Mines ordered to cut production
NEWCASTLE: Mining officials believe that their fears of a pending crisis in the coal industry in the North because of overproduction, are now being confirmed by latest…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
632 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 32
Action likely this week on State mines
Action is likely this week as the result of investigations into irregularities at State coalmines…
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SINGLETON: There have been rumors about wholesale closing down of mines in Singleton area, but so far the…
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CESSNOCK: For the second day in succession, all mines are at work on the South Maitland coalfield…
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SYDNEY: A warning that the nation could not stand the financial expense of the miners’ claim for a 35-hours week was given to-day by Mr. Heywood Wilkinson, assistant superintendent of B.H.P…
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All mines on the South Maitland field worked today. It was the third consecutive day without an idle pit…
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CANBERRA: The Minister for National Development (Senator W. H. Spooner) said that coal stockpiling would…
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CANBERRA: Speaking in the House of Representatives, Mr. H. J. Bate said that the N.S.W. Government had spent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mines Authority To Be Abolished
SYDNEY: It was reported to day that the State Coal Mines Authority, into which inquiries are being made, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Stockpiling of Coal Yet in North Sedator Spooner's Statement
Coal would not be sotckpiled in the North till the South Coast was reme[?] the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miner’s Hand Injured
Cecil Cook, 81, of Lawes-street. East Maitland, a miner, employed at Bloomfield colliery, received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pressure Mine Seen As Soviet Threat
The pressure mine, known to be in Russia's possession, is a naval threat "so deadly that it may be capable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Mine Idle
CESSNOCK: The only idle mine on the South Maitland field to-day is Millfield where there is a wheelers’…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farewell to Albert Finney 33 Years With Caledonian Collieries
Mr. Albert Finney, who has been associated with the Electric Supply Department of Caledonian Collieries at Aberdare Extended for the past 33 years, was farewalled by the manager and clerical staff of the…
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NEWCASTLE: A 100,000-ton order of coal for Korea is almost complete, and the Japanese freighter Yashpkawa 45…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safeguards Needed Where Reliance Placed in Roof Bolting Opinion Of Miners' Check Inspector
Serious consideration would have, to be given to an amendment of the Coalmines Regulation Act to provide adequate mining safeguards in working places where managers relied largely on roof bolting, the…
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SYDNEY : A scheme whereby the Joint Coal Board offered a subsidy to the dependants of men killed in colliery accidents had been refused by employees of Richmond Main, the Manager (Mr. J…
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CESSNOCK: All collieries on the South Maitland field are in production to-day with the exception of Millfield which…
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NEW YORK: A shipment of unrefined gold bullion, worth about £22,321, was stolen early yesterday from a…
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The late Mr George William ([?]o") Grant, whe [?]eld the position of General Secretary of the Miners' Federation for…
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