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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 65

Flood Action Bid By Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 4

The Northern miners' Management Board yesterday decided to send a request to the Federal and State…

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Greta "Key to Coal Problem"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Australia's coal problem would not be solved till production of Greta coal could be vastly improved, Mr. E. E. Warren said to-night…

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Back To Gold, World Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 3

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 5. A.A.P.—A plea for a world-wide increase in the price of gold and for a return to the gold standard was made at the International…

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81,300 Tons Of Coal Shipped

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

A total of 81,300 tons of coal was taken from Newcastle to Sydney and interstate ports last week…

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Greta Top Coal to Be Tested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 1

Millions of tons of coal now left as tops will become marketable if tests to be made of top coal at Hebburn…

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Conference On Miners' Leave

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY.— Coalowners' and Miners' Federation representatives will confer in Sydney on Thursday on…

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Four Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 1

Four mines were idle on the Northern field today for a production loss of 2980 tons…

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Mining Officials On World Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Three coalmining industry officials left Sydney by air yesterday on a fact-finding tour of the…

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2 Miners Hurt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 5

Adrian Husband 41, of Fifth-street, Cessnock a machine man at Aberdare Central colliery, was jammed by a fall…

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Miners To Confer On Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The miners' general log of claims, including long service leave, will be discussed at a…

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4 Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 2

Four mines were idle in the North yesterday for a coal production loss of about 3500 tons…

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4200 Tons Northern Coal Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 13

Continuation of disputes at three big northern mines today cost nearly 4200 tons of coal. Two…

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67 Mines In North Work Full Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 4

Sixty-seven mines on the Northern field worked full time in the past fortnight. Details supplied by the…

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Miners' Pensions Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams), said to-night the…

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Disputes At Six Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 4

There were disputes at six mines in the North yesterday and coal production was down about 5000 tons…

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Coal Board Costs Questioned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—There should not be too great an expenditure on the Joint Coal Board, Mr. Cramer (Lib.,…

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Complaint On Fumes From Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 6

Cr. Gleghorn directed attention, at a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last night, to the fumes rising from the…

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Mine Dispute Referred To Executive

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 4

A dispute at Millfield Colliery, one of six mines Idle on the northern coalfields today, has been…

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Record Shipments Of Callide Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A record of 39,900 tons of Callide coal would be shipped from Gladstone (Queensland)…

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Gold Price Increase Backed By Australia

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 8

MEXICO CITY, Tues., (A.A.P.) : Australia is supporting the South African claim before the international Monetary Fund for an increase in the price of gold as a means of stimulating world trade. Sir Percy Spender,…

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