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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 65

Coal Dumped At Pit-Heads

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 6

An acute coal transport problem has again developed on the northern N.S.W. field and thousands of tons of coal are being dumped today at pit-heads and open cuts…

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Coal Boost Plan Dollar Loan Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 3

WASHINGTON, July 9. A.A.P.—A new loan to Australia of 50 million dollars (£A22,321,428) by the World Bank was officially announced yesterday…

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High Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 2

Coal production was high in the North, yesterday. Stockton Borehole and Lambton Central wore idle for…

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Penalty Lifted From Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today restored long service leave benefits to N.S.W. miners who took part in one-day stoppages over the Glen Davis issue…

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Coal Company Fined £200

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Southern Coalmining Ply. Ltd., Martin Place, Sydney, was fined £200 in Central…

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Coal-Loading Wharf Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 4

The Lake Shire Council last night raised no objection to the application of Cam and Sons Pty. Ltd…

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Six Killed In Mine Blast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

GLACE BAY (Nova Scotia), July 10. A.A.P.—Six miners died in an explosion at the 1200ft. level of a coal…

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Gold Rush In Brazil

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 4

BELEM (Brazil), Thurs. (A.A.P.). — A gold rush is in full swing in northern Brazil, following the…

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Councils' £147,619 Coal Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 2

Since the inception of Joint Coal Board grant-in-aid arrangements in March, 1947, £147,619 has been paid to Lake…

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£6000 in Gold Found in Cabin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Ten 40-oz. bars of gold, valued at £6000, gleamed on the Police Prosecutor's table in the City Court to-day…

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Gold Mine Not "Salted"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday. — A Mines Department inspector said in the City Court to-day that gold he had seen in…

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Miners' Leave Restored

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day restored long-service leave from June 11 for Western District miners, June 18 for Southern District miners, and June 19 for Northern…

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Gold Rush In North Brazil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 1

BELEM (Brazil), July 11. A.A.P.—A gold rush was in full swing to-day in Northern Brazil…

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Coal Output High On All Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 3

Coal production in the North this week was at a high level. Only two mines were idle on Monday, none on Tuesday…

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Concern In West Miners Ban New Members

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 1

LITHGOW, Friday. — The Western District of the Miners' Federation to-day closed its membership books…

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Accidents to Two Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 3

Two miners were injured in accidents in mines in the Newcastle district on Saturday, William Walker, 41, of…

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Talks On Ivanhoe Mine Dismissals

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY.—On the eve of talks, in which the jobs of 40 miners are in the balance, the lack of power…

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'Future' In Gas Coal Trade

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 3

An appeal to the miners on the South Maitland coalfields to expand the gas coal trade was made by the district engineer of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. W. Seward) at Cessnock on…

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Tribute To Mining Engineers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 3

Experiments in stowage to counter spontaneous combustion in Cessnock mines were being made by mining…

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"Coal Stocks Plentiful" Miners Claim Earlier Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 2

On the ground that coal stocks are plentiful, the Northern Miners' District has applied for miners to take long service leave from January 1 next…

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