Mine Leader Says: Stockpiling Ends Soon
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Stockpiling of coal would probably end in April, the miners' General President (Mr. Williams) said to-day…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 62
Mine Leave Move Fails
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day rejected a move to hold pit-top meetings to consider problems on long-service…
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LITHGOW, Wednesday.— The State Coalmine will resume to-morrow after a fortnight's idleness over a…
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All mines in the North worked yesterday, but a dispute caused the Pacific colliery at Teralba to be only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters To the Editor. Miners' Demonstration
THE demonstration of miners in Newcastle should be regarded seriously by the miners, not because of the reason given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Smuggling Ring in Japan
TOKIO, Thurs. (A.A.P.) —Police in Kobe, southern Japan, yesterday reported that they had uncovered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil-Coal Plant For S. Africa
JOHANNESBURG: On former bare, flat, fields, 15 miles from Vereeniging, on the banks of the Vaal River, huge steel and concrete structures and cranes today break the skyline…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Tour Proposal Rejectel
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day not to sponsor a tour of the Coalfields by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Output Figures
CANBERRA, Thursday. — Gold production in Australia last November was 82,910 fine ounces or 18.4 per cent. less…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners To Decide On Papuan Fund
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The miners' Central Council to-day referred to the federation districts a request for support for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Yoga' Failed To Hold Gold
BOMBAY, Feb. 5. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Six people arrested for smuggling gold were said to have practised "Yoga" to…
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The Premier (Mr. Cahill) advised Lake Macquarie Shire Council that the Joint Coal Board could not vary its policy…
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LEGHORN, Feb. 5. A.A.P. —Four Italian thieves used a boat over the past year to "nibble away" 800 tons of…
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The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Purdue) has asked the District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. Juchan) not to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Union Funds Questioned
SYDNEY, Friday.—The anti-Communist majority on the Miners' Central Council to-day moved for an…
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Coal shipments from Newcastle to Sydney, interstate ports and oversea were again low this week…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day voted to break the federation's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Union Asks for Homes
The Northern Miners' Executive has asked the Joint Coal Board that homes provided for migrants at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Loss of 1200 Tons
Coal production loss on the Northern coalfields yesterday was about 1200 tons. Elrington colliery was idle…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day reaffirmed a previous decision to press for…
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