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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 65

Fox Gold May Repeat Win At Randwick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Friday.—In the absence of Oversight, who is a doubtful starter, Fox Gold is the logical favourite for the Moorebank Handicap at Randwick to-morrow. He would only need to reproduce the form he displayed at Canterbury last…

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Miners Strike Over Pay Rate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 3

Miners at Elrington Colliery stopped work today in protest against a decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) on rates of pay for shiftmen working in a heated…

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Miners Protest' About Showers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 14

About 150 mine Workers from Cessnock No. 1 Colliery this morning gathered outside Cessnock office of,…

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Five Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 13

Stoppages of work at five mines on the northern coalfields today caused a coal output loss of 2030…

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4000-Ton Coal Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 4000 tons. Cessnock No. 2, Elrington,…

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Gold Cap Is Fit For Scone Race

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 16

Gold Cap indicated that he is fit for his race in the Tinagroo Flying Handicap at Scone tomorrow when he sprinted three furlongs in 40 sec. on No. 2 grass track, 40ft. out., at…

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Coal Stowage Requested

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 6

Until the extraction of pillar coal was stopped in the Cardiff area and a reasonable system of stowage…

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Rest For Miners' Leader

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) was told by his…

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Five Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 2

The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 2030 tons. Normain[?], Wallarah and…

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Talks Planned On Mine Pension Rise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 6

The Board of the Mineworkers Pensioners' Association decided yesterday to call a conference on ways of gaining an…

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Greta Gold Appeals At Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 10

Greta Gold, beaten three times since his easy win in maiden company on the course a month ago, appeals…

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Cardiff Body's Stand On Pillar Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 6

Cardiff Urban Area Committee decided last night to oppose the extraction of pillar coal till slowage practices were…

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Six Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 4

Six Northern mines were idle yesterday for a coal production loss of about 6200 tons…

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Nut Coal Price Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 3

An Increase of 11d a ton in the wholesale price of nut coal had raised the retail price 1d a cwt bag to 5/11, the…

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Hospital Using "Bad Coal"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 6

Bad coal was the main cause of smoke nuisance from the boiler stack at Wallsend Hospital, Mr. W. H Johnson said…

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Power Ban Spreads To Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 1

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Two thousand Western District miners were idle to-day through the black ban on the…

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Only Two Mines Idle In North

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 3

Coal output on the northern field improved today, when only two mines were out of operation. They…

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Two Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 2

The coat production loss in the North yesterday was about 2000 tons. Aberdare was idle over a…

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Only Two Mines Idle In North

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 4

Only two mines on the northern coalfields were idle for today's shift. They were Aberdare and…

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Stop Press Q'land Gold Open

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 8

BRISBANE: Titie-holder Ossie Pickworth shot a splendid four under scratch 70 in the second round of the Queensland Open…

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