Mine Workers Injured
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Winton Jackson, 21, of Anzac Avenue. Cessnock, a shiftman, employed at Kalingo colliery, had the top…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Sick Pay for Miners
The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation said yesterday that there appeared to be some misunderstanding concerning the payment of sick pay to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work at the Mines
At least 19 mines worked full time for 10 days during the past fortnight. Details as furnished by shipping agents in Newcastle yesterday, were—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Shortage Threatens Britain
The Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (Mr. Horner) said Britain would be at least 5 million tons short of her coal requirements by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Managers' and Under-managers' Examination
At the examination of Competency as Managers' and Under-Manager, held under the provisions of the coal Mines Regulation Act 1919-1947 at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bargain Horse Won £32,250 Gold Cup New York
Known as the greatest bargain horse of the track, Stymie, bought for £470 in 1943, won the £32,250 International Gold Cup, one mile…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Employee Dies From Injuries
CESSNOCK, Wed. —Hebburn No. 1 is idle to-day because of an accident yesterday to one of the employees, Frederick Evans, who died as a…
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NEWCASTLE, -Wed. —Emphasising the need for diversification of Industry in coalfields towns, the Chairman of the Town and…
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SINGLETON, Thursday.—Mr. A. H. Six, miner, of Glenden Brook, sought permission to enter the properties of Messrs, J. P. Brunner,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prospecting For Coal At Mitchell’s Flat Objection to Application
SINGLETON, Thursday.— When application was made to the Mining Warden’s Court at Singleton yesterday by A. H. Rix for permission to prospect for coal on two properties at Mitchell’s Flat, there was an objection by a miner from East…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Mine at Grata
Kearsley Council decided on Tuesday night to seek the support of Maitland Council in the proposal to…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.—Loss in production on the Maitland field to-day is the heaviest for the fortnight and totals 5700 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Likelihood of Large Scale Open Cut Mining Metropolitan Mining Magistrate Gives Authority To Enter Mitchell's Flat Land Applications Before Warden's Court
There is likelihood that open cut mining, proved in recent years to be by far the best method of winning coal, will be conducted on a large scale in this district. Future activities will depend upon various tests to be conducted during the next months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discovery Of Coal Anniversary
SYDNEY, Monday.—The 160th anniversary of the discovery of the first coal seam In Australia will be commemorated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Hundred Tons a Shift From British Coal Cutter-loader
More than 400 tons of coal a shift is a normal output from each simultaneous cutter-loader now being installed in British coal mines. An alt British machine, it does away with shot firing in Dits. It cuts unbroken directly from the face and loads on to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdare Colliery Idle
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — The only mine Idle to-day on the Maitland field Is Aberdare, which bag not worked for.four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mechanisation of Mines (To the Editor)
Sir,—I would like to pass some comment upon the recent address of Mr. A. Donne to the Cessnock Rotary club on the comparison between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Maitland Soccer Aberdare Colliery v. Cessnock Co-op. Store in Charity Cup
On Sunday next Aberdare Colliery will play Cessnock Co-Op. Store in the Charity Cup. This same will be played at Kearsley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Coal Mine at Greta Councils To Ask Minister For Opening
Maitland City Council last night decided to co-operate with Kearsley Shire Council in urging die Minister for Mines to take early action to implement the proposal for the establishment of a State coal mine in the vicinity of Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Medical Bureaux for Mineworkers Coal Board Health Scheme Before Central Council
SYDNEY, Wednesday.-—Providing for the establishment at Cessnock, Newcastle, Wollongong and Lithgow of medical bureaux, the Joint Coal Board has submitted a revised medical scheme for N.S.W. coalminers to the Miners’…
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