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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 65

Three Miners Killed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 6

KIRKLAND LAKE (Ontario), Sun. (A.A.P.).—Three men were killed and four injured by a cave-in…

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Why Tinker With Coal Tribunal?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

In their approach to coal industry problems since 1940, Governments have been heavily influenced, if…

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Coal Tie-Up In Wharf Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

Wednesday's 24-hour stoppage of waterside workers will seriously aggravate the tie-up of coal waggons at the Porl Waratah railway yards…

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7 Northern Mines Idle; Output Loss 5500 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 3

Mines on the northern N.S.W. coalfields started their working week today with a heavy output loss of nearly 5500 tons. Seven mines were idle, the biggest of them being…

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Nine Mines Idle Today

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

Production on the northern coalfields slumped today. Stoppages occurred at nine mines and…

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Record Lag In Coal Shipping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

High production on northern coalfields and an acute shortage of shipping have caused Newcastle's biggest lag of coal shipments…

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Glen Davis Miners' Stay-in Strike Over Dismantling

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Eighteen miners who began a stay-down strike at Glen Davis shale oil tunnel at 3 p.m. yesterday were still underground this afternoon…

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Coal Tribunal Ruling Holiday Pay During Call-up

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

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day ruled that miners called up for National Service were entitled to be paid for holidays…

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Talks In Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY—Before going into private conference at noon today parties in the Wallarah Colliery…

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Hopes to End Mine Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

The dispute at Wallarah colliery was expected to be settled from conferences yesterday and to-day, the Maitland District Secretary of the Amalgamated Engineering Union…

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Protest Strikes At Seven Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 5

Seven mines on the northern coalfields were idle today because of protest strikes against the Federal Government's proposal to amend arbitration machinery…

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Coal Tribunal Bill To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Legislation to oblige the Coal Industry Tribunal to hear evidence from parties to disputes referred to it for determination will be introduced in the…

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Glen Davis Protest 50 Miners In Stay Down

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There are now 50 miners underground in the Glen Davis stay-in strike. Eighteen men refused to…

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Women to Assist Miners in Stay-put at Glen Davis

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

GLEN DAVIS.—Fifty-two fight-hearted miners began their second morning's stay-put down the Glen Davis shale mine today as their womenfolk prepared to support them with…

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Coal Loss One of Heaviest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 2

Yesterday was one of the worst days for coal production this year. Thirty-three mines in New South Wales were idle for…

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Coal Loss Again Heavy Today

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 5

Heavy losses of coal production this week because of strikes on the northern field have relieved the strain on transport services which previously had led to acute congestion…

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Miners' Stay-in Strike Wives To Talk Over 'Phone

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 3

GLEN DAVIS.—Wives of the "stay-put" miners, who today began their third day's strike down the Glen Davis shale mine, have been invited to talk to their husbands through…

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Labor Shortage "One Cause" Of Coal-Loading Delays

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 4

Insufficiency of railways staff and inefficient use of the labor force that was available were important factors contributing to the delay in coal loadings on the Newcastle waterfront, the president of the coaltrimmers' branch of the Waterside Workers'…

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Italian Miners Not For Australia

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): A Western Australian goldmining company has abandoned plans to hire 50…

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Men Resume at Wallarah Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 2

Striking members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union at Wallarah colliery decided last night on a resumption of work. This was decided at a…

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