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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 65

Coal Tribunal Decisions Govt. To State Appeal views

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) had promised to advise the Miners' Federation Central Council today on the Commonwealth's…

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Bathhouse At Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 6

An application by the Manager of Lambton Central No. 1 Colliery for permission to erect a bath house in…

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Tungsten Mine World's Biggest

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 4

SALMO (British Columbia).—The Emerald Mine, near British Columbia, has become the world's biggest…

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Hands Off Warning By Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Central Council of the Miners' Federation declared to-day that moves to "break down"…

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3 Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 2

Three mines were Idle in the North yesterday for a loss of about 1800 tons of coal. Strikes at Lambton and…

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Pillar Coal Vote To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation tomorrow is expected to reach a decision on the mechanical extraction of pillar…

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D. T. Brewster On Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—State Cabinet to-day approved the appointment of Mr. D. T. Brewster as third member of…

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Gold Found In Ship; Man Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Detectives boarded the liner Strathmore just before she sailed for London to-night and…

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Bolivian Tin Mine Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 1

LA PAZ (Bolivia), Thurs. —The President (Paz Estenssoro) yesterday ordered a technical commission…

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Coal Loss 1500 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 2

The coal output loss in the North yesterday was 1500 tons. Aberdare Central colliery…

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Dr. Evatt Criticised By Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day criticised the Leader of the…

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Pile-Up Of Coal At Carrington

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 3

Rain this week and recent interruptions of work caused by other factors have delayed loading of coal cargoes in Newcastle and there is a heavy bank-up of coal in the…

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Cochran Asks for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

As winter approached there was more coal in the bins than ever—except gas coal, the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) said at Cessnock yesterday…

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Coal Truck Shortage Threat In Port Jam

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

With thousands of full coal waggons tied up at Carrington in one of the port's worst rail traffic snarls, many northern mines early next week may be unable to…

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Flat Of Man In Gold Case Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The flat of a man charged with unlawful possession of gold was wrecked to-day…

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Purchase Of Glen Davis Aide Offered To Miners Fedn

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: The central executive of the Miners' Federation today received a telegram offering financial and administrative assistance if the federation decided to accept the…

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Owners' Pillar Policy Miners' Stand "Wasteful"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners' Federation had rejected mechanical extraction of pillars on "completely misleading" grounds, a coalowners' spokesman said to-night. He said rejection of the proposal would mean only an…

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Coal Truck Jam To Be Eased

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

The congestion of coal waggons at Port Waratah would be greatly relieved over the week-end, the District…

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73,000 Tons of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

Coal shipments from Newcastle this week totalled 73,000 tons. South Australia received…

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Coal Output Increased By Million Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. — New South Wales miners have produced more than one million tons more coal this year…

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