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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 66

Grant For Coal Research Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. Cahill), in the Legislative Assembly to-day, asked notice of a…

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NJC Accepts Gold Cup Conditions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 27

Newcastle Jockey Club committee has accepted the conditions for the White Horse Corinthian…

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Big Meeting of Miners at Cardiff Over Jobs Threat

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

Cardiff distrct miners are planning a big demonstration for tonight in protest against dismissals from mines an the area and threatened further retrenchments…

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Miners Killed By Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

LONDON, March 25. A.A.P.—Warsaw Radio announced to-day that "several dozen" miners had been killed in a…

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Two Northern Mines Are Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

Stoppages occurred at only two mines on the northern coalfields today, causing a loss of output…

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Market Bid For Cardiff Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

An effort to have the State Government place coal from Cardiff mines in State undertakings will be made as a result of a motion carried at a public meeting at Cardiff last night…

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Mine Leaders on Pillars "Repercussions" Warning Given

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day predicted "inevitable industrial repercussions" if machines were introduced into pillars without federation consent…

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Mine Dispute Assurance: No Delay On Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

The Acting Local Coal Authority (Mr. J. Hills) said yesterday that he would not delay making a decision on the Hebburn No. 1 dispute…

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Coal Loss In North 8300 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

Coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 8300 tons. Idle mines were Cessnock…

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Risk Of Coal Upheaval Lessons: New Moves

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

Developments yesterday and today are believed to have reduced the risk of an early upheaval in the coal industry over the machines-in-pillars issue. In Newcastle today the…

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Miners' Pillar Rate Move

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

The Miners' Federation is preparing an application for a rate for men working machines in pillar extraction. The General Secretary of…

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Two Northern Mines Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

Two mines. Elrington and Cessnock No. 1, were idle in the North yesterday. Coal production loss was about 1600…

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Czechs Claim Mine Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 4

VIENNA, March 28. A.A.P.—A team of Czechoslovak miners of the "Czechoslovak Army…

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Coal Mine Disappears

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 16

LONDON: A coal mine at Soundwell, near Bristol, has disappeared. Miners wno worked there…

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Back Injured in Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 10

James Richardson. 40, of Hickey-street, Cessnock, miner at Bellbird colliery, had his back injured when he was…

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Ultimatum On Pillar Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Coal owners have served an ultimatum on miners that they have reached the end of procrastination on the introduction of mechanical extraction of pillar coal…

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Miners' Policy On Strike Pay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

The Northern miners' Management Board yesterday laid down policy on strike pay. A motion carried by the…

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11 Mines Idle In North

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

Stoppages of work at 11 mines on the northern field caused a serious loss of coal output today…

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Londoners Unloan Tons Of Red Gold

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 13

LONDON (O.S.R.).—Seven tons of gold worth about £1 1/2-million were unloaded from the…

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Mine Decision 'Unacceptable'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

The Northern miners' Management Board yesterday regarded a decision of the Acting Local Coal Authority (Mr. J. Hills) on a cavil dispute at Hebburn No. 1 as…

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