Bandits Lost Their Gold Bars
MONTREAL (Canada), Aug. 3. —Two hooded bandits, who stole three gold bars, valued at 90,000 dollars (£40,178) were forced to…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Mines Short of Waggons
CESSNOCK, Friday—With four mines idle and one partly manned coal loss on the South Maitland field to-day totals 2300 tons…
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SYDNEY, Friday. — Police are searching for the missing widow, Mrs. Phyllis Mary Page, of Blacktown, on the South Coast, may…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clerk Warns Crs. On Amenities Work Suggestion to Coal Board
After the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieves) told members of Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night that if council Adhered to its amenities…
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At Wednesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, a letter from the Muswellbrook Coal Co. Ltd., told of the anticipated consumption at the company's electricity generators for 1960. The communication read as follows:…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — All mines on the South Maitland field to-day were at work with the exception of Pelton colliery,…
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Inspector Fairlamb, of Maitland police, states that be has obtained 10 tons of coal from the Social Welfare Department. This…
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SYDNEY: Mr. Robert P. Jack, a senior member of the Joint Coal Board, died early today…
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Mr. Robert P. Jack, a member of the Joint Coal Board, died early today. He was 52. [The late Mr. Jack was well-known…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday— Three miners were seriously injured when a line of skips overturned on them at Burwood…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday-Three miners were seriously injured when a line of skips overturned on them at Burwood…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Minister for Minee (Mr. J. G. Arthur) presided at the first meeting of the Coal Conservation…
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It was decided at a meeting of Maitland Rugby League [?] committee to hold a blue and gold ball in Maitland Town Hall on…
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CESSNOCK, Thurs.—The loss of production on the northern coalfield to-day was the heaviest for a considerable time, and…
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Adam Thompson, 53, a min[?] of [?] Laing-street, Kurri, twisted his back while working at Bloomfield colliery this morning…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.—Production loss on South Maitland coalfield to-day was [?]540 tons. Richmond, Main was idle…
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MUSWELLBROOK, Friday.—Muswellbrook Municipal Council has received a letter from the Muswellbrook Coal Co. Ltd.,…
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The membership of Miners' Co-operative Building Societies, subsidised by the Joint Coal Board, increased by nearly 100 during July…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, yesterday warned members of the Miners’ Federation that…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.—A committee of mining experts recently set up by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) to examine a…
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