Colliery Fire Smoke and Gas To-day's Position Greta, Saturday Afternoon
Smoke and fumes are still escaping from the underground workings at the old Greta mine, but whether the fears of some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1932
952 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 48
Mine Fires at Greta Danger From Explosion and Gas Poisoning
An underground fire is burning in abandoned colliery workings at Greta. The northern miners' check inspector (Mr James Connell) reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Razes Pit-Top of Central Greta Colliery PUZZLED! Mining Officials Danger Lurks
The situation at Greta, where the burning coal is a potential menace, has officials puzzled. The danger increased with dramatic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SUBSIDENCES Hill End Colliery CESSNOCK
Aldermen Shakespeare, Ryan Brown, Lowe, Smith, Horne, with the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, inspected Hill End Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Sensation Fire in Anvil Creek Colliery Workings Grave Danger Op Explosion Feared Fire Spreads to Central Greta Mine
The quiet little town of Greta is all excitement and the excitement has spread to a measure throughout New South Wales. The newspapers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greta in Danger. Mine Fires
It is reported that the town of Greta is imperilled as a result of the fires whch have broken out in the old Greta mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Subsidences at Hillend Colliery Smoke and Fumes Cause Alarm
What has happened at Central Greta Colliery is causing local residents to become apprehensive as to the state of affairs existing at the old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Greta Mine Ablaze. Divided Opinion Maitland
Flames reaching to a height of 40ft. were shooting from the old mine workings at Greta to-day. The first signs of these were noticed at 10.30. Fumes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Fires. Flames Showing. Railway Line Endangered. Newcastle
A telephone message received by the Newcastle police this afternoon stated that a fire had broken out underground on the opposite side of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Fire Developments At Greta
There was a startling development of the fir in Anvil Greek Colliery early yesterday morning, when flames c[?] roaring up the main shaft in Central Greta mine, and ignited the pit top. The latter has been consumed, and all that remains is the slack box…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Change Greta Mine Fire Belching Smoke Greta
The position was uncnanged at Greta this afternoon. Thick black smoke still poured from the return air shaft of the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hebburn Colliery
Hebbur[?] No. 1 is again working to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Miners Management Committee
When approached after a meeting of the management committee of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation yesterday afternoon, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal for Unemployed. Donated by St. Heliers Coal Company
Through the generosity of St. Hellers Coal Co., Ltd., 36 tons of coal were made available to the local unemployed on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Find at Copeland
The finding by Mr. J. Tassell of a promising new reef is reported from Copeland (says the "Advocate." It is along the old Centennial line, above…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Fall of Coal
Struck by a fall of coal while working at Millfield Colliery yesterday, Peter Pont, miner, residing at Kearsley, received injuries to his thigh, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires in Coal Seam Greta's Troubles
According to Greta residents, the alarm caused by the fire in the coal seams is not nearly so great as it was before the fire broke out above the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Export Newcastle Figures NEWCASTLE
The quantity of coal including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 31,489 tons, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mines Work for Fortnight
Ten days constituted full time at the collieries in the Northern district for the fortnight, one day being lost owing to the public holiday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greta Mine Fire Boring Continues Smoke Disappears
The work of filling in the burning workings at Greta was continued over the week-end and bores were sent down into…
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