N.s.w. Polo Team Wins Gold Cup
The New South Wales polo team won Australasian Gold Cup on Saturday at Birkalla (South Australia), when it…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
1,558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 78
Miners Let Communists Pull Their Legs, Says Menzies. Address at Kurri Kurri
"Every now and again you allow the Communists to pull your leg,".said the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. R. G. Menzies) while speaking of unnecessary stoppages at a meeting at Kurri Kurri on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship Strikes Mine: Over 100 Dead
HONGKONG, March 25. — Between 100 and 120 Chinese passengers on the luxury liner, Miss Orient, ore believed to have been drowned or killed as the result of an explosion in the Pearl River last night, according to officers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners’ Executive Says No to Board Request Refuses Special Meeting On Sharkey
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—A request by a majority of the members of the northern management board of the Miners’ Federation for a special meeting of the board to discuss the Sharkey issue has been rejected by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Ruhr Coal Record
GENEVA. March 28.—Coal production during March reached a new [?]war record in the R[?] and [?]eased in every major coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Mines Idle As a Protest
CESSNOCK, Monday.—No mines on the South Maitland field to-day are idle as a protest against the prosecution launched against the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Mines Idle
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Idle collieries on the South Maitland field to-day were Neath West tunnel, Richmond Main and…
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CESSNOCK. Wed[?] loss on the South Maui[?] field to-day was [?] [?]400 tons. The [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents at Collieries
CESSNOCK, Wed.—Charles Donnolly, 42, Alexander-street. Cessnock, a miner at Abermain No. 1 colliery, received injuries to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Meade Jumps 5ft. 5in
The High Jump carried a prize of £10 to the winner if it cleared six feet. Should that height not be reached the prize was reduced to £2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drivers Throw Mine Idle
CESSNOCK, Thursday—The only fresh dispute on the South Maitland coalfield to-day occurred at Abermain No. 2 -colliery, where the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Help Their Pal
Members of Liddell Miners Lodge ran a successful social and euchre at Ravensworth on Friday night. Proceeds from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Support for Miners’ Claims
BRISBANE, Friday.— The Queensland miners’ convention decided to-day to support the programme drawn up by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Mines Idle To-day
CESSNOCK, Friday.— Neath west tunnel, which has been idle for some days, resumed work this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This Coal and Power Problem
The constant problem of gas, electricity and other power supplies to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide has brought forth many a suggested solution, and the abortive operation of quite a number of them still leaves with Australia this problem of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Judge Criticises Miners Federation. Kemeira Tunnel Decision
The Miners Fedaration was criticised by mr. Justice Kelly yesterday when he gave his decision on the Kemeira tunnel dispute. He decided that members of the A.W.U.should construct…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wurkin' In The Mines Ain't No cop
If anybody ever tells me agen that blokes wot wurk in the mines get there dough easy, I'll kick 'em fair In the face…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners “Disgusted” at Kemira Decision Judge’s Criticism Resented
SYDNEY, Friday.—A statement, issued in behalf of the Miners’ Federation, declares that the decision of Mr. Justice Kelly on the Kemira tunnel issue was“ a judgment of the morals of the Miners’ Federation and not in accordance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri Tree Planting Grant Of £1396 From Coal Board
Consideration of a proposal by the Joint coal Board to make available a grant of £1,800 towards the cost of tree planting in Kurri Kurri was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another Holiday Camp In May Sponsored by Coal Board
Arrangements are now being finalised for further holiday camps for children of mlneworkers from May 6 to 16, when the Coal Board will meet the full…
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