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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 66

Objection By Miners To Management's Order

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 7

Miners claim that an instruction by the management at Pelaw Main Colliery yesterday was contrary to a recent decision by the miners' triennial convention on the working of machines in pillars. They say it is also con-…

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Proposal For New Pit Opposed By Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 4

A report that a new coal mine might be established in the Nymboida area to supply the power station at Grafton caused criticism at today's meeting of the miners' Northern Management Board. The Northern President…

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Two Disputes Threaten to Disrupt Newcastle's Coal Exports

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 3

Two industrial disputes threaten to disrupt coal shipments from Newcastle and cause coal shortages in Sydney and other States. The disputes involve…

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Old Mine Shafts Worry Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 6

Newcastle Council's latest concern is holes in the ground. In the past the holes which have caused most…

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Miners To Be Represented At Union Talk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 2

The Northern Miners' District will be represented at the trade-union convention in, Newcastle on November 20…

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Two Northern Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 2

Only two mines on the northern coalfields were reported out of operation today…

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Coke From Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At a Richmond foundry yesterday coke made from Yallourn brown coal smelted pig iron into castings for the first time…

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Coal Board Golf Tournament

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 6

The annual golf tournament under the sponsorship of the Joint Coal Board will be held this year at…

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Mine Dispute Talks To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 2

A conference will be held to-day on a dispute over a proposal by Pelaw Main colliery to withdraw mechanised units from the under seam at the mine…

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Cahill Sees No Coal Threat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) gave this assurance at Kurri Kurri yesterday: "There is not going to be any unemployment in the coalmining industry."…

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Coal Crane Ban on Overtime 'Threat to Future Trade'

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 3

Continuation of the dispute which had led to the overtime ban by coal crane employees in Newcastle Harbor must jeopardise continuity of work at northern collieries and future…

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Coal Point Phone

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 11

Mr. Roger Dean, M.H.R. for Robertson, has been advised by the Postmaster-General (Mr. Anthony)…

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Bellbird Mine Stop Threat

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: By threat of stoppage, A.E.U. members at Bellbird colliery were preventing mine mechanics from carrying out their duties as requested by the management, the Coal…

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Coal Loss 3100 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 14

Mines idle in the North yesterday caused a coal production loss of about 3100 The idle mines were…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1954 · page 8

WESTERN Mining Corporation Ltd., will issue 931,450 5/ shares at 7/6 premium on the basis of one for…

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Award For Mine Employee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1954 · page 7

An award for £8/16/ a week during incapacity from March 17 was made in favour of Cyril Rees against J. &…

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Mine Seen Off Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1954 · page 7

BRISBANE, Friday.—A floating mine was sighted off Cape Edgecombe, near Bowen to-day. Ships at sea have been…

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Order To Miners To Resume

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

The Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) yesterday ordered Northern Extended miners to resume work on…

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World Gold Production

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 15

WASHINGTON (A.A.P.): World gold production in 1953, excluding Russia and other Communist countries, was about 850-million United States dollars according to the annual…

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Telephone for Coal Point

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

The Postmaster-General (Mr. Anthony) had approved installation of a public telephone at Coal Point, Mr. Roger Dean,…

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