Took Matches Into Mine
CESSNOCK: George Moore, of Ferguson street, Cessnock, and Ronald Rutherberg were fined £2 with coats at the…
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Mining & the mines, 1954
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Coal Board To Be Asked For Grant
SINGLETON: The chair[?] of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) and the Minister for National Development…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →27 Years As Mine Deputy Mr. W. Berry Retires
Mr. W. ("Bud") Kerry has retired after 40 years' service at Muswellbrook No. 1 colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trouble In Coal Mining Industry
An address. ...oh the '/coalmining industry, was given to Maitland Lions Club - by Mr, Alf Healy, who has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Seam Found In India
LUCKNOW (India): A large belt of coal has been discovered In the Mirer our district of Uttar- Pradesh…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Stoppages
CESSNOCK:-Production loss on, the South Maitland coalfields to-day’ was 3800 tons. There were continued…
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SYDNEY: The Minister for Mines, Mr. Gollaa. said to-day the en Hook for N.S.W. coal mining could hardly be more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miner Struck By Fall Of Coal
Edwin Plumb, 26,of Main road, Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck by falling coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disputes at Collieries
CESSNOCK; Aberdare Central and Aberdare collieries are partly Idle to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hill End Colliery Area Dangerous
Persons using the old Hill End colliery area as a short cut between East Cessnock and Aberdare are taking a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bellbird Miners Reject Proposals
Representatives of the Bellbird Miners Lodge in Newcastle yesterday rejected two pre[?] at a compulsory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disputes at Collieries
Hebbum No. 1 miners came home to-day in protest against delay in granting long service leave…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Henricks May Set New World Time in Sprint Event Hopes Of Winning Many More Gold Medals
EMPIRE VILLAGE (Vancouver): Australian swimmer, Jan Henricks, is expected to let a new world time of 56 seconds in the final of the Empire Games 110yds. freestyle at Vancouver later to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Mines Again Idle
CESSNOCK: There are no fresh disputes on the South Maitland coalfields to-day, but Bellbird, Abermain No. 1 and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Empire Games Henricks and Lorraine Crapp Win Gold Medals for Australia Young Sydney Girl Sets New Games Record
VANCOUVER: Australia’s Swimmers added two gold medals to the Australian Empire Games record and boosted Australia’s points in the unofficial teams’ championship yesterday when Jon Henricks won the men’s 110 yards freestyle, and 15-years-old Lorraine Crapp scored in the women’s title for the same distance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Collieries Idle To-day
A large number of collieries was idle on the South Maitland field to-day protesting against the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foot Injured In Colliery
A shiftman employed at Bloomfield colliery, Rowley Wells, 57, of Mount Pleasant-street, Maitland, injured his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrested Over Gold Thefts
MELBOURNE: Gold worth £1600 which had allegedly been stolen was seized by police at pistol near Omen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold medal, record and heat wins by Aussies VANCOUVER
A record breaking 440 yards' swim by blonde Sydney youngster, Lorraine Crapp. already a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Empire Games : North Ireland And South Rhodesia Win Bowls Gold Medals
VANCOUVER: Northern Ireland won its first gold medal of the 1954 British Empire Games yesterday by taking the bowls doubles with 15 points to Canada’s 13 and Scotland 12…
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