Colliery Accidents’
Walter Stevenson 51, of Wollombi Road, Cessnock, a linsman employed at Aberdare Extended collery, was struck by a ladder to-day and…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Tasmania’s Gold Spell
HOBART, Thursday.—Tasmania is experiencing its coldest May weather for several years. Many roads throughout the island…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Miners Considering Pit- Top Committees
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Western NSW mining lodges to-day are discussing their attitude to the establishment of pittop…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dock Miners For Pit-Top Meetings
SYDNEY, Thurs. — Northern coalfield mine owners have decided to dock the w[?]get of miners of the time lost attending…
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The only mines idle on the South Maitland field to-day are Stanford Main No. 2 and Bellbird. Stanford Main No. 2 has been idle…
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CESSNOCK, Friday. — Jack Rouse. 43, Wollombi-ralad, Cess nock, a wheeler, employed at Aberdare Extended colliery, had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Convention Nominations
Nominations closed yesterday for the election of nine delegates to the Miners' Federation convention in Sydney in August. The following are the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Board Requests Road Estimates
The shire engineer (Mr. E. A. Mclntyre) is to draw up maps and detailed estimates in connection with a grant from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work Resumed at Collieries. Work to Stop If Open Cut Issue Not Settled
Work was resumed at the two collieries yesterday, but the open cut remains idle. The miners, etc., have resumed…
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Three country halls of the district situated near established coal mines will have more than £100 divided amongst them, this…
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SINGLETON, Friday.—The Patrick Plains Shire Council has de-improvements to the Glendon Brook, Camberwell and Ravensworth…
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Coal stocks at the B.H.P. Steel Works in Newcastle have almost run out and operations are being slackened daily. Because of the shortage of industrial gas, one mill at Stewarts and Lloyds employing about 100 men on two shifts will not work on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Leads in Coal Amenity Underground Tea Service Arranged at Bayswater and Liddell
Two Singleton coal mines, Liddell and Bayswater, are the first on the northern fields, which include Maitland…
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SYDNEY, Sat—Only a sudden increase in coal production will, it is believed, prevent the introduction of coal rationing in…
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Although Burwood colliery, the big B.H.P. producer, resumed work to-day, resumption of steelmaking at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Lodge[?] Strike Threat[?]
Lodge officials associated with and A. Brown Abermain Seah[?] Ltd. collieries last night decided [?] lake direct action to obtain sett[?]…
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Mines producing: 10,000 tons of coal a day—nearly onethird of the average daily output from the northern field—may be Idle on Wednesday. Lodge officials associated with J. and A. Brown…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. — Bellbird and Stanford Main No. 2 are the only collieries Idle on the coalfield to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Idle Collieries Production Loss—3300 Tons
The Idle collieries in the Cessnock district to-day are Stanford Main No., 2, Bellbird, and Mattland Main. Bellbird and Stanford Main are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miner’s Back Hurt
David Crow, 80, of Rawson-st. Aberdare, a miner at Millfield colliery, injured his back while lifting a skip to-day. He was…
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