All Maitland Mines Work
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — All mines are at work on the South Maitland field to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1949
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Gold From Mercury
CHICAGO, Nov. 29. — Atomic scientists have solved the ancient problem of alchemy by changing mercury into gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →2000 Tons Coal Daily At Newraven
Output at Newraven, Ravens-worth open-cut coal mine, reached 2000 tons a day last week, the estimated daily production, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Lives Lost In German Mine Fire
BERLIN, Nov. 29.— No lives had been lost in the mine fire at Johann Georgenstadk, the semi-official East German newsagency,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.K. Coal Output Reaches New High
British coal miners last month achieved the highest shift output since well before the war. Overall production per shift, including labour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Non-Stop Mining May Double Output
A new experiment which may double coal output stuns shortly at the Bolsover colliery in Derbyshire. It is an experiment in continuous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal At Inverell
The North-West County Council (Inverell) is making representations through Mr W. J. Scully, M.H.R., to have the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Production Loss At Mine
CESSNOCK, Wed. — Loss in production on the South Maitland field does not exceed 700 tons today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pulley Falls on Coal Miner
CESSNOCK, Wed. — Keith Radoll. 44, of Aberdare-rd., Aberdare, a welder of Elrington Colliery, received lacerations to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.K. Miners' Best Production Yet
British coal miners last month achieved the highest shift output since well before the war. Overall production…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soft Coal Miners’ Strike
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, failed yesterday to take, any action to prevent the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cost of Open-cut Coal Machinery
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Machinery to step up open-cut coal production in the western district had cost 2600,000 said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last Week’s Coal Production Was Excellent
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Coal miners last week achieved the highest production since 1946. They cut 298.328 tons. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Building Permits For Telarah Amenities Area Council To Seek Coal Board Help
Become of a suggestion that a building permit might not be forthcoming when Council was ready to proceed with the erection of the clubhouse and pavilion on Telarah recreation area, Maitland City Council decided to approach…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Mines Worked
All mines on the South Maitland field are working today and are expected to produce about 20,000 fons. With the exception of an isolated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ballot For Miners’ President
The ballot for the election of northern miners’ president for the unexpired portion of 1943-50 would be held on Tuesday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Millield Colliery Fatalities Inquiry into Men's Deaths
The Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. R. J. Howard) will conduct an inquiry in to deaths of two men who lost their lives at Millfield colliery on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S. Miners Resume Work
A late cable advises that the strike of 400,000 coal miners which begun at midnight on Wednesday has been…
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Arm Broken By Fall Of Coal
CESSNOCK, Friday.—James Davies, 20, of Edden-street, Bellbird, a miner at Bellbird colliery, was caught by a fall of coal, and…
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