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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 65

One Mine Idle Over Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1952 · page 4

Only one Northern mine was idle on an industrial issue yesterday. It was Waratah (800 tons)…

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82,700 Tons Of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1952 · page 2

A total of 82,700 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle to interstate ports and Sydney during the week…

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Queensland Coal To Rival N.S.W.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1952 · page 2

Queensland was beginning to compete with New South Wales as a coal producer, Sir John Kemp, Coordinator Public Works in Queensland, said in Newcastle yesterday. Sir John is Chairman of the…

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Rhodesian Mine Strike Ends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 3

KITIVE, Nov. 9. A.A.P.—Thirty-seven thousand African mineworkers will return to work to-morrow in Northern…

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Five Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 3

On the northern field to-day five mines were idle for a production loss of 2140 tons…

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Cross-Currents In Coal Policy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government was never slow to back the Joint Coal Board when it was a question of…

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Man Arrested On Gold Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 3

PERTH, Sunday.—Maurice Westfield, 52, of Sydney, was arrested in a city hotel yesterday and charged with…

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Fox Gold May Miss Horsley Sydney Correspondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Fox Gold, who won the Flying Handicap at Canterbury on Saturday, has been raised 8lb…

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Gold Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 14

PERTH. — Manufacturing jeweller Maurice Wessfield, 42, of Old South Head-rd., Rose Bay, was…

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Mine Section Sealed Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 4

No. 2 West Stone Drive section in Abermain No. 2 colliery would have to be sealed off because of a…

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Mine Pensions Rise Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—State Cabinet to-day approved increased mine pensions. The proposed increases are—…

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Coal Washing Plant Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 5

LITHGOW, Monday.—Wallerawang Colliery, Ltd., to-day signed a contract for £200,000 to buy from…

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£158,726 Profit On Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 6

A net profit of £158,726 will be reported to the 21st annual meeting of shareholders of J. and A. Brown and Abermain…

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Coal Production At High Level

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 4

Production was high on the coalfields yesterday. The output loss was only 2000 tons. A dispute that caused…

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Gold Theft at Rail Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Monday.—A strongbox containing gold bullion disappeared from the parcels office at Kalgoorlie railway station this afternoon…

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Abermain No. 2 Heating Worries Mine Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 3

Northern miners' officials today expressed serious concern about continued heating in Abermain No. 2 mine at Kearsley. The acting Cessnock district miners' check…

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Miners' Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 14

The Miners' Federation Northern Board of Management will begin its ordinary meeting next…

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Gold From Rand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Nov. 11. A.A.P.—More gold was produced by Rand mines last month than ever before. It…

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Coal Record In Sight

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 3

Coal mines in N.S.W. are expected next week to pass their all-time record for a year's output. The record. 13,513,200…

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Communist Wins In Mine Poll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The retiring Communist President of the Victorian branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr…

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