Tribunal Report: Miners’ Federation Leader Critical Council Meeting To Discuss Derision
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 4
SYDNEY: The general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. Williams) last night criticised the decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) in the John Darling-Colliery dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arthur Back in Witness Box Ex-Mines Minister Looked Pale And Haggard
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 3
SYDNEY: Looking pale and haggard, Joshua George Arthur, the former Minister for Mines, to-day resumed his evidence before the Doyle Royal Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Managers’ Certificates
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 2
The list of candidates who successfully passed the recent examination for certificates of competency as mine manager…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death Of Coal Chief, Mr. J. M. Baddeley
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 2
SYDNEY : Mr. John Marcus Baddeley, chairman of the State Coal Mine Authority, and a former State Minister, died in St. Luke’s Hospital at 9.45 last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of director of State coal mines
Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 6
SYDNEY: Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Director of State Coalmines and former Cabinet Minister died in St. Luke's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One Mine Idle
Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 1
CESSNOCK: With the exception of Aberdare all mines on the South Maitland [?] were at work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine managers' exam
Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 8
At the examination for certificates of competency as mine manger and undermanger under the Coalmines…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners to Seek Action
Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 5
Combined Singleton mining unions, which held a mass meeting last night, decided to seek immediate action in housing more than 100 miners in the area who are at present living…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways replacing coal with oil
Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 2
The recent rolling strikes initiated by the coal miners' leaders are not only damaging to New South Wales and Australia, but are slowly forcing a change in railway practice that could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Men Confer on Aberdare Extended Creep
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 7
The question of arresting the creep which developed about 16 months ago in the slants section of Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One Mine Idle
Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 3
CESSNOCK: All mines on the South Maitland field are at work with the exception of Bellbird. The men came home…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners to Meet on John Darling Dispute
Singleton Argus · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 1
About 10,000 Northern mineworkers will vote at pit-top meetings on Wednesday morning on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Accidents
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 3
Struck by a hammer at Pelton Colliery yesterday, Cecil Austin, 43, a contractor's labourer, of Wells Street, East…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Long Coal Strike Ended
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1
The Central Council of the Miners' Federation recommended a resumption of work at the John Darling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Idle for Second Day
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 3
CESSNOCK: Only idle mine on the South Maitland field to-day is Bellbird, which was idle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seeking Support For Homes For Miners
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 4
SINGLETON: The executive of the Singleton Chamber of Commerce will meet this week to discuss an application for support in claims for homes for miners in the Singleton district…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 1
CESSNOCK: Bellbird, Hebburn No. 1 and Richmond Main Collieries are Idle on South Maitland coalfield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Retains Polo Gold Cup
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 3
Queensland retained the Australasian Gold Cap when its No. 1 polo team defeated the No. 2 combination in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton District News Open Cut Coal Mining on More Stable Footing Company Manager Issues Optimistic Statement
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 8
SINGLETON: District manger of the N.S.W. Mining Company (Mr. Anderson) to-day issued an optimistic statement on the open-cut coal industry in the Singleton—the first for 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fur Coats From Mining Village
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 2
From a colliery village in the north of-England the latest styles in fur fashions are being exported to many…
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