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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 62

"Offer" To Sell Miners Pits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A coalowners' representative said to-day that he could "sell the Miners" Federation six mines to-morrow morning" if the federation wanted them. The "offer" was made by…

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Gold Tiepin For Prince

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 3

This portrait of Prince Charles was made by Marcus Adams to mark the Prince's fifth birthday…

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Mine Shunter's Injuries Fatal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

Albert Potts, 19, of Main-road, Abermain, died in Cessneck Hospital late on Wednesday night from injuries…

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Coal Contract In Jeopardy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The million dollar contract for the supply of 100,000 tons of Collinsville coal to the United…

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Coal Loss 3500 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

Mines idle in the North yesterday were Pelaw Main, Elrington, Stockton Borehole, Millfield and Northern…

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Miners' Vote Counting At Week-end

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

Counting is expected to begin this week-end in the ballot for 1954 positions on the miners' Northern…

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Lake Shire to Meet Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

Representatives of Lake Macquarie Shire Council will meet the Joint Coal Board District Welfare Advisory…

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Gold Back To 1934 Level In Free Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 14

LONDON, Nov. 19. A.A.P.—The price of gold on European free markets fell yesterday to the lowest level for…

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Council Called On To Make Refund To Coal Board

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 5

Lake Macquarie Shire Council will have to make a refund of £154 13s 5d overpaid by the Joint Coal Board. The Shire Clerk (Mr. T. A. Halton) reported [?] a…

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Council Called On To Make Refund To Coal Board

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 7

Lake Macquarie Shire Council will have to make a refund of £154 13s 5d overpaid by the Joint Coal Board. The Shire Clerk (Mr. T. A. Halton) reported [?] a…

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Coal Shipments Decreased

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 2

Coal shipments from Newcastle this week were the lowest for some time. A total of 77,950 tons of…

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Miners' Council Post Filled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. J. Martin, a Left Wing delegate, was re-elected to the Central Council of the…

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Five Mines Idle Yesterday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 3

Strikes at five northern mines yesterday caused a coal production loss of about 3350 tons…

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Mr. J. Puller For Miners' Post

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 4

Mr. J. Puller, of Hebburn No. 1 miners' lodge, from to-day will be an acting vice-president of the Northern…

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Letters To the Editor. Coal Cleaning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 2

FROM the statement of the Local Coal Authority (Mr. Lydon) on miners filling clean coal, it is evident his…

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Two Coal Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 4

Two mines, were idle in the North yesterday for a loss of 1500 tons. At Pelaw Main colliery…

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Practice Mine For Trainees

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 5

ESSEN.—The West German Institute for Mine and Rescue, has been re-opened here to replace that…

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Coal-Loading Harbor Near Swansea

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The construction of a coaling harbor south of Swansea would be a matter for the…

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Neilly's Stand Upheld By Miners' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

The Miners' Northern Board of Management accepted unanimously yesterday an explanation by the Northern…

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"In The Good Old Days" Mining Fight

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 7

When the A.A. Company was faced with a big strike in 1862 it dismissed the men and sought to have some of them evicted from their dwellings on the company's property…

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