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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 65

Rail Needs Delay Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Railway shortages were delaying coal transport speed-up plans, Mr. Winsor said to-day. Mr. Winsor, Director of…

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64,000 Tons of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 2

A total of 64,000 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle this week. Coastal colliers took 21,000…

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Injured In Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 3

When he was struck by a fall of stone at Bellbird Colliery today. Nelson Widdington, 29, of Heddon…

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Talks On Margins For Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Coalowners' and miners' representatives are conferring privately today with the Coal…

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Three Northern Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 2

Coal production loss in the north yesterday was about 1500 tons as a result of stoppages in three mines…

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Sydney Coal Port Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Plans are being made to use Sydney as a loading point for coal shipments to Victoria and South Australia…

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Miner Injured By Coal Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 4

Nelson Widdington, 30, of Adam-street, Heddon Greta, a miner at Bellbird colliery, had his back injured…

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Miners' Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 3

The Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) in Newcastle today continued hearing a claim by the…

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Mine Fires Pay Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 3

A check inspector said yesterday he was prepared to advise men not to work on fires on sealings unless they were granted penalty rates…

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LETTERS To The Editor Mine Pension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

MEMBERS of the Miners' Federation and craft unions who are contributors to the Mineworkers' Pension…

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1300 Ton Coal Loss In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

Two mines in the North were partly idle yesterday for a loss of 1300 tons of coal. At Stanford Main No. 2,…

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New Line For Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 12

Three small collieries at Merewether, which have been subject to serious interruptions of work because…

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Colliery Fireman Badly Burnt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 2

Maurice Shaw, 21, of Burnett-street, Millfield, a fireman at Pelion colliery, had his right arm and chest…

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Italian Miners' "Sex Appeal"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Thur. (A.A.P.)—Mr. Victor Raikes (Conservative told Parliament yesterday that the reason…

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Coal Output Near Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 2

Production of coal on the Northern fields yesterday was almost at a peak. The only production loss (about 1500…

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Mine Termed Gasometer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 4

A witness said in a mining case yesterday that since pillar extraction he had heard Abermain No. 2 colliery referred to as a gasometer…

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Coal Output Near Peak

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 2

LESS than 2000 tons of coal was lost in the State yesterday because of stoppages…

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Mines To Get Power Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 1

A short power line is being erected from the sewage treatment works to three Merewether collieries which have…

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All Mines At Work Today

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 2

The northern N.S.W. coalfields today had their first "clean sheet" day of the year, with all mines at…

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Letter-Box For Coal Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 7

A letter-box near the bus shed in Coal Point-road, Coal Point, has been approved. Mr. Roger Dean, M.H.R…

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