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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 62

50 Miners Sacked At Swansea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 1

Fifty Miners' Federation members employed at North Wallarah colliery, Swansea, had received dismissal notices…

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Coal Tribunal's 'Mind Made Up' (Continued From Page One)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 2

Mr. Williams (miners' president) told the Tribunal that the miners' Central Executive had not directed the strike action, nor had the Northern Board of Management…

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Gas Coal Losses Continue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 2

Nine Northern mines and one Southern mine were idle yesterday in sympathy with John Darling miners…

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Denial On Gas Coal Stocks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The General Manager of the Australian Gas Light Company (Mr. W. Pettingell) denied…

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No Direction To Miners On Striking

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

The Miners' Central Council is to continue being represented at the John Darling mine inquiry while continuing with its own meeting…

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SUBURBAN and DISTRICT Inspection Of Mine Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 4

Kotara Progress Association decided last night to ask Mr. Booth and Mr. Arthur, M's.L.A. to approach the…

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British Coal Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 17

LONDON, Thur. (A. A. P.) —Britain's State coal mining industry reported yesterday it was £14 million…

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Miners' Big Post To Dunleavy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The President of the Workers' Industrial Union at Broken Hill (Mr. N. Dunleavy) was elect…

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16 Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 3

Stoppages on the John Darling and Millfield Greta issues caused a gas coal loss of nearly 6000 tons on the Northern…

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Coal Output Almost Normal Again Today

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 8

The northern N. S. W. coalfields had their best working day for more than a week today, with stoppages at only six mines. Five of these were completely idle and the sixth…

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Output Of Gas Coal Rises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

Gas coal production on the Northern field rose sharply yesterday. Only two pits on the South Maitland field were…

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Free Mining Of Uranium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 7

DARWIN, Thursday.—Private persons would soon have the right to mine uranium in the Northern Territory, the…

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"Coal Wasted" Smoke Menace Economic Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) has again asked the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw to receive a deputation on the smoke nuisance from…

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Miners' Council Told To Attend At Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day ordered the Miners' Federation Central Council to attend a…

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Gas Coal Output Today Reached Week's Peak

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 5

Production of gas coal on the northern N.S.W. field today was the highest for the week, but pit stoppages over the John Darling Colliery dispute continued. Five mines were idle on…

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Gallagher Says B.H.P. "Did Right Thing" Miners' Terms To Go Back Rejected

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The B.H.P. Co. Ltd. had "done the right thing" in resisting miners' industrial action at the John Darling Colliery and he hoped all employers in the industry would do the same thing, said the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F…

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Mine Leaders Denounce Medical Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY. Friday. — The Federal Government's medical scheme was an attempt to make people pay twice, the…

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Coal Board Chairman On Car Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—Samuel Fogo Cochrn, 54, Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, pleaded "Guilty in…

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72,900 Tons of Coal Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 3

A total of 72,900 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle this week. Sydney received 29,000 tons,…

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£100,000 Deposit In Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 5

A deposit of £100,000 in gold by John Eales, of Duckenfield, in the sixties is the most memorable incident associated with the 100 years' trading of the…

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