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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 65

Brewster Tip For Coal Board

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Mr. D. T. Brewster, Chief inspector of Coalmines in New South Wales, is expected…

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Coal Loss Over Wheelers

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

Coal production was down at three Northern pits yesterday, in protest against the Coal Industry Tribunal's…

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Miners Stage Staydown Strike In Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday.—One hundred and fifty miners at Collinsville State Coalmine are staging Queensland's first "stay-down" strike to-night. An elderly miner, one of…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 2

Coal shipments from Newcastle to Sydney and interstate ports this week totalled 83,000 tons…

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Mine Talks Off

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

SYDNEY, Friday.—Talks on stowage and mechanical extraction of pillars in coalmines, planned for this week, have…

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Brewster On Coal Board

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

CANBERRA, Friday,—The appointment of Mr. D. T. Brewster to the Joint Coal Board was announced to-day…

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No Mine Strikes In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 2

Only mine idle in the North yesterday was Crofton which had a mechanical breakdown…

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Gold Concealed In Petrol Tank

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.).—Customs officers are searching for the owners of a car which was…

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Pit Stay-in Over For 23 Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Without ventilation and electric light, 127 miners at the State Coalmine at Collinsville are…

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Queensland Stay-in Strike "No Thought For Miners' Safety"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

COLLINSVILLE: The State president of the Q.E.U. (Mr. T. M. Millar), today charged State Mines Department officials with utter disregard for the safety and…

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Holiday Pay for Miners in Camp Sought by Federation

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 3

The Miners' Federation wants its members who are called upon to undergo compulsory military training to be paid at their job rates for any statutory holidays…

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May Day Music "Down Mine"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.—About 300 Labour Day marchers, including 100 women and some children, staged a demonstration at the tunnel entrances to the State…

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Hands Off Tribunal, Say Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

The machinery of the Coal Industry Tribunal should not be interfered with, the Northern District Miners' President…

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Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 10

Norman Stevens, 30, of Matthew-street, Cessnock, a loader hand at Millfield colliery, had the tops of the…

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Boys Visit Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

Schoolboys from Mentone Grammar School, Victoria, visited Burwood colliery yesterday during a tour of…

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Stay-In Miners Determined

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 3

COLLINSVILLE: The 99 miners down the No. 2 tunnel at the State Mine last night rejected the terms of a return-to-the-surface move and decided to "sit light."…

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Council's Portest On Miners' Huts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 4

Kearsley Shire Council will protest to the Government against the erection of Nissen huts at Kurri for British migrants. The council decided last…

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Strike-free Day In Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 4

There were no industrial disputes at mines throughout the State yesterday. Miners had to work yesterday to qualify…

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Woman's Long Trip for Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 13

LONDON: Elderly Miss Mabel Dolleymore was given the right in court recently to go through…

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'Good Coal Wasted In Industry'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The system of coal distribution was largely responsible for power blackouts, Mr. C. W…

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