…

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Letters To the Editor. Coal Economics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

JOE WESTCOTT appears to know very little of elementary economics regarding the purchasing power of the…

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EDITORIAL— To Preserve Our Best Coal Measures

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 8

IF EVER money should be well spent it is the grant of £5000, the second, which this week was made through the Joint Coal Board to Sydney University for…

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Coal Trucks Derailed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 4

Eight fully loaded coal trucks were derailed when rails on the Old Lambton coal line, near Broadmeadow, spread…

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Northern Coal Slump Continues

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 3

The slump in northern coal production continued today, with a loss of nearly 8000 tons because of stoppages at 11 mines. There were again…

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Miners' Chief Told to Rest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) has been told by…

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