Inquiry Into Miner’s Death
CESSNOCK, Sat—The Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. R. Scott) held an inquest at Cessnock courthouse to-day into the death of…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
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Work at the Collieries
Seventeen pits recorded todays for the fortnightly pay to be drawn at the collieries on Friday next. Times worked are:—…
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SYDNEY Mon — The secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors’ Association [?] R.W. Davie) said that more than…
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CESSNOCK Mon—The loss in production on the Northern field to-day amounts to 12,000 tons and is the highest since the deputies…
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More than one and a quarter million tons of coal had been lost this year through strikes, said the Secretary of the Northern Colliery…
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CESSNOCK. Tuesday.—Richmond Main. Pelew Main and [?]eld collieries resumed work to-day…
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CESSNOCK Tuesday—George Boughton (59), of Vernon-street, Cessnock, a top-hand employed at Abermain No. 2. received…
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Hidden in vaults and other places in the back country and inland towns of New Zealand from early in 1942, the gold reserve of the Reserve Bank…
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Seventeen collieries worked full time for the fortnight ending Friday last. Following are the details…
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NEWCASTLE Tues.— Sixteen coal ships are held up in Newcastle to-day as a result of a dispute following the suspension of…
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Mr. G. W. S. Grant, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, said he had a further discussion with the Minuter for Supply and Shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Large Sth. Maitland Mines Idle
CESSNOCK Wed—There was a heavy los sin production on the Maitland held to-day Eight Large Mines are idle with an…
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NEWCASTLE Wed—With night coal [?] still held up as a result of the strike of coal trimmers [?] and South…
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The coal position in South Australia and Victoria has become desperate as the result of the strike of coal trimmers on the Newcastle…
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CESSNOCK Thurs.—There are six large collieries idle on the Maitland field to-day, with a combined daily output of 4500 tons…
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Thomas William Giffen, aged 16, of Belmont, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Giffen, of Kearsley, was totally injured in an accident at John Darling…
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In his annual report the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, said that the serious decline in railway coal reserves had delayed plans…
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At the monthly meeting of Rich mond Main Miners' Lodge the following were nominated to contest the ballot for Northern District miners…
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United States authorities in Tokio have uncovered stocks of gold which the Japanese bad earmarked for Siam and Indo-China. It is not yet…
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CESSNOCK Friday.—The only fresh stoppage on the Maitland field to-day was at Aberdare colliery, where a dispute developed…
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