Mine Accidents
E. A. Williams (Zinc Corporation) was taken to 113 Cobalt Street after Hospital treatment yesterday for a foreign body in the left eye…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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BREAKFAST at the Gold Strike
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Sydney—Spontaneous strike broke out on the Northern coalfields today and as a result 16 mines are idle for a loss of about'15,000 tons. At eight collieries miners refused to work as a protest…
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F. Gould (South mine) was taken to 81 Bowen Street suffering from a foreign body in the left eye yesterday…
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The Check Inspector, Mr. W. S. O'Neil, visited the North mine yesterday and later reported:— In company with Mr. R. Finlay…
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Sydney.—Eight mines were idle today for a production loss of 43,000 tons of coal. The mines are on strike in protest against the incentive payment clause in the miners' new award made by Coal…
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Sydney, January 16.—The Central Executive of the Miners Federation has called, pit top meetings at all New South Wales mines tomorrow to discuss the…
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K. H. McGregor (Zinc Corporation) was treated at the Hospital yesterday for a lacerated third finger of the right hand. He was later taken home to 114 Morgan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Lease Fire
Sparks from an oxy-acclytene larch caused a fire in a stack of unused timber on the old Central Mine lease last night. Called at 7.14 p.m. the Central and…
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London, January. 17. — Lancashire miners have agreed to allow Italian miners to work in Lancashire pits to ease the labor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industry Again Faces Coal Famine Stoppages May Cause Rationing; Steel Shortage
Sydney, January 17.—Unless miners return to work at 84 coal mines in N.S.W. tomorrow the Joint Coal Board may not be able to avoid rationing coal supplies. Stoppages at 84 pits today caused a production loss of more than 40,000 tons…
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L. R. Krutil (North mine) was taken to 75 Gaffney Lane yesterday after receiving bruises to the left wrist and thumb…
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Mr. A. R. West, manager of the North Mine, said today that as far as can be ascertained the fire in the southern workings of the mine…
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Mr. F. N. Thomas, manager of Broken Hill South Limited, announces that the company's 1950 Leaving Certificate Scholarship…
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Sydney, January 18.—The Central Executive and New South Wales districts of the Miners Federation today decided to recommend a one-day stoppage each…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Mine Leaving Certificate Scholarship Awarded to Mr. W. K. Moulton
It has been announced by Mr. F. N. Thomas, manager of Broken Hill South Limited, that the company's 1950 Leaving Certificate Scholarship has been awarded to William Kirton Moulton, following his succeed High School results and…
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B. W. Stephens (Zinc) went to the Hospital for an X-ray yesterday, and was then taken home to 19 Mica Street He was suffering from a crushed right…
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W.I.U. delegates to the Central Council of the Miners' Federation (Messrs. N. Dunlevy and C. A. Frisch) left for Sydney today…
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Washington, January 19.—About 370,000 miners will receive an avenge hourly of 220 , cents.—19/8—following the signing of an agreement by the…
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Perth.—Chin Shing (67), a grocer, in Perth, was sentenced to 12 months' jail and was fined £200 for having been in…
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