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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 65

Exports Of Brown Coal Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Menzies indicated to-day that the Commonwealth was…

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"New Deal" in Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A new deal for the coal industry was foreshadowed to-day by Senator Spooner. This hinged on cooperation on…

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Coal-Loading Plant To Be Dismantled

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY: Because of a reduced demand for coal by overseas vessels, the floating coaling plant…

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14 Mines Lack Coal Waggons

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 3

The continued shortage of waggons on the northern coalfields kept 14 mines idle again to-day for an output loss of about 3000 tons. Total loss on the…

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Uranium Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 6

ADELAIDE: Mr. Frank Perry M.L.C., and engineering director, has urged the State Government to…

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Miners Pay For Seamen's Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 2

Without a thought for the effect on other trade-unionists, seamen at all Australian ports went on strike for…

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Coal Bank Up Eases Slightly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 2

The bank up of coal at Port Waratah marshalling yards was being eased, a Railways Department spokesman said…

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Book Review The Pleasure Was All Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 12

In recent years books by American authors for popular reading have fallen broadly into five categories…

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Top-Grade Coal 'At Grass'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1952 · page 3

About 130,000 tons of first grade coal was in dumps in the North, a Joint Coal Board spokesman said yesterday…

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Mixed Coal Helping To Delay Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1952 · page 2

Needless mixing of various classes of coal at loading points, throwing extra work on the Railways Department, has contributed to delays in running trains to schedule and the late receipt of coal at Bullock Island…

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80,700 Tons Of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1952 · page 2

A total of 80,700 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle to interstate ports and Sydney this week…

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Miners Stop Work Over Health Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 3

Abermain No. 2 miners are holding a 24-hour stop-page today in protest against the Federal…

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Coal Strike In U.S. Averted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. A.A.P.—A major soft coal strike was averted when the miners' leader (Mr. John L…

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Coal To Fall 1'6 A Ton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 1

The price of coal from New South Wales mines will be cut an average of 1/6 a ton. This is because the Joint…

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Big Coal Stocks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Victoria's coal stocks total 200,000 tons—the biggest for many years…

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Coal Proved Dear

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 8

LONDON: A £10-a-week miner who gets ten tons of free coal a year was fined £2 at Nottingham Court…

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Railways Overtake Coal Lag

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 2

For the first time for more than a week there was no hold up of mines yesterday because of a shortage of waggons…

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May Mine Mineral Sand Under Sea

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 7

LISMORE: A mineowner, Stewart McColl, has applied for the mining rights of 1000 square mites of the Pacific Ocean, extending from southern Queensland to Kempsey…

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Another Mine Idle Over Health Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 1

Miners at Richmond Main Colliery today went on strike in protest against the Federal Government's…

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Big Coal Dumps Worry Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 2

Rapid growth of coal dumps throughout the northern coalfields area and the obvious increasing difficulty in disposing of lowgrade fuel is worrying miners' officials, who…

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