Kangaroo Chase Led To Gold
MELBOURNE.—A dog who chased a kangaroo in scrub country led two Wedderburn men last week to the luckiest…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Miners' Lodges Support Pensioners' Demands
The Secretary of the Paxton branch of the Retired Mine Pensioners' Association (Mr. M. Harper) said this morning that four miners'…
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It has been estimated by the Joint Coal Board that during the week ended June 10. 262,772 tons of coal were won in New South Wales…
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The King's Birthday holiday reduced the available working time in the collieries for the fortnight to nine days, which were worked by 32…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—If, as stated by the management, Hebburn Colliery No. 1 has only seven more years before it will have to be abandoned, the coalfields town of Weston would face extinction, said the president of the…
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SYDNEY, Wed.— The Queensland Electricity Commissioner (Mr. S. F. Cochran) has accepted the position of chairmen of the Joint Coal…
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CESSNOCK. Wed—The flood and its consequences are responsible for a loss of more than 8000 tons from the South Maitland…
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A miner suffered a dislocation and probable fracture of a finger on his right band yesterday when his hand became caught in the…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—All mines on the South Coast will be Idle tomorrow while stop-work meetings are held…
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The new chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) will receive £5000 a year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£9,500 Fire Destroys Open-Cut Shed Valuable Equipment Lost at Newdell Mine
At Newdell open-cut mine last night a raging fire destroyed a store shed belonging to the N.S.W. Mining Co. The shed, which was valued at £2,500, contained stores worth about £7,000 owned by the…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday. —All but three mines on the South Maitland field have been immobilised because of floods…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—A representative conference to discuss ways and means of increasing coal production in Australia was urged by Mr. J. O. Cramer (Lib., N.S.W.), former chairman of the Sydney County Council, speaking in…
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Included in applications before Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night for permission to build, was one from Norman Vogt, of…
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Owing to the interruption of traffic between Maitland and Singleton, coal from Muswellbrook for Sydney has been diverted over…
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About 80 coal-burning ships relying on Sydney stocks of bunker coal are likely to be tied up next week…
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CESSNOCK, Friday. —The coal lift organised by the Joint Coal Board began this morning when 60 motor lorries reported for duty,…
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WOLLONGONG, Friday.—Miners from the Southern field have endorsed the principle of an alliance with the seamen and the…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.—Owing to wet weather and the shortage of railway trucks, production of coal on the South Maitland field to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£9500 FIRE. Destroys Open Cut Shed. Valuable Equipment Lost at Newdell Mine
At Newdell open cut mine on Tuesday night a raging fire destroyed a store shed belonging to the N.S.W. Mining Co. The shed, which was…
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