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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 62

Miners To Admit New Members

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Management Board decided yesterday to admit new members, The minute will go to…

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First Aid Class for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 8

Argenton first-aid class will resume at the Mines Rescue Station, Cockle Creek, on Monday, August 3…

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Temporary Head Of State Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY. Monday. — The Assistant Under-Secretary of the Mines Department (Mr. R. J. Ashworth) has been…

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Mines Post

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 2

In appointing an acting chairman of the State Coal Mines Authority for a period of three months,…

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Mine Surveyors' Certificates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 7

Three candidates passed the examination for Certificate of Competency as Mine Surveyor, held at the Sydney Technical…

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Miners Call for Stowage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 6

The executive of Cessnock Mineworkers' Area Committee said yesterday that the demonstration at Richmond Main colliery recently proved stowage was practicable…

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Miners End Ban On Overtime

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 4

The Northern miners' Management Board yesterday decided to lift an overtime ban which has…

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All Mines Work in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 4

All mines in the State were at work yesterday, with the exception of Mt. Kembla in the South, which has been idle…

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Letters To the Editor. Mine Dust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 2

MR HOARE ("N.M.H." 10/7/53) held a most responsible position around a coalmine. Holding the position…

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Big Job In Directing State Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The position of Director of State Coalmines was one of great responsibility, the Acting…

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£18,903 Coal Loader For Collinsville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tuesday. — A mobile coal loader worth £18,903 is on its way to Collinsville for installation in the…

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All Mines At Work For Second Day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 4

For the second day in succession ail mines on the northern coalfields were at work today…

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Mine Accidents At Weston

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 4

John Flett (24), a fitter, of Second St., Weston, received injuries to the second finger of his left hand…

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"Clean Sheet" For Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 8

The northern N.S.W. coalfields had another "clean sheet" today, with all mines at work…

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All Mines In State Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

ALL mines in the State worked yesterday. For the North it was the second day in…

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Want Benefits to Accrue Miners Say They Are Penalised

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Miners' Federation members were being "unduly penalised" by not being permitted to accumulate sick and annual leave benefits while on long service leave…

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Miners Win Leave Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day granted an application by the Miners' Federation for accumulation of sick leave and annual leave while members are on long service leave…

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Search For Coal Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 8

Garden Suburb Progress Association will support members who object at Newcastle Wardens' Court on July 28…

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Work Again at All Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 8

All mines worked in the North yesterday for the third successive day. The only mine idle this week…

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8000 Tons Of Coal For Korea'

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 6

The Japanese shin Toryu Maru will sail from Newcastle later today with 8800 tons of northern coal…

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