Injured At Colliery
A miner at Bloomfield colliery, Ken Kitching, 46, of Rous-street, East Maitland, suffered a probable fracture…
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Mining & the mines, 1954
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Three Mines Idle
CESSNOCK: Pelton colliery remains idle to-day over a dispute concerning shot firers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine, Ollier Hopes For Clearance
PARIS: Madame Rose-Marie Ollier, who has been charged with treason, is still awating the results of investgiations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bigger Coal Loss To-day
CESSNOCK: Production on the South Maitland coalfield to-day is down by nearly 3,000 tons…
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The production loss on the South Maitland coalfield to-day was 9600 tons. The idle collieries were…
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When he was struck by a coal fall at Elrington Colliery on Wednesday, William Hamilton, 33, a loader hand, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Goal Set By Reds In Uranium Mines
WASHINGTON: Russians had taken over key supervisory positions in East German uranium mines and had put a “terrific” production goal that was forcing workers to physical exhaustion, United…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Estimated Coal Production
Coal production in New South Wales this year to November 6 has been estimated by the Joint Coal Board at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East Germans "Exhausted" In Red Mines
Russians were forcing miners in East Germany uranium mines to work to exhaustion, United Press reported yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Managers’ Examination
At the examination for certificates of competency as mine manager and under manager under the Coal Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New mine drilling method
More than four years of work on design, construction and trial has led to the evolution in the anhydrite mine of Imperial Chamical Industries at Billingham, of an electric rotary drill carriage which is in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Children enjoyed miners' picnic
More than 500 ice creams, 300 drinks and 700 pony rides were enjoyed by the children when miners from Liddell State Mine and their families went on their annual picnic to Speers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Retired Miners' Day Out
Kurri Retired Miners' Association held their half-yearly picnic to Nelson's Bay last Tuesday and hid a most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Examination Successes
At the examination for certificates of competency as mine manager and under manager under the Coal Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Driver Killed At Mine
A shuttle car driver employed at Hebburn No. 2. colliery was killed in the mine this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Estimated Coal Production
Production of coal in New South Wales for the week ended November 13 has been estimated by the Joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Engineers Elect Officers
At the annual meeting of the Association of Mining, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, the following officers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Grants Total £14,725
Funds allocated the Joint Coal Board for the Cessnock district for the year ended June 1953 total £22,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Surveyors’ Certificates
At the examination for [?]ficates of Competency [?] Mine Surveyor under the [?]oal Mines Regulation Act,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Leaders Opposed To State Move
LITHGOW: Western miners’ leaders are opposed to the Government’s proposal to abandon portion of the State…
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