De-gassing of Mine Fire Danger
LITHGOW, Monday: A new medical post has been set up underground in the Lithgow State Mine, where work is now going ahead to clear the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1953
451 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 23
Three Mines Idle On Western Field
An upsurge of industrial upsets on the western field this week resulted in three district mines being reported idle on different issues. These, together with the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Stop Because of "Whistle Blowing"
More than half the mines and open-cuts on the western field were idle today as a protest against the alleged action of the manager of Tyldesley Colliery, who yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pony Loss Will Delay Coal Production
Horses killed by poison gases in the State Mine fire last week will cost hundreds of pounds to replace, but by the time new animals have been properly trained for the underground workings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Methane Gas In One Section Of Mine
Methane gas, within one-half per cent. of the explosive range, has been detected in a particular cut-through at the State Mine and all but proto men have been withdrawn from the section as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Evidence On Mining Medical Standards
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--A doctor told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today that he did not consider the medical requirements for entrants to the coal industry were as high as the standard of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Mine Whistle Blowing Incident
While Western Miners' Federation members were having a day off as protest against Tuesday's whistle- blowing episode at Tyldesley Colliery the manager was reported to have ordered the blowing of the whistle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Fire May Continue for Years
LITHGOW, Wednesday: Authorities believe the lire in the Lithgow State coal mine, which has caused a daily coal toss of 1000 tons since it broke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Deputy Dragged From Poison Gas Area
Two doctors last night treated a mine deputy who collapsed from carbon monoxide gas poisoning in the underground workings of the State Mine. He is. Mr. Les Furbank (30), of Hill-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Doctor Discusses Medical Mining Hazards
Dr. Alan Langley, medical officer for the western Joint Coal Board Office, told the Coal Industry Tribunal in Sydney that he had gone underground during the State Mine fire to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Wages Loss Over Mine Whistle Blowing
For the second time this week the major part of the western coalfield was thrown idle because of a whistle-blowing episode at Tyldesley Colliery, it being reported that the management again ordered the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Gas Victim Leaves Hospital
A young colliery surveyor, Mr. John Hamment (25), signalled to workmates that he had been poisoned by carbon monoxide gas seconds before he collapsed in the underground workings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Sum in Coal at Grass
Coal worth about £4,500,000 in public money is estimated by mining authorities to be lying in open-cut dumps in various parts or the State, including the Mudgee line area…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Mine to Develop Virgin Coal Seam
When a new shaft has been completed near, the Newnes State Forest, virgin coal seams will be thrown open to exploitation by the State Mine and will be developed practically as a new colliery. Announcing this in Sydney yesterday, the chairman of the State Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stowage Inspection by Miners' Officials
Miners' Federation representatives will fly to Broken Hill on Sunday to study stowage systems used in metalliferous mines there. The Miners' Federation is agreeable to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Mining Personalities
The following are some of the usual mining personalities in the west as appearing in the August issue of that bright publication, "The Coal Miner":--…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Question on Railway Coal Freight Charges
The Minister for Transport, Mr. C. E. Martin, told the Legislative Assembly yesterday that he was considering…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reason For Ending Coal Board Grants
The chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) said last night that the board had withdrawn "grant-in-aid" payments to the Lithgow City Council because it was not satisfied with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Cost May Determine Development At State Mine
Referring to a statement yesterday by Mr. R. J. Ashworth, chairman of the State Coal Mines Control Board, that the Board had been dissatisfied with production at the State Mine, the former manager of the mine, Mr. R. V. A. Johnson, today declared that he had submitted a scheme many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Mine Employee Gassed
Another man was overcome by fumes at the State Mine this afternoon while working on a brick stopping underground…
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