Struck By Timber At Colliery
A shiftman at Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery was injured yesterday afternoon when he was struck by a falling piece of timber…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Muswellbrook Miners Carry On
The three Muswellbrook mines yesterday held pit top meetings as ordered by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, but all mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Idle Mines. Sydney
N.S.W. mines idle yesterday as a protest against the anti-Communist Bill are working to-day. Six mines are not working—four in the north and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold
The Executive Board of the international Monetary Fund has recommended the rejection of South Africa's request for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six Mines Idle To-day
SYDNEY, Friday. — N.S.W. mines, idle yesterday as a protest against the anti-Communist bill are working today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board K.o.championships
It is requested that holders of Perpetual trophies in the Coal Board K.O. championships return cups to either Bill Gordon or Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maintenance of Coal Board Projects Eight Men Necessary
According to a report by the Engineer (Mr. H. M. Watson) to Cessnock Council, eight men would be necessary to work full time on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Defy Commo. Order to Stop Work Only Some Idle
Miners yesterday rejected the Communistic proposal of the Central Council of Miners Federation to stop work for one day as a protest against the new anti-Communist Bill introduced to the Federal Government by the Prime Minister,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal. Proposed New Open Cut Pike's Gully Area Selected
It is understood that an English Company, represented at present in Australia by a staff of technicians, has selected an area at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of 27,330 Tons Yesterday Two Mines Idle To-day
Stoppages on the New South Wales coalfields yesterday following pit top discussions on the Communist Dissolution Bill caused a loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 5th MAY, 1950. Coal Co. and Upper Hunter Councils. Will Sell Electricity Undertakings. Price of £97,000 ASKED
In a letter to the Scone Municipal Council the Under-Secretary (Mr. S. Haviland) of the Department of Local Government stated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Guard Knocked Out on Coal Train
A South Maitland Railways guard, was knocked out this morning when he put his head outside the engine of a coal train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold May Pave Way To Covent Garden Opera Singer Will Join Gold Diggers
"Come home at once, there is gold in the back yard", was probably the theme of a letter Mr. Dave Butterick sent his son in law, Mr. James Wilson, recently. Mr. Butterick is one of the Wedderburn, Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leader: Dairy Demonstration Farms Wheelers’ Disputes At Two Mines
CESSNOCK, Monday. —Bellbird colliery was totally idle and Richmond Main partly Idle to-day because of wheelers’ deputes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disputes at Two Mines
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Production is down on the South Maitland field to-day by approximately 1700 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work At The Mines
Anzac Day and May Day reduced the available working time in mines to eight days for the fortnight. Full time was worked by at least 18…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners’ Lodge Officers Retire
The chairman (Mr. K. Williams), secretary (Mr. W. Orr), and treasurer (Mr. F. Davidson), of Maitland Miners’ Lodge, have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Shortage Effect On Building
CANBERRA, Wed.—The shortage of coal was the basic reason for the slow progress in the building Industry said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Grants For Recreation
CESSNOCK, Wed.—The Coal Board advised Kearsley Shire Council that it had approved the estimate of £9017 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mechanical Extraction of Pillar Coal (By “Old Timer”)
Mr. Gallagher has given judgment in favour of extraction of pillar coal by machine, bat I do not think the decision will be received with…
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