Still Hope For 13 In Scottish Mine
LONDON, Monday. — The search is continuing for 13 men still missing in the Knockshinnock Colliery, Ayrshire. Miners…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Search Continues For Entombed Miners
LONDON: The search is continuing for 13 men still missing in the Knockshinock Colliery, in Ayrshire, England…
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A scheme is afoot to establish an oil from coal plant at Ravensworth. The scheme was referred to at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Hope Of Further Mine Rescues
LONDON, Sept. 12.—There is no hope of getting out alive the 13 missing miners at Knockshinnock colliery, near New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tb-day’s Leader: Moving Homes In Maitland Idle Collieries On Maitland Field
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Several large collieries are idle on the South Maitland field to-day, resulting in an aggregate loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Big Coal Loss
CESSNOCK, Wednesday. â There is a fairly heavy loss in production on the South Maitland field to-day due partly to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nationalised Coal Shows a Surplus
LONDON, Sept. 13.— Marking up a financial surplus of nearly £2,500,000 sterling during the second quarter of 1950, Britain’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Miners in Accidents at Colliery
Two miners were injured in accidents at Kent colliery to-day. Reg Payne, 34, of 20 McArthur-street, Telarah, suffered an…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday.âThere was exceptionally heavy loss of coal production on South Maitland field- to-day, due partly to…
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SYDNEY, Tursday.—Road transport had become an amazing source of revenue for both the Federal and State Governments, which now aggregates £40,000,000 yearly—equal to 120 tons of gold at £12/8/ an ounce…
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Superintendent of South Maitland Railways (Mr. J. M. Proctor) said early this afternoon it was likely there would be full-scale cartage of coal sometime to-morrow, but not before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners’ Protest Strikes
SYDNEY, Friday. — Strikes broke out on the northern coalfield to-day in protest against the ruling of the Coal Industry…
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Mr. J. Comerford, of Richmond Main, who was supported by the militant section, has been elected junior vice-president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Output Was High
SYDNEY, Friday.—Figures issued by the Joint Coal Board yesterday [?] that last week’s production [?] New South Wales coal…
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WELLINGTON, Friday (AAP-Reuter). —Prime Minister Sidney Holland to-day introduced in Parliament a bill restoring to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia’s Gold Yield
The total value of the gold produced in Australia in 1939 was £16,002,472, of which £11,000,000 came from West Australia. In…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.âA shortage of waggons due to the derailment at Abermain, and industrial disputes are responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Semi-Finals of Coal Board Comp. Junior League Games
At Kurri on Sunday the early game in the Coal Board semi-final will be between South Ccssnock and Weston under 16s…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Protest Strike at Mines
CESSNOCK, Monday.—The recent decision of the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) in respect of long service leave is responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wood Favourite For Gold Cup
NEW YORK, Sept. 18. — Australian scalier Merv Wood is Pleased with his condition and confident of success in the Gold…
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