Miner’s Toe Fractured
When a piece of stone fell on his foot whilst he was working at Kent colliery this morning, Norman Schofield, 49, a miner,…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Protest Strikes at Two Mines
CESSNOCK, Monday.—Production on the South Maitland field today is down by 2300 tons. The idle mines are Hellbird…
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.— Australia’s Mervyn Wood successfully defended the Philadelphia gold Challenge Cup…
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GLOUCESTER, Monday. — A new gold find has been reported from Craven Creek, by Bartlett Bros., who have opened a reef…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The solution of Australia’s coal problems will be found largely in increased mechanisation of mines, Research Service indicates in a report issued today…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—The Miners’ Federation still threatens a strike if there Is no satisfactory settlement of the dispute on…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — There is a loss in production on the South Maitland coalfield to-day of 2400 tone…
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The Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator G. McLeay), the State Director of Transport (Mr. R. Winsor), the chairman of the Joint Coal…
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Speaking at the opening of the Scouts' Hall at Cessnock on Saturday, the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) said there…
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CESSNOCK, Wed.— The Joint Coal Board advised Kearsley Shire Council that following the heavy rains, maintenance had…
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LONDON, Sept. 27.— Messages of sympathy from the King and Queen and the Prime Minister, Mr. Atties, have been received by relatives of the 80 miners, who lost their lives in the Cresswell pit disaster in Derbyshire…
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Messrs. Bartlett Bros found gold at Craven Creek, some 20 miles above Gloucester. The reef showed 2 ozs. to the ton. They have opened up a line…
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A transport lorry loaded with "gold" passed through Singleton today. At least, it was as good as gold to the…
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CESSNOCK. Wed. — Amos Bridge, 59, of Millfield, a miner employed at Maitland Main colliery, bad his right leg severely,…
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LONDON, Sept. 27 (A.A.P.).—A fire which roared through a section of Creswell colliery in Derbyshire yesterday trapped 80 miners and it is believed they have been burned to death…
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Australian gold production for the seven months ended to July 31, was 487,916oz, or 27,728oz. less than output for the…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday.—There was a loss of 3400 tons in production on the South Maitland coalfield to-day…
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CESSNOCK, Friday — Addressing Cessnock Rotary Club, Mr. Arthur Lloyd, a former manager is Mr. Morgan gold mine, but now…
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BOCHUM (Germany), Sept. 29. —Five German miners are believed to have, been killed in a collapse in the Emscher-Lippe…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.—Elrington and Abermain No. 1 collieries were again Idle to-day. The output from these mines is 2300…
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