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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 62

'Duress' Seen In Mine Aid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 10

CANBERRA, Thursday. — The coalmining industry was steadily becoming nationalised "under duress of financial…

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Kotara Mining Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 2

The executive of the Northumberland Council of Progress Associations is to confer with the Miners'…

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Letters To the Editor. Miners' Ballots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 2

I HAVE followed with interest the letters of Tom Brown and Jim Comerford on miners' ballots. Both have…

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Mr. F. Rooney At Miners' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 3

The Northern Organiser of the A.L.P. (Mr. F. Rooney) attended yesterday's session of the Northern Miners' Board…

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Mine Engineers Combine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 15

Operating engineers at New South Wales collieries have formed a Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineers'…

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Miners Asked To Resume Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—The New South Wales Combined Collieries Proprietors' Association had invited officials of…

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Northern Miners Meet To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Management Board will sit this morning to try to conclude its agenda…

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Freights "Killing Coal For Export"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 2

High freight rates on New South Wales railways are killing the coal export trade, according to Newcastle coal and shipping authorities. They say New South…

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New Offices For Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday. — The Joint Coal Board staff moved to-day to new premises in Goulburn-street, City…

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Week's Coal Output In North High

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 8

With coal production loss less than 800 tons yesterday, the Northern district ended the week with one of the…

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Miners' Polls Defended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 2

The Northern miners' Board of Management, on Saturday, condemned criticism of Miners' Federation ballots by Labour Party and Communist Party…

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Man Gassed in Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 1

LITHGOW, Sunday.—A mine surveyor was gassed at Lithgow State mine to-day while working with a rescue…

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Three Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 3

Coal production in the north is being maintained at a high level. Only three mines were idle today for…

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Coal Tribunal Here Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. P. H. Gallagher) will take further evidence on the…

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Korean Envoy To See Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 2

The Consul-General for Korea (Dr. Kim) will inspect Newstan colliery to-day. Newstan coal is being used…

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Miners To Inspect Stowage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Miners' leaders will fly to Broken Hill on Sunday to study stowage systems used in…

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£380 Equipment Theft at Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 2

Mining equipment valued at £380 had been stolen from Camden colliery, South Car diff, recently, Newcastle police…

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First Aid Prompt In Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 2

Prompt first-aid by attendants had been a major factor in reducing the number of mining accidents…

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More Purchases Predicted Korean Consul Praises Coal Korean Consul Praises Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 2

American Army and Korean authorities have expressed satisfaction with coal from the Northern Coalfields. This was stated yesterday…

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Newstan Colliery Top Producer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 2

Newstan colliery, near Fassifern, with a daily output of 2700 tons, is Australia's largest producer…

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