Oil From Coal Cessnock Objection To Ravensworth Plan
The possibility of an oilfrom coal plant being installed at Raensworth was revealed at the last meeting of the…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Miners' Pensions. (To the Editor.)
Sir.—Mr. Booth should have no trouble with his resolution with regard to the miners' pension, because I heard Mr. Holt tell the delegation…
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SYDNEY Tuesday, — If the present-;rate of coal production in New South Wales continues a new record will be established…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — There was a loss in production of 5000 tons on the South Maitland coaled to-day…
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CESSNOCK, Wed. — Protests against the recent decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) in regard to…
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After having been slowed down from late on Monday afternoon, coal traffic along the South Maitland Railways was restored to…
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CESSNOCK, Wed.—The Minister for National Development (Mr. Casey) advised Cessnock Municipal Council that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miner’s Pelvis Fractured
NEWCASTLE, Wed.— Jack Wallace, 24, of Main-road, Cardiff Heights, a miner employed at John Darling colliery, [?] a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Threaten Stop-Work Meetings
The central council of the Miners’ Federation will be asked by the central executive to take a telegraphic vote on a proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Strike in Queensland
TOWNSVILLE, Wed.—A promising gold strike has been made by a party of six prospectors at the head of the Kirk River, about…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Daily Telegraph columnist, David McNicoll, and 11 other persons were charged in Manly Court…
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CESSNOCK, Thurs.—Stanford Main No. 1 colliery is Idle to-day as a protest against Mr, Gallagher’s decision that military…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Output Better
CESSNOCK, Friday.—The output for the South Maitland Asia to-day is by far the best for some time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dispute at Newmain Colliery (To the Editor)
Sir.—A strike took place ac Newmain colliery last week owing to the manager, acting on behalf of the Coal Board, having attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fumes From Old Mine Workings
Greta Progess Association Instructed the secretary to contact Mr. Durham (inspector of mines), Mr. Barrett (district check…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Long Service Leave (To the Editor)
Sir,—The Coal Industry Tribunal has made another decision against the mineworkers. It is hard to believe, but it's true…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Employment of Boys in Mines (To the Editor)
Sir,—According to reports in the Press, it appears that some fellow called Joe Arthur is about to bring in a Bill that will make it possible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schools to Get Strip Projectors Coal Board Gesture
A number of atrip film projectors have been ordered by the Joint Goal Board and will be distributed to schools in the South Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Board Finals On Sunday Games at Kurri League Ground
At the Kurri Kurri league ground on Sunday the finals of the Coal' Board competitions will be decided and some extra good football to is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining Conditions Past and Present Big Improvements Since Early Days In North (By “OM Timer”)
Every day, when I pick Up the paper, I notice in big headlines coal losses by strikes and cither causes amounting to thousands of tons a day, my mind goes back to the mines in the Eighties and Nineties and the conditions prevailing…
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