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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 66

No Bail For Man Charged With N. Guinea Gold Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: A man arrested last night had a large quantify of gold in his possession, alleged to have been stolen from New Guinea, Central Court was told today. The man John Robert…

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Mine Notices "Withdrawn"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 3

The Miners' Northern President (Mr. J. Comerford) said at Cessnock last night he had been informed that dismissal notices issued to men at Buchanan Borehole and Lambton Central Nos. 2 and 3 mines had been withdrawn…

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Conference Discusses Coal Shipments Talks On Coal Handling

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 13

Officials of the Railways Department and representatives of shipping, mining and industrial interests…

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Talks On Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 3

Coal shipments from Newcastle will be discussed by experts of the Railways Department and shipping, mining…

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Coal Board Rose Bowl Winners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 7

The final of the Champion Foure of the Northumberland District Women's Bowling Association for the Coal Board's…

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For Talks On Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 7

The District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. H. Fraser), left, and the Railway Commissioner's Personal…

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31 More Dismissal Notices Add to Grim Coal Picture

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 3

The retrenchment crisis on the northern coalfields became more acute today when it was announced that dismissal notices had been issued to 31 mineworkers at Normaine Colliery…

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Gold-Mining Fraud Netted Millions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 8

LONDON: Thousands of people throughout Britain and a good many in Australia are searching in attics and old boxes for elaborately printed documents which for 15 years had been given up as worthless…

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Coal-Owner Throws Party For Miners On Luxury Yacht

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 14

LONDON, Thurs.: Sir Bernard Docker and Lady Docker gave a party last weekend on their luxurious steam yacht Shemara to 33 of the coalminers who work for them…

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Gold Is Choice of Jewellers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 18

PARIS, Thurs. (O.S.R.): When the jewellers of Paris staged a big show recently they devoted it entirely to gold. Mort of the models…

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Coal Employment Committee Conferring in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 3

The employment committee set up to handle dismissals and job vacancies on the northern coalfields is holding its first meeting in Newcastle this afternoon…

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French Miners' Mass Move From Exhausted Coalfields

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 6

STRASBOURG (O.S.R.): More than 5000 miners from the largely exhausted coalfields of southern France will this year begin moving into Lorraine. This is part of a vast…

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Miners' Board to Discuss Threat to Employment

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 3

Threats of displacement of mineworkers on the northern coalfields because of the over-production crisis will be further considered by the Miners' Northern…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 7

RED Terror Gold Mines N.L. reported last week a trial crushing from the 100ft. and 126ft. levels showed fine…

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Mining Market Shifts Interest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 7

A lively mining market again drew much interest away from investment shares on Sydney Stock Exchange this week…

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Problems For Mine Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 3

A meeting of lodge executives from four mines in the Mawson group decided on Saturday to form a merger…

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End Of Mines Strike Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today adjourned until later this afternoon an application by the Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association for a…

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EDITORIAL The Miners' Tilt At The Windmill

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 8

MINERS AT many northern pits who have staged a series of one-day strikes recently in protest against dismissals have indulged in a singularly futile…

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"In the Good Old Days" Oil From Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 12

The splendid qualities of coal from the South Maitland district are now well known, but in May, 1868, had Newcastle had a vision of the future of the internal combustion engine, a great deal more notice would have…

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Long Hearing In Mines 'Fraud' Cases, S.M. Told

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: The hearing of charges against three men of having conspired to defraud the State Mines Control Authority would be a protracted one, said Mr. A. Goran, in Central Court today. The men face 68 charges…

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