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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 62

Mine Pension Payments

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 7

Mine workers' superannuation payments due to be made on Jan. 1, 1954—New Year's Day—will be…

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Miners' Poll For Secretary

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 13

Miners at ail pit-tops this morning voted in the ballot to decide the new general secretary of the…

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Queensland Drops Coal Contract

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

BRISBANE, Monday.—Queensland Cabinet decided to-night to cancel a contract to supply 100,000 tons of…

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All Northern Mines At Work

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 1

All mines on the northern coalfields were reported at work when today's shift began…

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Mining Pay System "Antiquated"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 13

SYDNEY.—The pay system in the mining industry was criticised as cumbersome and antiquated by a Sydney systems consultant (T. A. Kinmont), giving evidence…

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Eight Cardiff Mines May Have to Put Off 200 Men

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 3

Eight mines in the Cardiff area may issue dismissal notices to their 200 employees on Friday because they have little prospect of being able to clear their production for the…

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Mine Pensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 9

The Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers' Superannuation Tribunal has announced that all mine workers'…

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Cardiff Miners Reprieved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 3

Temporary retrenchment of men in Cardiff mines has been averted by a Government decision to stockpile…

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Weekly Mine Pay Backed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Wages Could be paid weekly instead of fortnightly in the coalmining industry, Thomas Adamson Kinmont, wages system consultant,…

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Opening of New Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 3

A new mine to produce about 2000 tons of coal a day will be opened in the Cessnock district. It is expected to employ…

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Coal Tribunal In Tasmania

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) will begin hearing evidence in Tasmania…

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Board Meets Queensland Coal Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Joint Coal Board has undertaken to supply the balance of an unfulfilled Collinsville…

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Drop This Year in Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 6

Production from Northern underground mines in 1953 will, it is estimated, be 7,900,000 tons. The Minister for National…

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Mine Stops Over Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 2

Richmond Main, at Kurri Kurri, was the only idle mine in the State yesterday. It has a normal daily output of…

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Miners Get Hearing Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) adjourned to-day the hearing of evidence…

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Coal Board Assurance On Cardiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board had agreed to discuss any further threat to employment at the Cardiff…

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More Coal Is Dumped At Mines In Northern Area

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 3

Coal is being dumped again today at many points on the northern field as a result of over-production in the mines traditional pre-Christmas spurt. Many [?]its on the…

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Mine Pensioners' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 6

Boolaroo branch of the Retired Mineworkers' Association held its annual picnic at Gosford Park…

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Coal For Japan

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

Coal trimmers get a skip of coal in position over the hold of the Japanese ship Hai Fel, loading at Carrington…

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Loads Coal For Noumea

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 4

The small French ship Gange is at present loading 6000 tons of coal for Noumea…

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