Us Mine Strike Wage Contract Sought
PITTSBURG. Wednesday: Firemen fought their way through a band of pickets yesterday to put out a fire at a coal mine near Brooqville,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1950
852 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 43
Fatal Injuries Sustained By State Mine Foreman
Struck by a full line of skips while working underground at the State Mine this morning, Mr. Sydney Shorney, aged 52, of 8 Lithgow-street, passed away in Lithgow hospital an hour later…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strikes Bring U.S. To Crisis
NEW YORK, Thursday.--Virginia, Pennsylvannia, Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois and New York State have adopted emergency measures to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Stocks May Be Seized U.S. Mine Strike Worsens
NEW YORK. Thursday: Virginia, Massachusetts. Pennslyvania, Min[?]es[?]a, Ohio, Illinois and New York State have adopted emergency…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Mine Still Idle
SYDNEY, Thursday. Thought arrangements had been made for big northern colliery Richmond Main, to resume work today, on the basis of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Accidents in Mines
LITHGOW, Thursday.— A miner was killed and a ten-year-old boy had his right leg amputated following accidents in coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Poor Week For Coal Production
With a continuous stoppage at one of the district's biggest single producers, the loss of two days' production at the State Mine and lesser stoppages at several smaller collieries western miners finished another bad working week to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barton Estate Purchased By Joint Coal Board
Barton Estate, 2,000 acres of farming and grazing land at Wallerawang; and the Barton home known as "Wallerowang House"-- scene of the double murder in September, 1948-- has been purchased by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Mines Working
For the first time in many weeks all western mines were reported working to-day, production being assessed at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →23 Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Sunday: There will be a large loss on NSW coal fields today. When a stopwork meeting of deputies will throw idle about 23 mines of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Gold Rush
BRISBANE, Sunday: A minor gold rush has started on the abandoned Hodgkinson field, in North Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike Throws 33 Mines Idle
SYDNEY, This Afternoon. -- A strike by safety men has thrown all mines on the South Maitland field idle. The strike involves 33 mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Councillors And Coal Board In Brisk Argument
In a verbal clash across the table of Blaxland Shire Council last week, Wallerawang colliery manager, Cr. Joseph Cook, said he would not accept criticism from a Joint Coal Board officer when a vigorous debate was held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Work in Colliery Fire
CESSNOCK, This Morning.-- Teams of miners have worked desperately throughout the night, a mile underground in smoke and dust, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Step-up of Coal Production
CANBERRA, This Afternoon. Ways of increasing coal production in N. S. Wales will [?] discussed at a special co[?]ce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federation's Ultimatum To Ten Coal Undertakings
Unless suitable bath and change-houses are erected at 10 underground mines and open cuts within three months, the Western Miners' Federation Board of Management will be called together to decide what action will be taken against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Board Won't Tolerate Government Interference
One of the most important decisions made at the meeting of the Western Miners' Federation Board of Management on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Loss All Northern Minks Idle
SYDNEY, Monday: A general [?] on the South Maitland coalfieldsâAustralia's largestâcut output today by half…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister to Make Coal Drive
The Minister for Shipping and Fuel, Senator G. McLeay, will meet N.S.W. colliery proprietors in Sydney ton Monday to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Miners to Discuss Holiday Penalties
In order to discuss matters relating to the Northern. Colliery Owners' application for amendments to regulations governing penalty rates for…
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