Cessnock District on Down Grade a State Mine, or Else
Is Cessnock going to be another Wollongong or Newcastle, or will it drift into a similar position to West Wallsend and Minmi?…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Sixteen N.s.w. Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Thursday — Si[?]xeen coalmines are idle to-day with the lose of about 13,000 tons, Fifteen are idle because of…
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CESSNOCK Thursday—Loss in production on the Maitland field to-day is the heaviest for the year. It amounts to 10,500 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Coal Mine at Liddell Government Proposal
The State Government proposes to develop a State coal mine at Liddell, situated between Muswellbrook and Singleton. Other areas to be developed are in the Burragorang Valley near Camden, and in the Awaba-Dora Creek district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Accidents
Roy Crossley, 48, of Congewai, had the top of his right thumb severed while working a circular saw at stanford Main No. 2 colliery this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Mine Manager
Mr. Percival Walters, 46 manager of pacific colliery [?] died in Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, last night from injuries received at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain Exports Coal Again
To the Scottish Division of the National .Coal Board went the honour of opening a regular coal export programme. December…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schools Urged for State Miners
SYDNEY, Friday.—Miners’ leaders urged the State Government to open training schools in the use of modern machinery for mineworkers and recruits for new state mines. The General president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal and Steel for Butter
LONDON, Feb 20.—It is reliably learned by Reuter that the British and Danish trade delegations have [?] an agreement up to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →51/000 Tons of Coal Lost
SYDNEY, Friday.—Coal Output loss from strikes this week was more than 51,000 tons, the highest weekly loss this year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Power Borer Stoppages ?Useless," Says Coal Beard
The delay in the installation of power boring machines has been responsible for 20 stoppages this year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Coal Loss "Men Are [?] Industry, Says Mr. Gallagher
The position is so intensely acute that drastic action is called for. This statement was made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poor Production Week To-day's Coal Loss 4000 TONS
This district has experienced [?] of its worst weeks for a long [?] yesterday the loss on the [?] Maitland coalfield was to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Board Aid for Workers' Clubs Will Advance Finance
The Joint Coal Board Will co-operate with the Miners' Federation in making financial advances to workers' licensed clubs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three State Mines to Operate on Baddeley's Recommendation. Cessnock, As Usual, Entirely Overlooked
Acting on proposals put forward by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley), State Cabinet this week approved the operation of three additional State mines. The estimated production from these mines is 3,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Says Mr. W. MAY Pillar Extraction will Fail To Give Increased Production. New Mine Is the Answer (To the Editor)
Sir,—I read the leading article in the "Eagle" on February 13 with great interest, contrasting the opening up of a new mine as against pillar…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Government Concern at Coal Losses Conference Next
SYDNEY; Saturday.—Because the Government it said to be seriously concerned at the losses in coal production an the N.S.W.. coalfields, the Minister for Supply and Shipping, Senator Ashley, hat convened a conference of owners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Transport Leaves Rails at Bellbird
CESSNOCK, Monday.— The whole of the mines of the South Maitland coalfields are at work to-day, with the exception of a portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Training School for Miners
WE WERE INFORMED a few days ago that the executive of the Miners' Central Council would urge upon the…
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