Miners’ Claim Rejected
SYDNEY: A claim by the Miners Federation for an increase of 26/ a week in the rates for first–class shift[?]…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Coal Conservation Committee
The Maitland Coalfields' Conservation Committee, which last year reported on the Greta Beam, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Problems of Mining Industry Discussed Senator Spooner's Visit
Stowage problems, the mechanical extraction of pillars, and the need for transport improvements were discussed when the Minister for National Development (Senator Sponoer) visited Cessnock on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extraction of Coal Beneath Pelaw Main Township Report by Kearsley President
It was in the national interest that coal under the township of Pelaw Main should be extracted and therefore, local interests would be subjected to a maximum of pressures and little consideration, unless…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Mining Technique
A new coal mining technique, caled “coal augering,” has been developed by the Consolidation Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Union Dispute Halts Coal Loading
BRANXTON: Work at the New South Wales Mining. Company's screening and loading station near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sterling Area’s Gold And Dollar Reserves Deficit With European Payments Union
In many Commonwealth countries, considerable interest has been crowed by the latest figures on the sterling area gold and dollar reserves. As anticipated, the fall in these reserves during the final…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Houses, Mine Threatened At Rothbury
Firemen, after an [?]day fight yesterday, brought under control a fire which threatened a number of houses and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Most Mines Were Idle
CESSNOCK: Owing to the metal trades protest stoppage, most of the mines on the South Maitland coalfield…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reds Win in Miners' Union
Communists yesterday retained control of the Central Executive of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Talks on Coal at Cessnock
CESSNOCK: The Coal Conservational Technical Committee, which was formed on Friday to Sydney, held its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Loss To-day
CESSNOCK: The production lose on the South Maitland coalfield today announced to less tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pit Idle, Miners’ Lamps Not Charged
SYDNEY: Nine mines are idle on the northern fields to-day for the lost of nearly 5000 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disputes at Collieries
CESSNOCK One colliery is idle and two others pertly idle on the South Maitland [?] today this representing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Machine Overturns
A Merriman coal loader, believed to be worth £60,000, overturned while being used at Durham open cut on Monday last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2lb. Lump of Pure Gold
VIENNA.—Children playing near the ruins of an old Austrian castle have found a 2lb. lump of pure gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter To Challenge In Coal Board
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Action on Caledon Open Cut Approach to Coal Board
Caledon Open Cut would be permanently closed within a few days and would no doubt be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pelaw Main Residents Protest Proposed Extraction of Coal under Township
At one of the largest public meetings held at Pelaw Main, citizens last night protested against the proposed removal of pillar coal from under the township…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosion in Soviet Mine
BERLIN: An explosion in a Soviet Zone Uranium mine last Wednesday is reported to have Killed 162 members of a…
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