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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 62

Miners' March

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

The problem of finding jobs in the industry for mineworkers displaced by the closure of small mines…

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Vacancies for Experienced Men in Big Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 3

Big coal mines on the northern N.S.W. field hare many vacancies for experienced men looking for jobs. The northern district…

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High Coal Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Nine mines were, idle in the North yesterday for a coal loss of about 4500 tons, the second largest loss this year…

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Vacancies In Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 3

Joint Coal Board figures showed more vacancies than unemployed in the mining industry in the North, the Northern Miners' President (Mr. G. H…

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5th Coal Cargo For Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

At least two more shipments of coal for Japan are expected to be loaded in Newcastle in February…

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Coal Shipments Cut by Holiday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 2

Coal shipments from Newcastle to interstate ports, Sydney and Japan were lower this week because of the…

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Coal Seam Found In W.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

PERTH, Friday.—A coal seam 37ft. thick has been discovered in a new coal basin 7½ miles north-east of Collie…

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3 Gassed Sealing Off Section Of Rosebank Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

Three mineworkers suffered carbon monoxide poisoning while they were sealing off a heated-up section of Rosebank colliery, Cardiff, yesterday morning:…

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Miners Left To Drown, 2 More Shot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 3

BERLIN, Feb. 1. A.A.P.—Twenty miners were drowned when water flooded the Stalin pit of East Germany's…

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The Junior Herald Stories From the Classics The Gold Of Midas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 5

ONCE upon a time there lived a very rich King whose name was Midas, and who had a little daughter…

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5 Mines Idle; Coal Loss Of 2000 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Five mines were idle in the North yesterday for a coal loss of about 2000 tons. The idle mines were…

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Mine Post to Neilly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The annual meeting of the Miners' Federation Central Council to-day elected Mr. G. Neilly General Vice-President…

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New Leadership For Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

The election of the Northern Miners' President (Mr. G. H. Neilly) to the central executive of the…

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Miners Break "Red" Grip

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Better industrial relationships, particularly between the miners and Labor Governments,…

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Five Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

Disputes on the northern coalfields today caused the idleness of five mines and a drop in output of 3510…

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Talks On Lithgow Mine Ventilation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The condition of the ventilation at the State coalmine, Lithgow, will be discussed to-morrow at…

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Mines Subsidence Lines Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 8

The Lake-rd. Progress Association has lodged objections to boundary variations by the Mines…

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Three Northern Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 2

Three mines were idle in the North yesterday for a loss of about 3200 tons of coal. They were Aberdare,…

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Miners' Stand On Wage Reductions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY. —The Miners' Central Council today called on miners throughout Australia to resist sharing…

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Plant At Mine Dear to Move

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 13

GLEN DAVIS: It will cost some buyers at the Glen Davis mine auction nearly as much to shift equipment to its destination as the price they pay for it…

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