Miners’ Building Society Homes
MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday.—Ald. Thompson stated at a meeting of Muswellbrook Municipal Council that he had been asked…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Holiday Camp For Miners' Children
Children of coalminers wishing to take part in the Coal Board's camp at Broken Bay early in January should leave their names with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charge of Gold Stealing
SYDNEY, Tuesdays-Leon Le Cer[?], 28, a salesmen, was remanded in the Central Court to-day until November 25 on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed by Fall of Coal
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Arthur Johnson, 52, a miner, of Ruby-street, Bellbird, was killed to-day in Bellbird colliery when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All N.s.w. Mines at Work
For the first time this year, every coal mine in New South Wales worked yesterday. Maximum output of 56,000 tons of coal was expected, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Echo Of Kemira Dispute. Miners on Assault Charges
On charges of assault alleged to have been committed during the Kemira dispute, three coalminers appeared at Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Theft Of Gold Valued at £1260
Last night detectives arrested an Englishman and charged him with having stolen gold worth £1260. Police said that on Saturday a…
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Arthur Johnson, aged about 46, of Ruby-street, Bellbird, died after being buried in a fall of coal while at work at Bellbird colliery this…
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CESSNOCK, Wed. — Bellbird colliery is idle to-day because of yesterday’s fatality, when Arthur Johnston, a miner, was killed by…
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BRANXTON: The Joint Coal Board’s first annual tournament being conducted on Branxton links by the local club…
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Criticising a decision of the Joint Coal Board, the Mayor (Ald. F. Fahey) said at the meeting of Maitland City Council last night it would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Disaster Recalled
It Is 50 years ago to-day since the colliery disaster occurred at East Greta (November 18. 1898). The tunnel caved in, burying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Final of Coal Board Golf
BRANXTON: The final events the first annual Joint Coal Board golf tournament will be decided on Branxton links on…
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CESSNOCK, Friday—Production the South Maitland field was maintained at a higher level to-day. There are ho idle mines…
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KURRI KURRI: At the sixth anniversary social of Kurri Kurri branch of the Retired Mineworkers’ Pensioners’ Association, Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Joint Coal Board Golf Draw
The final events of the first annual Joint coal Board golf tournament will be decided on Brunxion links on Sunday. Play will start at 8.30 a.m…
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SINGLETON, Friday.— The Municipal Council was advised last night that Muswellbrook Council had agreed to retain 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Protest on State Home Rents
A protest against "exorbitant rents charged by the Bousing Commission for homes on the Coalfields" Was made on Wednesday by the Northern Miners…
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Two winers, whom it wag alleged threw rotten eggs and stones at Henry George smith, butcher of Mount Kembla on November 1, were each fined…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Board Negotiating For Open-cut at Greta
The Joint Coal Board believes that more than 300,000 tons of coal can be won from the Greta area by open-Cut mining and is…
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