Miner Hurt at Colliery
When he was jammed between a skip and a prop while working at Kent colliery to-day. Norman Muncaster, 39, of Delprat-avenue…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
1,558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 78
Miners’ Strike in America
NEW YORK, October 4 (AAP.)— About 102,000 coal miners returned to work yesterday, but nearly 1,000,000 coal and steel worker…
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All mines on the South Maitland field worked to-day. Maitland Main, which had been idle for three days, resumed after a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Board Assistance for Rifle Clubs
The Joint Coal Board has agreed to consider applications for financial assistance for the erection of club rooms by rifle clubs in coalmining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£2,500,000 Profit From British Coal
The National Coal Board of Britain has announced a surplus for the second quarter of 1949 of £2,490,000 sterling. The gross profit from the second…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Devaluation Increases Gold Mine Profits
JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 6 — Total profits of Rand gold mines more than doubled in September compared with August because of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners’ Pension Payments
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Payments made to retired miners under the Coalmine Workers’ Pensions Act in the year ended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dispute at Maitland Mines
CESSNOCK, Wed.—Two mines were idle on the South Maitland field to-day, there being Aberdare and Neath…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. Grant) suggested to the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Company’s Profits Drop
Profits of the Cessnock Collieries Ltd were £7255 for the year ended June 30, compared with £24,318 in the previous year. The result…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jagged Hail at Ravensworth Mine Men Sheltered Under Machines
Miners were forced to seek shelter beneath their machines at Ravensworth late yesterday afternoon, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Satisfactory
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for shipping and Fuel (Senator W. P. Ashley) said that coal production since the recent strike…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Industry Can’t Stand Further Reduction in Hours
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The secretary of Northern Collieries Ltd., Mr. H. Gregory Forster, told the Coat Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, to-day that strikes this year had deprived the nation of 2,711,300 tons of coot—an average…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leader: Social Service For Farmers? Conference on Coal Dispute
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (AAP). —Coal owners and union leaders have been summoned to Washington to-morrow for a conference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Golf Draw
The draw for the Coal Board Golf Associates competition on Sunday is:— 9 a.m.: V. McDonald, J. Madsen v. D. Marheine, R. Patrick; 9.5,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Engineering Scholarships
The Joint Coal Board has made a number of scholarships available for students who desire to enter the Coal Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Clerk For Trial
SINGLETON, Friday. — At the Singleton court yesterday, Donald McKellar Clarke, formerly employed by the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Pensioners' Increase (To the Editor.)
Sir,—At a meeting of the Retired Mineworkers Assn. (Cessnock branch) a report was given by the delegate that the District Secretary had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Production Satisfactory Senator Ashley's Statement
Since the end or the coal strise miners had worked very well and production had been very satisfactory, Senator Ashley said in the Senate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russia Fond Of Her Gold Hoard
Russia may oppose capitalism, but she retains a healthy respect for gold—especially Russian gold…
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