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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 65

N.Z. Wants Newcastle Coal, Steel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1952 · page 2

New Zealand would take more steel and coal from Newcastle if it were available, the Senior Trade Commissioner for…

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New Material Is Printed In Gold

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 October 1952 · page 14

A new fabric which is expected to be among this summer's successes is a Tasmanian-made silk printed in gold. The manufacturers claim…

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Coal Output For 1952 Up 1½ Million Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 October 1952 · page 2

Production of coal in N.S.W. this year is up nearly a million and a half tons compared with the same period last year. Production estimates issued by the Joint Coal…

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Coal Future "In Exports"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 2

The future of the coal industry would depend on the development of an export trade, Mr. Neilly said last night. Mr. Neilly, Northern…

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Nine Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 2

Nine Northern mines were idle yesterday for a loss of about 2500 tons. The Aberdare Extended…

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Miners At Belmont Jobs Given Back

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 1

Dismissal notices issued to about 26 miners at Belmont No 3 and Belmont North Collieries would be withdrawn, the miners' Northern President (Mr. G. H…

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Coal Board Aid to Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 4

The Joint Coal Board advised Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night that it had approved additional grants totalling £6,205 for shire projects…

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N.s.w. Export Bid on Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coalmining industry in New South Wales had the capacity to supply all Pakistan's needs, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) said to-day…

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Notices To 11 Miners At Cardiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1952 · page 2

Dismissal notices were issued yesterday to 11 miners at Camden colliery, a small pit in the Cardiff area…

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Drill Locates Big Brown Coal Deposit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Drilling had already located 18,000 million tons of brown coal in the Latrobe Valley, of…

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2/- Wage Rise "Not To Affect Coal"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. — The Acting Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Warburton) said to-day the recent…

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Firm Reduces Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 1

The N.S.W. Mining Co. will reduce the price of open-cut coal by an average of 8/- a ton. The Minister for National…

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Cut in Price Of Coal Is Criticised

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 2

Despite the promise by the Government that open-out mines could not be maintained to the…

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A.L.P. Case To Miners By Politicians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Federal and State Labour members of Parliament would address miners in New South Wales…

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Mine Sackings in West

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 1

Dismissal notices were issued yesterday to 84 employees at Renown Extended colliery. Western New South Wales. In Newcastle, the miners'…

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Four Injured In Coal Fall

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

Four mine-workers at Aberdare Central Colliery today escaped with minor injuries when they were…

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Theft Of Coal "Foolish Act"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

Eric John Phillips (43), laborer, committed his first offence yesterday when he stole a bag of coal, valued…

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Labor Party Will Campaign to Swing Miners' Poll

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A.L.P. leaders will visit the Coalfields at the week-end for an intensive programme of street-corner meetings in an attempt to swing the miners' national ballot to Labor…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 7

Eric John Phillips, 43, labourer, who pleaded "Guilty" in Newcastle Court yesterday to having stolen a bag of coal…

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Link With Miners Recalled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. W. M. Hughes had had a close association with the Miners' Federation, Mr. James…

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