Member Of Coal Board to Present Prizes
A member of the coal aboard will attend the three [?] of the Boards Knockout competition for juniors at the Cesnnock sports…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1948
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Suggested New Coal Route. Forty Mothers Lodge Complaint
Forty mothers sent in a petition to the council on Wednesday, asking that the coal traffic from the open cut mine be diverted to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Week’s Coal Loss 23,000 Tons
With two mines in the north and two in the south idle yesterday, the week’s coal production loss totalled 23,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Too Many Coal Stoppages Have Been Unjustified” Prime Minister’s Appeal To Miners
CESSNOCK, Monday. — Although he admitted that much of the criticism of miners was unfair, the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, when he made his personal apped to miners at Cessnock and Kurri yesterday for more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prime Minister Appeals to Miners "Greater Opportunities to Build Up Standard 0F Living"
Mr. Chifley appealed "as a citizen" to mineworkers at the northern Coalfields meetings yesterday "to give of their best, despite irritation and criticism, because their country needed their assistance."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Collieries Idle
CESSNOCK, Elrington miners came home this morning as a result of a dispute arising out of promotion. The only other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri Mine Pensioners
At a meeting of kurri branch of the Retired Mine Worker's Pensioners' Association a social committee was formed with Members. H. parsons president,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Counting Ballot by Miners
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—First return of the mineworkers’ ballot to decide whether back-Saturday shifts will be worked on New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Control of Dust in Mines
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.— A beginning has been made with an experiment for the control of dust on travelling roads in mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Presentation To Footballers
When Mr. D. Cogblan, amenities officer for the Coal Board in the Cessnock district, made a presentation to the winning teams at the finals of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Importance Of Coal To Country's Economy
The Minister for Supply and Shipping (senator Ashley) told miners on Sunday that for many years prior to the last war the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tests To Reduce Humidity and Dust in Mines
In an effort to reduce dust on travelling reads and humidity in mines, an experiment is being carried out in No. 2 tunnel at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Colliery Games On Sunday. Proceeds Go to Starving Children of Europe Fund
The Cessnock rugby league season will be brought to a close next Sunday when a big day's football, in which four colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Returns Favor Saturday Work. Miners' Secret Ballot. SYDNEY
First return of mine workers' ballot to decide whether back Saturday shifts will be worked on New South Wales fields favored work by 274…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Collieries Idlle
Wed —The loss in production to-day on the South Maitland filed is the heaviest for some time Four large co[?]feries are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.a.a. Gold Life Membership Badges Arrive
Twenty-seven gold life membership badges for Northern Agricultural Association which have been on order since the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday Work at the Collieries
SIDNEY, Thursday—New South Wales miners will begin “back” (alternate) Saturday work this week on all three fields…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spread Miners’ Holidays
NEWCASTLE: The Northern Merrier' Management Beard endorsed proposal to spread miners Annual holidays over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured in Mine
KURRI KURRI: David Gronow [?], a miner, of 43 Boundary-street, [?]glaw Main, received a probable fracture of the left leg while at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rehabilitation of Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday. — [?] New South Wales mita[?] are attending the Jervis Ba[?] centre under[?]…
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