Grass Fire Caught Coal Dump
A large grass fire which broke out near Neath school ignited a dump of waste coal at Neath co[?]ery…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
729 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 37
Miners Lifting Stacked Coal
Coal miners working during their annual holidays have lifted about 85,000 tons of coal which was mined and stacked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain’s Coal Production
LONDON: Britain’ produced more than 282 million bins of coal in 1951, beating the target figures…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck Crashes Into Open Cut Mine
Five people had a miraculous escape from death returning home to Coonamble from a camping holiday, yesterday morning when a truck in which they were shot over the bank and crashed 30 feet down into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poor Coal Blamed Far Power Cuts
Second-grade coal was blamed for Newcastle's severe blackouts on Wednesday. Sections of the city were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Output Still Below 1939 Figure
Canberra,— Gold production for the first ten months of last year increased by 1.3 per cent on the 1950 figure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Coal Lift. 20,000 Tons at No. 2
The work of shipping 20,000 tons of coal on grass at Muswellbbrook No. 2 Colliery has been in progress for the past few…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greyhound Racing Fivts Favorites Meet with Success. Mary Heart Registers Fast Time. Blonde Link & Jacob's Gold Assist Fielders
Five favorites met with success in the seven event programme at Friday night's meeting of the local Mechanical Coursing Club…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dismissals At Mt. Isa Mines
BRISBANE: Mt. I[?]a Mincs[?] yesterday gave notice to 100 employees and ann[?]ced that farther work on the new cop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Lift at Branxton
About 2000 tons of coal at grass is being moved daily from Branxton. It is being moved from a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Employee Died From Burns
MUSWELLBROOK: Samuel Mcilvaine, 80, of Victoria-street, Muswellbrook, died in Muswellbrook Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain’s Record Loss in Gold and Dollar Reserves Chancellor Says Sterling Will Be Kept Strong
LONDON: Britain’s losses in gold and dollar reserves in the fourth quarter 1951, amounted to 934 million dollars, the highest loss on record. Financial correspondents describe the losses as “a staggering level.” It follows losses totalling 598 million dollars in the previous three months…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Coal Lift
Over 50,000 tons of powerhouse coal has been shifted from south of Muswellbrook over the past 11 days. The coal lift,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pollution From Open Cut Mines
The Irrigation Commission will be asked to carry out a full investigation of the effects of open-cut mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Expert To Study Open Cut Mines
A U.S. coalmining expert, Mr. Otis Bledsoe, has arrived in .Sydney by air from America at the invitation of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil and Coal in Punjab
LUCKNOW.: Recent investigations in the Kengra district in the Punjab had shown the presence of potential oil…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal
If New South Wales coalminers set themselves the objective, they could improve considerably on last year's record production and' could provide Australia's estimated needs of 17,300,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production
SYDNEY; New South Wales coalmen's could bowl Australia’s estimated coal requirements in 1058 if they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Work Again
CESSNOCK: All mines on the South Maitland held resumed to-day following the three weeks Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Back to Work
SYDNEY: No NSW mines were idle to-day, the first working day after three week’s holiday…
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