Coal Cargo Afire
PERTH, Monday.—The British steamer, Avismoat, reached Fremantle to-day with her cargo of coal still burning. The coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
1,558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 78
Hearing of Miners’ Claims
SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, will begin a new hearing of the miners’ long service leave claims…
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LONDON: United Kingdom coal output last month totalled 14,616,000 tons, just over half a million tons more than in July,…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — The whole of the mines on the South Maitland field are at work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deputation to Coal Board on Subsidy Promise Horticultural Bureau Annual Meeting
The annual meeting or the Cessnock District Horticultural Bureau decided to send h deputation to the Coat Board to ask it to honour a promise…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners’ Claims: Tribunal Re-opens Long-service Issue “ Not Committed By Any Promises”
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Any alleged statements by politi[?] or others during the coal strike that arbitration was ready to issue a decision on the miners’ claims had nothing to do with him, and nobody had authority to make…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 30th AUGUST, 1949. Industrial Unrest Could End Labor's Rule. Communists Still Dominating Coal Industry. (From a Political Correspondent in Canberra)
Public reaction to recent industrial and political developments may profoundly affect the result of the Federal election now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Higher Gold Price
JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 80— The dollar price of gold was not the proper price, Field-Marshal Smuts said,…
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CESSNOCK, Wednesday.—Kearsley Shire Council was advised last night by Messrs. R. W. Miller and Co. that, in accordance with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Likes English Mines Most Mechanised
Mechanisation of English coal mines was winning more coal than ever, said Mr. Ted Fanning, an coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Board to Decide Future of Four Open Cut Mines Danger To Underground Workings
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Following claims by miners that the open cut workings endanger the fives of miners in nearby underground coal mines, the Joint Coal Board early next week will make an investigation to decide whether…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—The output at NSW coalmines to-day is expected to reach 56,000 tons—only 100 tons below their full…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Joint Coal Board is engaging a firm of advertising agents to direct its propaganda drive, to be launched in a few weeks on the N.S.W. coalfields, aimed at increasing coal output…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] At [?] 3 Colliery Struck by Lamp of Coal
At [?]out 8, [?] morning, William [?] miner of [?] Hill was struck on [?] by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Claims on Open-cut Mines Investigation Next Week
Early next week investigations will be made on whether several open cut mines on the northern field should be abandoned and filled in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Estimated Coal Production
Estimated coal production in New South Wales for the week ended August 28 was:— Cessnock, Underground 88,009 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Get First Pay
CESSNOCK, Friday. — Mineworkers received their first pay to-day for more than two months. It is now three weeks since the…
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At its meeting next week the State Cabinet is expected to appoint a director of State coal mines. State labour members believe the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Huge Reserve Of Coal In Open Cut Mines Figure for Ravensworth Set at 20 Million Tons
Open-cut mining, started as the easiest way of augmenting coal production from underground mines, will be an integral and accepted part of the coalmining industry for at least 15 years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed by Fall of Coal
CESSNOCK, Friday.—William Smith, 40, married, of Fan Hill, Abermain, was killed this morning in the No. 3 tunnel of…
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