Still Searching For Missing 13 Miners
LONDON, Mon.: The search is still continuing for the 13 men still missing in the Knockshinnock Colliery, Ayrshire. Miners were boring through…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
102 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 6
Gold Rush Centenary Next Year
An important preliminary move has been made towards the celebration in April, next year of the centenary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blue and Gold Ball
What promises to be an enjoyable function, is the Blue end Gold Ball at Bungonia on Saturday night next, September…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Campaign
The Southern District Executive of the Miners' Federation plans to adopt a "campaign" to force the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Coal Production
SYDNEY: If the. present rate of coal production in N.S.W. is maintained, a new record will be established this year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Huge Device To Provide Nation With More Coal
LITHGOW: Watches by a throng of interested spectators, the huge new "walking" dragline at Kerosene Vale throbbed into life, dripped its huge 12-yards bucket into virgin country and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →13 Mines Idle
SYDNEY: Thirteen mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day for a loss of 5570 tons. Nine are idle in the north for a loss of 4800 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Tragedy In England
LONDON, Wednesday: Messages of sympathy from the King and Queen and the Prime , Minister, "Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fewer Stoppages At Coal Mines
MELBOURNE: In the first six months this year 85,000 fewer man-working days were lost through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.s. Destroyer Hits Mine
Washington, Monday: 7 men were injured when the United States destroyer Mansfield struck a mine off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Increase in Coal Freights Would Have Cost Council £500 a Year
Following on strong representations by the Local Government Association there will be no increase in freight charges for coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mechanising the Mines
The miners, under their present leadership, always rebuff any suggestion for further or improved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surprise Shipping Strike in Sydney: Miners in Protest
SYDNEY: Wharflabourers staged a surprise general strike in Sydney to-day and threw shipping into confusion. More than 65 ships, some with urgent cargo, are affected. The strike followed a dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →They Travelled in Golden Slippers Black Market In Gold
NEW YORK, Mon.: An Australian and an American were arrested as they were about to board a plane for India allegedly with £111,607 worth of black market gold in their possession,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Needs
The Minister for Fuel, Mr. Noel-Baker, has appealed for more miners for the British coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Coal
CANBERRA: Plans to raise coal production to 23,000,000 tons by 1954 were announced to-day by the Minister for Fuel and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Board Grants of £109,000
Although the Joint Coal Board had aranged an expenditure of £109,000 for Greater Wollongong to September 20, only £36,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Men Still Down in Mine
NEWCASTLE: The stay-in strike at Stockrington Mine No. 1 continues and the men are still down the mine They have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Go Home
SYDNEY: The miners at Stockrington No. 1 who were staging the stay-in strike left the mine at 1 a.m. to-day after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Supplies
SYDNEY: Industry and public utilities will be assured of adequate coal supplies during the three weeks' holday as a result…
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