To-day’s Leader: How Strong Is China? Miners Would Be Alone in Struggle Officials’ Statements At Maitand Aggregate Meeting
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1
Speakers at to-day’s aggregate meeting in Maitland of members of the Miners’ Federation Informed members that if any fight was pulled on against the Gallogher award miners would find themselves alone in the struggle, and…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 1
SYDNEY: Cool industry awards in New South Wales might have to be reviewed as a result of a case now before the Industrial commission. It is likely that the validity…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Miners Hit By Coal Falls
Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1
CESSNOCK—William Hartley, 27, of Stephen Street, Cessnock, miner at Bellbird colliery, suffered lacerations to…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 5
CESSNOCK: The only Idle mine on the South Maitland Held to-day Is Abermain No. 2. The men claim the main…
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Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1
The Vice President of the Northern District Council of the Minews' Federation, Mr. H. Cockerill, told the meeting of the Liddell Lodge on Wednesday that one-day stoppages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Trapped
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 1
STOCKHOLM: Two died and four were slightly Injured yesterday when 20 miners were trapped in a 2000-fact deep gallery in an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Overflow from Colliery Dam Legal Advice Sought
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 5
The Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) reported to a meeting of Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night that he had…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 1
LONDON: A tost or £14,506 for the year to August 31, 1950, is reported by the Parings Mining and exploration Company…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 3
During the week ended May 19 the Joint Coal Board estimated that 307,224 tons of coal were produced in New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Survey Of Europe’s Coal Problems
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 6
LONDON: Shortage of coal is a problem that is common to the whole of Europe. It is not that the coal mines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ships To Bring Coal From India
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1
MELBOURNE: The Victorian Government will ask the Commonwealth to purchase two Liberty ships from America to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Little Hope For Miners Trapped in U.K. Mine Disaster LONDON, Wed
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 2
Hopes of saving more than 60 miners entombed. behind a thousand foot thick wail in the collapsed workings in Easington colliery, Durham, had practically gone last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Little Hope for Rescue of Miners
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1
LONDON: Hopes of saving more then 60 miners, entombed behind a wall 1000 yards thick, following an explosion early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Trapped by Explosion Rescue Parties Faced Dangerous Gases (Australian Associated Press)
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 5
LONDON: An early morning explosion trapped 79 miners behind a wall of thousands of tons of rubble in Easinston Colliery, Durham, Twenty men have been found dead and one survior…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hope Abandoned For 60 Entombed Miners
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1
LONDON: Hope-was officially abandoned last night for the 60 miners entombed by an explosion in the Easington colliery at Durham early on Tuesday morning. A revised casualty list, issued last night, gave the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ralingo Miners' Lodge
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 5
Five applications have been received for Treasurer of Kalingo Miners Lodge. They are: H. Barnard, R. Matthews,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All Mines Worked
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 5
All mines on the South Matland field worked to-day although Stanford Main No 2 was partly identifier a loss of…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 5
CESSNOCK: Production on the South Maitland coalfield this week has been maintained at a tow high level…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 3
LONDON: The bodies of five more coalminers were recovered from Easington colliery, Durham, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miner’s Foot Fractured
Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 5
CESSNOCK: Max Hordor, 37, of West-avenue, a miner employed at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck by a…
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