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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 65

Query On Coal Law Ruled Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. James (Lab., N.S.W.) was ruled out of order to-day by the Speaker (Mr. Cameron) in…

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Botany Bay To Be Big Coal Port

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Plans had been completed for converting Botany Bay into the second largest…

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Coal Dearer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 2

An increase of 1/5 a ton in the wholesale price of best quality coal had raised the retail price by 1d to 6/6 a…

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Miners Out On Stay-In Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 3

Miners at two more collieries on the northern N.S.W. coalfields today went on strike in sympathy with the stay-in strikers at Collinsville, Queensland…

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Coal Trucks Hit Staging: Miner Dies

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 3

Herbert Victor Hart (47), a waggon chocker, died in Kurri Hospital of injuries received at Pelaw Main…

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Minister Tracks Down Mine Absenteeism

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 5

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.)—The date of the St. Leger at Doncaster has been changed at the request of the British Minister for Fuel and Power (Mr. Lloyd)…

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Harbour Needs For Callide Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday. — Deliveries of Callide coal to Victoria would be stepped up as soon as the Sate…

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Ruling Favors Company In Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 4

The Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) has found in favor of the company in a dispute at the…

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4300-Ton Coal Loss In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 2

The Northern coal loss yesterday was 4300 tons. The mines idle included Belmont tunnels (sympathy for…

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Work Order Sought On Stay-In Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE: An application for an order directing the striking Collinsville miners back to work on Monday will be heard by the Coal Reference Board late this afternoon. The application was…

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61,000 Tons Of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 2

A total of 61,000 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle to Sydney and interstate this week…

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New Dispute At Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.—A new dispute has occurred at the State coalmine at Collinsville…

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Miners Object to Migrant

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 4

Objection to the employment of a New Australian caused a stoppage at Hebburn No. 1 Colliery today…

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Miners Strike For Dockmen

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 3

Miners at Bloomfield Main Colliery staged a 24-hour protest strike today in support of the painters and dockers' strike at the State Dockyard…

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Williams To Miss Miners' Council Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) will be unable to…

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A.I.S. Mines Expected To Resume To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Sunday.—Five striking Australian Iron and Steel collieries are expected to return to work after…

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Three Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2

With stoppages at three mines, the coal output loss on the northern field to-day was 1870 tons…

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Mine Council Suggests Peace Moves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.— The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day endorsed the declaration of the federation…

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Protest By Miners On Factory Move

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 6

Richmond Main miners' lodge decided last night to protest against an eviction notice served on David Jones Ltd. to…

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Coal Chief At Talks On Pillars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) will attend the meeting of the…

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