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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 66

Oil's Challenge To Coal "Must Be Met By Research"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY: The State Government was severely criticised today by Dr. L. J. A. Parr, M.L.A., (Liberal, Burwood), for its failure to provide more money for scientific research…

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Coal Surplus In Europe

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 8

GENEVA, Tuesday (A.A.P.). — Coal stocks at European pitheads are now at levels…

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One Mine Idle in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 2

Only one mine, Pacific colliery, was idle in the North yesterday. The coal production loss was 550 tons…

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"No Transfer" Of Mine Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Commonwealth would not transfer health and safety regulations to the jurisdiction…

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Mine-Job Talks Next

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 4

Government, union and Joint Coal Board representatives are expected to attend talks next week on the employment problem in the NSW mining industry…

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Four Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 4

Stoppages of work at four northern coal mines today cost 2720 tons of output…

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Trouble From Falling Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 9

The Mayor of Maitland (Ald. Fahey) reported to the City Council meeting last night that considerable trouble was…

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Mine Leaders To Address Aldermen

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

Coalfields councils will hear miners' leaders on Tuesday night on the question of dismissals from…

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Too Much Coal For World

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Neilly) said to-day that Britain…

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Coal Pension May Include Displaced Men

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Legislation covering miners' superannuation may have to be altered to cover men…

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Undersea Coal Mine Likely Off Scotland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 16

LONDON: A new mine to be sunk in Fife, Scotland, will, by 1960, be yielding 5000 tons of coal a day…

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Miners' Pensions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 32

SYDNEY: A special coal Industry committee headed by Mr. J. B Simpson, M.L.A., with Mr. O'Grady of the Mine Workers'…

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Coal Prospect Conferences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 2

Conferences will be held in Sydney on Tuesday to discuss prospects of the purchase of more coal from the Northern coalfields…

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Coal Output Increase

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Coal production of 5,885,000 tons for the first five months of 1954 was 539,000 tons…

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Two Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 4

Idleness of two mines on the northern coalfields to-day caused a loss of coal output of 1800 tons…

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Fingers Blown Off at Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 7

LITHGOW, Wednesday.— An employee of the State Mine at Lithgow to-day had two fingers blown off when…

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Nebru Gives Pillar Of Gold

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 25

NEW DELHI. — Prime Minister Nehru has given a pillar of solid gold, studded with diamonds,…

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Mine Pension Inquiry Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A committee has been set up to investigate the position of miners who have been…

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2 Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 2

Two mines were idle in the North yesterday. They were Northern Extended and Bellbird. The coal production loss…

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Miners Supported Pledges "Must Be Honoured"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The N.S.W. Trades and Labour Council declared to-night that "Government pledges to coalminers shoud be honoured."…

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