Extension of Open-cut Mines New South Wales Plans To Be Stepped Up Steeply
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 4
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — By the extension of open-cut operations, it is hoped to increase coal won through this method in New South Wales from the present 1,60,000 tons a year to 5,000,000 tons within three years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Stage A Stay In Strike
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 2
SYDNEY, Wed.—Miners today began a stay-in strike at Stockrington No. 1 Pit in the Minmi district when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brown Coal Can Be Used Profitably
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 5
WASHINGTON: Scientific progress has opened new possibilities of a rich future for lignite, a fuel for centuries known as one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Coins Found in Dresser
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 5
GLEN INNES, Thurs. — Two Workmen found a hoard of sovereigns and half-sovereigns wrapped in old clothing in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mines Worked Well
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 7
Mines on the South Maitland Coal fields have worked the week without one dispute. Richmond Main was idle on…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 5
CESSNOCK, Friday—The week on the South Maitland coalfield has been entirely free from industrial trouble, and as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Takes Charge of Mine Pensions Tribunal
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 7
The State Minteter for Mines. Mr. J. G. Arthur, has been appointed chairman of the Miners' Seperannuation Tribunal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Striking Miners Home After 40 Hours Below
Singleton Argus · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 5
SYDNEY, Friday—Miners at Stockrington No. 1 Colliery. West Maitland ended their stay-in strike when they left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Williams Again Miners’ President
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 December 1950 · page 2
Mr. I. Williams, the Communist, has been re-elected, general president of the Miners’ Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Mines Working
Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 December 1950 · page 3
CESSNOCK, Monday.—For the sixth working day in succession, the South Maitland coalfields has been entirely free from industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Long Gaol Term for Gold
Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 December 1950 · page 5
PHILADELPHIA. December. 11 (AAP). —Harry Gold, research chemist, was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment as a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Miners Injured
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 1
Two miners, employed at Bloomfield Main and Bloomfield Stone Drive collieries, were treated for Injuries received at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inadequate Passenger Service Miners' Lodges to Protest
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 1
Aberdare .Extended Miners' Lodge has decided to send a protest to the State Government against the inadequate passenger service, between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Create New Record Over 12 Million Tons this Year
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 5
New South Wales miners have set a new annual coal production record. Their output yesterday brought…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Paxton Mine Pensioners Had Good Year Report to Annual Meeting
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 1
The financial statement presented by the Treasurer (Mr. F. Hallam Sur.) to the annual meeting of the Paxton branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Praise For Coal Miners
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 2
CANBERRA, Wed.—Coal miners of New South Wales have produced 12,234,136 tone of coal an far this year—breaking the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Mines Working
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1
CESSNOCK, Wed.—With the resumption of work by Abermain No. 1 colliery to-day, all the mines on the South Maitland field are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adequate Coal For The Holidays
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wed.—Industry and public utilities will be assured of adequate coal supplies during the miners’ three weeks’ holidays, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Trophy For Lady Bowlers
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 5
The Coal Board trophy was won by the Maitland Park Ladies’ Bowling Club. Having won the Lower Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miner’s Thumb Crushed
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 8
CESSNOCK. Thurs. — Douglas Davis, 40, of Ruby-street, Bellbird, a miner employed at Bellbird colliery, had the thumb of…
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