Coal Lift to Commence Next Week
Trains leave Newcastle for Cessnock to-morrow (Saturday) at 6.41 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 1.12 p.m. and 3.50 p.m. They leave…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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1,500 Join Miners' Building Co-ops
The membership of Miners' Co-operative Building Societies, subsidised by the Jont Coal Board increased by nearly 100…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners’ Federation has rejected the Communist plan for an alliance by the miners with the seamen and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Projects in Cessnock Progress Report by Engineer
Progress of Coal Board projects in the Ceesnock municipality was reported on by the Engineer (Mr. H. M. Watson) at the last meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Claims For Oil From Coal Plant Pressed Move by Cessnock Council
Cessnock Municipal Council wants an oil from coal plant established in the district. At Tuesday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Shipment From Newcastle
A total of 58,020 tons of coat was shipped from Newcastle to interstate ports and Sydney during the week…
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LONDON, August 12 (AAP).— Six European nations have ended a six weeks’ conference at which they drew up a draft plan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attempt To Get Coal Trains Through
With the announcement from the district superintendent of railways (Mr. Juchan) that coal traffic on South [?]and railways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land Mine Killed War Correspondents
NEW YORK, August 14 (A.A.P). —Eight war correspondents have now been killed while reporting Allied operations in Sooth Korea…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. — Mr. W. Crook, M.L.A., informed the meeting of Cessnock branch of the A.L.P. yesterday that at a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miner Struck By Fall Of Coal
CESSNOCK, Monday.—Leonard. Bullen, 57. of Aberdare-st., Kitchener, a miner employed at Aberdare Central Collieries, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Traffic Was Resumed To-day Between 12,000 and 15,000 Tons Expected To Move
The first coal train which left Cessnock at 6 a.m. today recommenced a vital service to the community, and train crews and railway officials co-ordinated splendidly to gear the coal lift to bring it back to normal…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—The only idle mines on the South Maitland field to-day are Abermain No. 1 and Leconfield…
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Membership of the Miners' Co-op. Building Societies increased by nearly 100 during July, and the number o[?] homes completed during the month…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Experts at Cessnock
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — The committee of mining experts set up by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) to inquire into problems,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Coal Waggons Since June 17
The first coal waggons to travel over the South Maitland railway line since June 17 arrived in the coalfields yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shorter Week For Mines Urged Local A.L.P. Request
The State Government will be asked through Mr. J. W. Crook, M.L.A., by the Ce[?]nock branch of toe A.L.P. to legislate for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Amenities Have Cost £600,000 Joint Coal Board Chairman Tells of Cultural Plans
SYDNEY, Tuesday—Amenities for miners, provided by the Joint Coal Board, have so far cost £600,000, it was stated last night. More than £150,000 had been spent on roads and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Coal Loss
CESSNOCK, Wednesday.—Production loss on South Maitland field today is very small and will not exceed 900 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Mines Repay Prospectors
KALGOORLIE, Wed. — Two prospectors have just recovered £8000 worth of gold from an abandoned mine near Kalgoorlie,…
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