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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 66

Senator On Coal Price Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Friday. — Senator Ashley said to-day that comment on the proposed increase in the price of coal by…

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Tribunal Calls Talk On Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1954 · page 1

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) has called a compulsory conference on the Burwood colliery strike, for 11…

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Miners Permit Coal Lift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 2

The miners' Northern Executive will not object to proposals by the Coal Board to lift substantial amounts of coal from Northern dumps during the Christmas holiday…

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Last Week for Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 9

Burwood was the only mine idle in the North to-day as mineworkers began the last working week of…

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GOLD Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 23

The combination of short and long marker worked out well when Leo Mitchell and Jimmy Dunne returned a smashing 78 best ball stableford points at Cockle Creek on…

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One Mine Idle in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 2

All Northern mines except Burwood, which is still on strike, worked yesterday. In the South Nebo colliery…

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Miner Hurt By Fall Of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 7

Jim McCallum, 54, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, a miner employed at Aberdare Extended colliery, had his scalp…

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Sound Financial Status of Coal Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The financial status of the N.S.W. coal industry was stronger now than it had been for many years, the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner)…

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5200-Ton Coal Loss in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 2

Three Northern mines were idle yesterday. The coal loss was about 5200 tons, the heaviest in the district for…

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Record Year for Coal Rise In Output And Demand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Coal consumption and production in Australia in 1954 reached a new record, the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) said to-day…

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Coal Keynote: 'Teamwork'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Teamwork in the coalmining industry had been the keynote through 1954, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Gollan) said to-day…

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Party For Miners' Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 3

Miners from Burwood colliery, who have been on strike for eight weeks, organised to give their children a fine Christmas…

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Agreement On Plans For Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 4

Stowage plans to cost £50,000 for a part of Bellbird colliery were agreed on this week at a conference…

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500 Children At Burwood Miners' Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 2

About 500 children of Bur-wood colliery employees were entertained at a party at the Charlestown Oval yesterday…

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5100-Ton Coal Loss in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 2

Mine stoppages yesterday resulted in a loss of 5100 tons of coal in the North. At Bellbird Nos. 1, 2 and…

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No Action By Miners On Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 2

Burwood miners' lodge members at Charlestown yesterday heard reports on their strike, but took no action to end the…

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"Disruption Temporary" Oil Threat to Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday. — The disruption to the coal industry by competition from fuel oil could be only temporary, Senator Spooner said to-night…

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Markets Seen in Far East for Greta Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 December 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) said to-day there were definite prospects of expanding Australian exports of gas and coking coals…

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Coal Board Camps For Children

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 December 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) today announced special Joint Coal…

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Coal, Oil And Foreign Trade

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

Relaxing after a year of progress and achievement, coal industry proprietors and employees over the…

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