HEBBURN No. 1 to Resume Four Mines Idle
CESSNOCK Wednesday, — While there are no new disputes the Maitland field to-day there are still four collieries idle…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Miners’ Lucky Escape in Runaway Transport Nine Men injured In Accident At Pelaw Main
When an underground transport rope broke while hauling nine trollies and three skips carrying between thirty and forty tamers, at Pelaw Main Colliery this rooming, the men had narrow escapes from serious injury…
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CESSNOCK Thurs. — Hebburn No. 1 and Hebburn No. 2 collieries and Bloomfield Main resumed work to-day: The only pits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Northern Mines Idle
SYDNEY Thursday—Four mines were idle on the New South. Wales coalfields to-day for an aggregate production loss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Higher Australian Gold Price
SYDNEY Thursday — An increase of 1/ to £10/10/ a fine ounce in the Australian price of gold is announced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →60,000 Tons of Coal Lost in 12 Days
NEWCASTLE Thursday.— The secretary of the Northern Collieries’ Association (Mr. R. . W, Davis) said that during , the 12…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Subsidences at Abernock Colliery
Subsidences over the abandoned workings of Abernock colliery are causing fissures to appear on the surface. Cessnock Council has fenced one off in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdare Mine Pensioners
Mr. Jim Cowan, on behalf of the Aberdare mine pensioners, is appearing for a suitable rendezvous for the pensioners to meet for card games, etc…
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The manpower department has arranged for the employment of 50 men at the brickworks at East Maitland and Thornton. Transport arrangements have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Northern Mines Idle
SYDNEY Friday—Again not one mine was idle on the western or southern fields to-day, but five pits did not work in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria Gets More Coal
Better coal supplies from New South Wales have improved train services and will enable race specials to be run to Flemington on July 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recreational Facilities for Pensioned Miners
This District Surveyor of the Lands Department (Mr. L. S. Ferrier) has advised Cessnock Council that their request that allotments 1 and 2, section…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Transport Crashes Miners' Lucky Escape
A number of men employed at Pelaw Main colliery had lucky escapee from serious injury at the mine on Wednesday when the rope of a transport…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rothbury Miners (To the Editor)
Sir,—In reply to the fanatic who writes under the nom de plume "35 Years in the Federation" in your issue of the 13th inst., re men employed at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Failure To Face Coal Facts
SYDNEY Friday.—“Standard,” the official organ of the ALP, declares that a solution for the ills of the coal industry had not been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British and Australian Miners. Australians' Better Conditions
Speaking to a meeting of miners at Paxton on Wednesday night, Mr. F. Collindridge said: "The standard of the Australian miner is higher than that of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Manager For Kalingo Colliery
CESSNOCK Sat.—Mr E. Hayler has been appointed manager of Kalingo colliery in the place of Mr C. Summer, who has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work for Mine Workers
CESSNOCK Saturday.—Employment has been found for a further 50 of those mine workers who were thrown out of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Record in the West
SIDNEY Sat.—An all-time coal production record is claimed for the Western District coalfield this week following the appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EIringion Mine Resumes
CESSNOCK Monday—Elrington colliery, which has been idle for a month over the safety factor of [?] winding rope…
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