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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 66

Coal-oil Plant Being Erected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

An oil-from-coal plant obtained under the war reparations scheme is being erected at Kensington, Sydney, by the University of Technology…

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Mine Picked Up

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 11

LONDON, Wed. (A.AP.)—The Polish fishing trawler Radunia picked up a mine, believed to be…

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Gold Subsidy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 6

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Legislation to assist the goldmining industry throughout Australia and New Guinea…

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Seven Mines Idle Today

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 3

Stoppages at seven mines today caused a production loss of 5700 tons on the northern coalfields…

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Seven Pass Mine Examinations

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 27

Seven candidates passed examinations at Newcastle Technical College on Oct. 26-27 for certificates of…

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Minister To Be Asked To Take More Cardiff Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Minister for Works (Mr. Renshaw) will be asked today to take more Cardiff coal for power generation. Newcastle coalfields Members of Parliament…

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Colliery Chairman Now M.L.C.

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

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The chairman of the New South Wales Combined Colliery Properties' Association (Mr…

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Respite Again For Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State will buy coal from Cardiff mines so they can keep operating till Christmas…

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Mining Exam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 12

At the examination for certificates of competency as mine manager and under manager under the Coal Mines…

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Lake George Mine May Reopen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: A former dollar-earner for Australia, the Lake George Mine at Captain's Flat…

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Coal Loss In North: 5600 Tons

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

The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 5600 tons. Burwood, Cessnock No. 1,…

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Today's Coal Loss Was 2500 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 2

Continuation of strikes today threw three northern mines idle for a production loss of 2500 tons of…

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Mine Kills Three

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 9

CARIO, Nov. 26. A.A.P.-Reuter. — Three Egyptian soldiers were killed and three American oil experts injured…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 8

NORTHERN Star Tennant Creek Gold Mines report that no favourable disclosures have been made as a result…

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Margins Bid Date For Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will hear mineworkers' claims for increased…

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3 Mines Idle In North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 7

Coal production loss in the North yesterday amounted to 2500 tons. Burwood was idle for the…

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Four Die in Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

MONS, Nov. 28. Reuters.—Three Italians and a Belgian were killed by a cave-in in a coalmine at Mons last night…

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Coal Production At High Level

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 4

Coal production on the Northern coalfields today will be at the highest level for several weeks. All mines with the…

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Output of Coal Shows Rise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.— Coal production for the first nine months of this year amounted to 11,281,000 tons, compared…

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Driver Killed in Mine

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

William Blinkiron, 41, of Third-street, Weston, shuttle-car driver, was killed in Hebburn No. 2 mine yesterday…

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