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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Coal Transport No. 1 Task Port Expansion in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 2

Major developments in coal production in the Muswell-brook-Singleton area made it imperative that Newcastle port facilities should be streamlined and expanded, the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) said in…

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3 Miners Hurt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 4

Andrew Grennan, 43, of North-avenue, Cessnock, a shiftman at Millfield colliery, injured his right leg yesterday…

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Claim On Mine Pay "Illogical"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.— Mr. Neilly's statement that if mine-owners were willing to pay extra rates for coal…

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Coal Output Fell Last Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.— Coal production of 232,869 tons in the week ended June 21 was the lowest fo rany one week…

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69,300 Tons of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 6

A total of 69,300 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle to interstate and oversea ports and Sydney this…

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Rise Is Expected In Coal Exports

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 3

After a slump last week coal exports from Newcastle are expected to show a sharp increase in the next few days. Lack of shipping last…

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Miners Call Off Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Nearly 300 striking miners at Lake George mine Captain's Flat, 50 miles south of Goulburn,…

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Mine Detonators, Fuse Stolen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 4

One thousand detonators and seven feet of fuse were stolen from Abermain No. 2 colliery at the week-end…

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Disputes At Five Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 2

Disputes at five northern mines caused a coal production loss of about 3400 tons yesterday…

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Five Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 3

Stoppages of work at five mines on the northern coalfields today cost 3140 tons. Four of the mines were…

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Disputes At Five Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 3

Disputes stopped production at five northern mines yesterday, causing the field's output to be down about 4050 tons…

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Four Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 6

Four mines were idle on the northern coalfields to-day for a production loss of 3040 tons…

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Roads Damaged By Coal Lorries

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 4

Lorries carting coal over Lillian St., Cardiff West, had so damaged it that the drivers had decided to use…

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Big Coal Loss in Mine Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 4

A large section of Bellbird has been sealed off, for the loss of 300,000 tons of coal, because of a fire. The section, known as…

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U.k. Produces More Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 4

LONDON, July 2. A.A.P.—British miners produced 11,400,000 tons of coal in the first half of this year…

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Nearly £1M. Coal Board Plant Sold

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board had sold about £900,000 worth of plant and machinery to colliery…

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Bigger Baulks For Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 8

Baulks larger in diameter will be used in roof bolting in Elrington colliery. This was agreed on…

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Disputes At 7 Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 4500 tons, with disputes at seven mines…

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Few Train "In Mine Subjects"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 5

Few students were training in mining subjects, the Principal or Cessnock Technical College (Mr. J. Provost) told…

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Mine Section To be sealed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 5

The management of Bellbird Colliery hopes to reopen for production later a second section of the mine, which is to be sealed off because of a fire…

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