20 to go from gas coal mine
Twenty mineworkers at Elrington colliery are to be cavilled out within a fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1954
557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 28
Colliery to Reduce Employees
Marketing problems may cause Elrington Collier to close temporarily, if the position does not improve. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fourth Korean coal shipment
The fourth shipment of a 114.000-ton coal order for Korea is expected to leave Newcastle late this week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extracts From ‘Mercury’ Files 50 Years Ago JUNE 8, 1904 Tonnage Rates Offered to Miners
The proprietors of the Hebburn Colliery have offered the miners a price for working under the tonnage system…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents in Collieries
CESSNOCK: Leslie Millington, 31, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, shift man at Aberdare Central, received an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rich Gold Strike
PERTH: Two prospectors, Sam Wilson and Ken Doy, struck rich gold barring ore in an area about six miles north…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Winds Continue
N.S.W. forecast: Scattered showers on southern and central coast and nearby tablelands and light snow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soccer Carnival at Cessnock Next Week-end Miners' Federation Cup
At the Cessnock Sports-ground next Saturday and Monday fans will be treated to a feast, of soccer when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheeler Struck By Fall Of Coal
CESSNOCK: Trevor Craft, 20, of Ellalong, a wheeler employed at Millfield Colliery, was struck by a fall of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cold Weather Has Caused Big Demand For Wood And Coal
A leading fuel merchant said to-day sales of wood, coke and coal had increased by more than 100 per cent in the past week. This sudden increase had been caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Mines Work
CESSNOCK: All mines are [?]work to-day on the South [?]Maitland coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck By Coal Fall
When he was struck by a fall of coal at Millfield colliery on Wednesday, Trevor Craft, 20, a wheeler, of Ellalong,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Board Grant for High School
It was reported to the last meeting of the Cessnock High School Parents and Citizens' Association that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Feast of Soccer This Week-end Miners' Federation Cup Competition and Premiership Matches
Cessnock fans will be treated to a feast of soccer this week-end, as, in addition to State League games on Sunday, the Miners' Federation Cup competition will be decided at the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tyres Taken From Truck In Coal Depot
Thieves used bags of coke as steps when they stole tyres and tubes worth more than £150 from a Maitland wood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wants State to Take Over Mines Miners' Federation Plea
To meet the "employment crists" in the mining industry, the Central Council of the Miners' Federation has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Mines Work
CESSNOCK: All the mines on the South Maitland field to-day are at work. Gunnedah is idle because…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Effect of Refineries on Coal
Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) said yesterday that some authorities estimated oil…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland coal may be replaced by oil
The pre-eminence of Maitland coal for gas making and its semi-monopoly in this field were things of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Senator Used Miners’ Transport
CESSNOCK: Aberdare Extended mine workers had a pit top meeting this morning and decided to stage a…
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