Proving of the Coal Seams
March 17. 1948, will be the 46th anniversary of the proving of the coal seams within the township of Cessnock…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Kurri Revired Mine workers Officers Elected
At the annual meeting of KurrI Kurri, Branch of the Retired Mineworkers' Association, the following officers were elected: President, Mr. H. Parsons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Theatre Walt Disney's "Make Mine Music
Melody, fantasy and fun pervade Walt Disney's new Technicolor feature "Make Mine Music." Having pioneered recently in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Stops Production at Open Cut Mines
There has been a considerable loss in production during the wet weather at the open cut mines on the field. Muswellbrook open cut got back to…
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LONDON, Dec. 16.—The National Coal Hoard has announced an increase of 2/6 a ton in the at the pithead of…
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CESSNOCK, Wednesday. —Although the loss in coal production an the Maitland field is very heavy, only a proportion of its is…
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CESSNOCK, Thurs.—There are no idle mines on the Maitland held to-day with the exception of the open cut mines, which are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Viscount Montgomery Goes Down a Coal Mine
Field Marshal Lord Montgomery recently visited Thorseby Colliery, near Nottingham, and after talking to some of the miners, went down the mine to inspect the workings. This picture shows Viscount Montgomery chatting to some of the miners before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Accident
Thomas Rennix, 43, Mt. View Road, Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare colliery, was struck by a fall of coal this morning. He received a probable fracture…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Production in Nsw Best Since 1942 Miners’ Leaders Claim Record Output Per Man
SYDNEY, Friday.—With coal production in N.S.W. the best since the record year of 1942, miners’ leaders claim this years’ figure represents record output per man because there are 600 fewer miners in the industry to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Surveyor’s Exam
At the examination for certificates of competency, as mine surveyor held under the provisions of the Coal Mines Regulation…
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CESSNOCK, Friday. — Thomas Rennix, 48, of Mount View Road, Cessnock a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, was caught by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Council Transfers Electricity to Muswellbrook Coal Company
At last Thursday's meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council—the first of the new Council since the Local Government elections—the matter of electricity supply was again discussed. A letter was tabled from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ELECTRICITY — Burning Question with New Municipal Council Transfer of Franchise To Muswellbrook Coal Company Deferred For Month
AT THE FIRST MONTHLY MEETING OF THE NEW MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE MAYOR (ALD. O. BARTON) ASKED FOR COUNCIL'S ENDORSEMENT OF HIS ACTION IN REQUESTING THE LIQUIDATORS OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER COY. (SCONE). LTD. TO CONTINUE SUPPLYING LIGHT AND POWER TO THE TOWN…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Days, Old Ways Of Bygone Days. Christmas Day on the Goldfields
In the roaring days of the goldfields two mates were working a claim which, after months of weary toll proved a "duffer." They had endured hardship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Steel Behind the Coal
Secondly only to the miners’ all for men is the miners’ call for steel to build the equipment which will make the miners’ work result in a maximum tonnage of coal at the surface. British miners are as good as any; their natural conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Fined for Breach of Contract
LONDON, Dec. 20.—A magistrate’s court at Barnsley (Yorkshire) has ordered 40 miners, empIoyed at Grimeshorpe colliery, to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threat to the Coal Industry
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — NSW coal mines may be thrown Idle on January 21 by the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity to Muswellbrook Coal Co. Shire Council Transfers
At last Thursday's meeting of the Upper Huntr Shire Council, the lirst of the new council since the Local Government elections, the mater of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Explosives Stolen From Mine
LITHGOW, Wed. — Thieves stole a quantity of explosives from the office of the Vale of Clwydd Colliery…
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