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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 62

Two Issues Of Pay To Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 4

John Darling miners received two lots of strike pay yesterday. The first was that usually…

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Miners Ban Coal Loading

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 1

The miners' Northern Board of Management to-day banned the loading of coal from dumps in the…

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Northern Coal Output Halved

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 4

Coal production equivalent to half the northern district's daily output was lost today in the recurrent mass protest strikes on the John Darling issue…

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Coal Industry Needs Unity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

Reports of declining Jemand for New South Wales coal show the effect of the increasing use of substitute…

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Gallagher Tells Miners to "Wake Up to Themselves"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: If mineworkers allowed their destiny to be determined by political agitators who stirred up class hatred and turmoil on the coalfields, the coal industry was headed for…

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POP. Coal Comfort

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 5

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Mine Sacking Called "Unfair"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The dismissal that led to the John Darling colliery dispute was unfair, a witness said before the Coal Industry Tribunal to-day…

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Tobacco V. Mine Dust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A witness, N. Welch, of Belmont, said at the John Darling mine…

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Big Coal Loss In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

Mines idle in the North yesterday on the John Darling issue caused a coal production loss of about 20,000 tons…

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Coal Loss Of 4770 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 2

Stoppages of work on the northern N.S.W. coalfields today cost 4770 tons of coal output…

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Labour Call For Striking Kembla Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Monday.— Australian Iron and Steel Ltd, is advertising for labour for Mount Kembla colliery,…

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Letters To the Editor. Pillar Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 2

A LEADING article ("Newcastle Morning Herald." 19/5/53) states that subject to supervisory agreements in…

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"No Great Loss" On Coal Plant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Government would not lose a great deal on the sale of £2 million worth of Joint…

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New Move In Coal Crisis Minister Pays Sudden Visit To Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

The Minister for Supply (Senator Spooner) and the chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) arrived in Newcastle this morning to examine the coal position. The sudden, unannounced…

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£3300 Gold Theft From Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— A gold bar worth £3500 was stolen from a safe in the office of the A1 Settlement Mine,…

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Action Sought On Coal Hauliers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 5

Action will be sought by Newcastle Council against coal hauliers who damage roads with heavy vehicles. Ald. Lloyd had asked that…

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Hopes For Big Coal Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 3

Prospects of an oversea order for 100,000 tons of coal from the Newcastle area were good, the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) said in…

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Big Coal Order Chances 'Good'

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 7

The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) said in Newcastle last night that there were good prospects of an overseas order for 100,000 tons of coal from the…

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Letters To the Editor. Mine Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 2

THERE are not enough brains in what calls itself the northern section of the trade-union movement to…

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Wrong Streets Used By Coal Lorries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 3

Ald. Lloyd complained to Newcastle City Council last night that coal lorries were using streets in Adamstown…

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