Miners Reached After Three Hours’ Ordeal
Two miners were Liberated from a large fail of coal at Richmond Main Colliery yesterday after three hours strenuous…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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2000 Tons of Coal Lost
CESSNOCK Monday—Erington miners are idle to-day as a protest against the delay in installing power borers in the mine and also…
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LONDON, July ?.—The chairman of the National Coal Board, Lord Hyndley, has written to the National Union of Mineworkers stating that unofficial strikes must stop. “The Board can no longer refrain from issuing…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—All mines are at work on the Maitland field to-day with the exception of Elrington, where the men…
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Mr. A. R. Tucker was successful at the examination for Certificate of Competency as Mine Surveyor, held under the provisions of the Coal Mines…
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Readers are reminded that the C.W.A Younger Set will hold their Blue and Gold Ball in James Theatre on Thursday next, 10th July…
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WASHINGTON, July 8. —Northern mine owners have reached an agreement with the United Mineworkers’s leader, Mr. John L…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stop-work Meeting of Mine Engine Drivers
CESSNOCK. Tuesday.—At a meeting last night, Cessnock sub-branch of the Federated Engine drivers and Firemen’s Association decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Comparing Methods of Mining in Australia and U.S. Mr. Donne Claims Our Methods Antiquated
The Superintendent of J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries (Mr. A. Donne), who has recently returned from a tour of mines in the United States, addressed Cessnock Rotary club last Thursday night…
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SEVEN-DAY WEEK ORDERED A seven-day week for all miners in the Russian-occupied zone of Germany was decreed by a hand-picked…
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WASHINGTON, July 9.—At a Press conference yesterday the United Mineworkers’ Association’s leader Mr. john L. Lewis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MacARTHUR Again Goes Over Heads of Allies Seeks Control Of Japanese Gold Worth £62,500,000
NEW YORK, July. 8.—The Supreme Allied Commander in Japan, General Douglas MacArthur, has again gone over the heads of the Allied Far Eastern Advisory Commission, this time in regard to Japan’s gold stocks. worth £62,500,000…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Aberdare Extended was the only idle mine on the South Maitland field today The men came home as a…
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Following a complaints from the proprietor of [?]colliery regarding the condition of East Maitland-Multering road for 11 miles…
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WASHINGTON, . July 10. — Unanimous acceptance of the new soft coal wage contract is announced by the Sothern Coal…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.—Production on the Maitland field almost reached the maximum to-day when the only mine idle was Neath, which…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. —Exposed by recent rain, a gold nugget weighing 11oz 11dwt and valued at £120 was found In the…
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BRANXTON: Branxton Golf Club course will he the venue of the annual Hunter River District Gold Association’s 1947…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Board Assists Kurri with Baths
The "Eagle" was notified this morning by the Coal Board that it had decided to subscribe £22,000 towards…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Power Borers Wanted Threat By Miners' Management Board
The Northern Miners' Management Board has expressed its dissatisfaction at the "lack of action by the…
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