Miners' Protest Meeting
There was an attendance of over 100 miners at the meeting called on Wednesday night last in protest of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1952
729 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 37
Struck By Coal
When he was struck by falling coal at work on Wednesday, Kenneth Haddow, 26, of Kurri Kurri, a miner employed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Coal Suits Pakistan
After a two-day visit to northern coalfields, members of the Pakistan Coal Mission said that the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Strike now In Third Week
The stay-in strikers at Great Greta colliery are now in their third week. The secretary of the lodge, Mr. A. Trunk, in a letter to the "Argus" has denied a report…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at No. 1 Colliery Considerable Damage to Buildings
A fire at the Muswellbrook No. 1 colliery caused considerable damage to the surface crib room and the old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pakistanti Coal Mission Inspects Open Cut
Members of the Pakistani Coal Mission inspected the Muswellbrook open cut on Wednesday. They were accompanied by Mr. Arthur, M.L.A. Minister for Mines), Mr. Cochrane (Chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Increased Mine Pension First Payment On December 19
Increased pensions for mine-workers will be paid for the first time on December 19. The increase are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truman Gives Wage Rise to Miners (Australian Associated Press)
WASHINGTON : President foramen has given American cool miners a one dollar 90 cents (17/) daily wage increase because, he said, he did not want President-elect Eisenhower to hove a coal strike crisis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Grant for East End School Refrigerator and Sound System Handed Over
Prior to the start of the East Cessnock School's second annual concert, the District Engineer for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Man Tells of Opal Mining Further Experiences Of Tom Bradstreet
During his travels around Australia not [?] in aeroplanes local garageman, Mr. Tom Bradstreet, spent a fair amount of time mining for opals. In this article, "Brad" gives a brief description of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Commonwealth Finance for N.S.W. COAL Stabilising Plan to Prevent Loss of Output CANBERRA
Federal Cabinet has decided on immediate action to stabilise conditions in the New South Wales coal industry. The Acting Minister for National Development, announcing this to-night, said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter to the Editor Stay-in Miners
Sir.—I read in your issue of the 4th inst. about the stay-in strike at Great Greta in which it was stated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Price to Be Discussed Some Time in May London, Mon
The Commonwealth economic talks with America next year will cover questions of a higher price tor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Staffs Annual Dinner
The rapid approach of Christmas, with its air of festivity, was made manifest on Friday evening last, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Mines Work
CESSNOCK: For the second day in succession all on the South Maitland field are In production…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Production in N.S.W.
For the period ended this year to November 22, the Joint Coal Board estimates that 13,695,655 tons of coal have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Manager Prosecuted
CESSNOCK: James Pitkeathly. manager of Aberdare Central colliery, was proceeded against in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stay In Strikers Leave Mine
Great Greta miners, after 20 days in the pit, marched out at 7.30 last night. Cheering women and children greeted the men as they ended their stay-in strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board First Aid Award
The outstanding success of the Singleton and District Ambulance Service first annual dinner at the Station on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Near Colliery
A fire burning in the bush Bloomfield Colliery, south of Maitland, has been localised, a spokesman for the…
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