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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 66

3 Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 2

Stoppages of work occurred at three mines on the northern coalfields today. The mines were…

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Talks On Coal Output

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Representatives of the northern mine owners, the Joint Coal Board and…

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Demarcation Dispute Miners' Anxious For Agreement'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The Miners' Federation was anxious to reach agreement on the demarcation dispute with the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, Mr. I. Williams told the Coal Industry…

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Only One Mine Idle In State

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 2

Only one mine in the State was idle yesterday. It was Northern Extended, which has not worked for almost a…

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Coal Future Assessed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY: At the best, N.S.W. coal industry faced a static market for the next few years, and in fact would probably face a shrinking one, the chairman of the Joint Coal Board…

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Miners Challenge Prosperity Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 6

Miners' officials disagree with the assertion yesterday by the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) that the coalmining industry is prospering…

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Coal Output Again High

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

For the second day this week coal production was high in New South Wales yesterday…

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Gold Vase to Prescription

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 14

LONDON, June 16. A.A.P. —Lord Rosebery's three-year old, Prescription (6-1) won the Gold Vase, worth £2360, and…

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Coal Waggons Still in Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 8

Two loaded coal waggons that fell off the end of the jetty at Catherine Hill Bay on May 27 are still in the sea. The waggons, from Wallarah colliery, could, it is…

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Surplus Coal Talks

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: Miners, northern mine owners and the Joint Coal Board are meeting…

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Men And Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

Human considerations are always deeply involved in the problems of the coal industry. They were a factor…

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Teralba Mine Case Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: He issued orders directing miners on strike to return to work only as a last resort, the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) said today…

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Coal Loss 2700 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 2700 tons. Three mines were idle. They…

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S.A. Asks For Better Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.— The Chairman of the South Australian Coal Committee (Mr. P. Bice) arrived in…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 7

BROCK'S Creek Uranium N.L. reports increasing secondary copper and uranium values in its inclined shaft…

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Coal Output Talks Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Joint Coal Board will hold a series of conferences next week to discuss overproduction in the Newcastle district…

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4 Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 4

Northern Extended, Stockrington No. 2 and 3, Millfield and Muswellbrook No. 2 collieries in the North were idle…

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Miners' Board Discusses Coal Crisis

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 3

The Miners' Federation Northern Board of 'Management today instructed, its executive to formulate a…

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Miners' Talks To-day On Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

Matters associated with overproduction of coal in Newcastle district will be discussed by the miners' Northern…

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Mine Stops Over Cold Shower

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 5

Miners at Bellbird Colliery, near Cessnock, today went cold on the idea of an after work shower—in retrospect. At the colliery this…

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