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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 65

Coal Coy. To Increase Div

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 7

Muswellbrook Coal Co. Ltd. discloses sharp profit increase and is lifting dividend from 8 p.c. to 10…

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Coal Levy Plan For Treasury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — State Cabinet decided to-day to refer to Treasury officials certain aspects of the Joint Coal Board's…

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No Retreat In Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 2

The outstanding feature of the New South Wales coal industry before the war was that demand for…

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Deposits Of Coal Under City Pose Problem

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 13

Concern must be felt in Newcastle at the Joint Coal Board's attitude towards coal deposits underneath the city, Ald. G. McGuirk said, today. He was commenting on…

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F.E.D.F.A. Men In Mine Strikes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 13

Members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association at Hebburn No. 1 and 2 and Elrington collieries were on strike today following the suspension of one of their…

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Big Coal Delays In Newcastle Seamen Are Idle In All Ports Basic Wage Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 1

The 24-hoys stoppage by the Seamen's Union today will delay the loading in Newcastle of 7500 tons of coal for Sydney, and is…

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Abandoned Colliery "Hazard"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY: Residents living nearby are fearful that children who sometimes play at the abandoned…

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Miners Back Stevenson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Oct. 14. A.A.P.—The United Mineworkers of America yesterday endorsed the Democrat, Mr…

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Migrant Miners' Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 5

The Senior Vice-president of the Northern Miners' District (Mr. H. Cockerill) said yesterday that he had asked…

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FEDFA Strike At 3 Northern Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 6

With members of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association still on strike, Hebburn No. 1 and 2 and Elrington Collieries were idle again today…

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Floating Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 19

CANBERRA. — Four mines had been found floating in north-eastern Australian coastal waters…

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Miners' Official Re-elected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 6

LITHGOW, Wednesday. — Mr. J. H. King, Communist Secretary of the western miners' Federation, was elected…

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Soccer Stars In Miners' Cup Final

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 23

Newcastle will include two internationals and one State player in its quest to win the Miners' Federation…

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Coal Man Supports Basic Wage Cut

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: A basic wage reduction of £1 a week in the coal industry alone would save the N.S.W. economy £1,730,000 a year, the secretary of the N.S.W. Combined Colliery…

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Tribunal To Fix Date Agreement On Mine Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A conference in Sydney to-day agreed on a plan on long service leave for coalminers throughout Australia…

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Director Says Forbes' Mine Has Never Yielded Gold

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A former director of a gold mining company, which is alleged to have been connected with John Woolcott Forbes, told the Bankruptcy Court today that the…

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Competition By Mines Forecast

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: Newcastle colliery managements will probably have to reorganise their mines on strong competitive lines to survive a continuing weekly over-production of 40,000…

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Collier's Coal 'May Heat Up'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 3

Coal in the collier Barossa, held up in Newcastle Harbour for five weeks over a seamen's dispute, was in danger of…

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109,000 Women At Indian Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 4

NEW DELHI—During 1951, an average of 549,048 persons were employed daily in all mines in…

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Teacher On Mining Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 13

Applications are being made in the United Kingdom and in Australia for a full-time teacher of…

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