Theft of 2/6 Worth of Coal. Mine Employee Placed on Bond
Before Mr. J. B. Hodson, S.M., at the Police Court on Wednesday, William Henry Scaresbrook was charged with having stolen a quantity of coal,…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
1,558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 78
No New Mine Disputes
CESSNOCK, Friday.—While no new disputes developed on the South Maitland field to-day there are still several collieries idle involving a…
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SYDNEY, Friday—The Joint Coal Board’s plan to establish a £3,000,000 mining machinery pool would remove the last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail Washaway Will Not Affect Production. Sufficient Empties at Collieries
The washaway on the line beyond Kalingo Junction, near Cessnock, which serves Stanford Main No. [?], Maitland Main, and Millfield Greta. collieries is not expected to interfere with production at the mines because each has sufficient empties in…
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Sixty-six young men, whose average age is only 20, have just been given the chance of a short cut to the top jobs in Britain's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Board's Offer To Hire Machinery Part of Mechanisation Scheme
The Joint Coal Board which has bought almost [?] million worth of machinery, from Britain, America and the Philippines, has Offered to hire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Host Hard Horse To Beat. Mat Down Caruso and Blue Tulip in Glenifeld Handicap
The response, from owners is very disappointing so far as the Glenfield Handicap at Randwick is concerned…
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Best bets given for Randwick to-morrow are in the first and the last races. Gallopers chosen are the…
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SYDNEY, Sat.—The dispute at Millfield colliery was settled yesterday at a compulsory conference called by the coal Industry…
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Traffic on the South Maitland railway was Interrupted last night when two full coal waggons fouled the lines at…
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Struck by a fall of coal at Bloomfield colliery this morning. Percy J. Winchester, miner, 27 of Church-street, Cessnock received injuries…
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Authorities are digging in the streets for gold believed to have been buried by Australian soldiers during the battle for…
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MUSWELLBROOK: At the Police Court, William Henry Scaresbrook was charged with having stolen a quantity of coal, worth 2/6…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Two fifth year students of the Cessnock High School have been advised by the Coal Board to continue their studies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Building Society. Last Night's Meeting
A special general meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Co-operative Building Society (No. 1) Ltd. was held at the Trades Hall last night and…
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At least 14 mines on the Northern fields worked the full time of 10 days to the last [?] night. but much time was lost generally Details:-…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday — Confirming an earlier decision on the free medicine scheme, the Central Council of the Miners’…
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WASHINGTON: The boast of Mr. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers’ Union, that acceptance and encouragement of mechanisation is the secret of the superiority in both productivity and conditions of employ,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weston District Co-operative Club. "The Basis Of a Commnity Centre. High Praise From Miners' Officials
Weston District Workers' Club is the only club in Australia registered under the Co-operative Societies' Act with a liquor license, said its secretary, Mr. G. Robinson, speaking at the official opening of the club on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Coal Prospecting in Broke Area Application to Mining Warden
As the result of the granting yesterday of an authority to enter for the purpose of prospecting for coal, further…
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