Northern Miners Start Holidays Early Will Commence on December 16
At a conference called by the Joint Coal Board to-day miners' leaders will tell those present that New South Wales mine workers had decided to…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Areas Will Be Rehabilitated Coal Board On Open Cuts
Open cut operations were not yet completed at Caledon, but when the restoration stage was reached the area would be rehabilitated and planted so as to give a pleasant appearance to the countryside, the Joint Coal-Board informed Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →25 Years Ago (Taken from issues of the week-ending Oct. 22, 1924). Coal at Ravensworth
Mr. R. A. Harris has informed us that a financial group in Sydney has signed a contract with provisional directors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Shortages Board Wants Miners Holidays Reduced Central Executive Opposed
SYDNEY, Saturday. — Commenting on a Joint Coal Board request that miners should reduce their Christmas holidays from three to two weeks, the central executive of the Miners’ Federation issued a statement maintaining that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Ship Struck Mine
LONDON, October 22.—One man was killed when the 3,295 tons British ship Cydonia struck a mine in Cardigan Bay, near Fishguard,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dancing to Tune Called by Miners
NEWCASTLE, Sat.— Business people and residents in the City of Newcastle and surrounding areas are very much annoyed at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Brings Cut In Train Services
WASHINGTON, October 22.— The impact of the coal and steel strikes on the United States has been further emphasised by an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Dispute May Extend
CESSNOCK, Monday. —The dispute at Elrington colliery, which has kept the mine idle for a fortnight, has now affected the sister collieries,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Gold New Move Hinted
NEW YORK, Oct. 24. — Disclaimers by Government officials of any imminent plane for increasing the price of gold are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Clerk Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
After Donald McKellar Clarke, 42, clerk, had pleaded guilty at the sessions at East Maitland today to nine charges of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Accidents
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Raymond Shears, 35, of East Cessnock, a miner employed at Neath colliery, was struck by a fall of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Joint Coal Board Exhibition Modern Mining Equipment
The Joint Coal Board, in conjunction with the "Back to Cessnock Week" Committee has arranged an interesting and informative exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Information Against Miners Dismissed
Because there was no appearance the parties, the Magistrate (Mr. [?] R. Wood) dismissed charges again[?] two miners at Cessnock Court this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Injured in Coal Fall
Caught in a fall of coal at Neath Colliery this morning Roy Shears, 35, of East Cessnock, received an injury to the chest, fractured ribs and shock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss in Mines From Strikes
SYDNEY Tuesday.—The secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors Association (Mr. Davie) said that so far this year each of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Production at New Raven
Coal output at the Newraven open cut on Friday last was 1200 tons. Average daily output is argund 1000 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"How to Vote" Cards Miners' Ballot Delayed
An election for the Northern Miners' Board of Management members, and Central councillors, and a plebicite on affiliation with the A.L.P., were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GaoI For Former Coal Board Clerk
Donald McKellar Clarke, 42, a former pay clerk of the operations division of the Joint Coal Board at Singleton, was this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Future Of Tin Mining Uncertain
The acting chairman of the Ra[?] Tin Fields Ltd. ( Mr. D. T. Waring) said at the annual meeting in Malaya that it was almost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conflicting Statements on Coal Stocks Government Investigation Sought
A request that the Federal Government investigate "conflicting ments." on the position of coal stocks for the Christmas holidays…
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