"Coal" Knight Advocates Shared Profits; 2 Shifts
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A general profit-sharing scheme for the coal industry and the working of two shifts, instead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illawarra · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1952
395 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 20
New British Machine Raising Coal Output
INCREASED Coal output following the installation of a revolutionary new machine is reported from a big English…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine, Deputy's Examination
At the examination For Certificate of Competency as Mine Deputy under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912-1947, held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Coal Production 2,500,000 Tons For Year
A total of 2,504,000 tons of coal was produced by Southern District miners in 1951. This is an increase of 145,000 tons on 1950 production, which was 2,359,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Coal Siding Opened
The new A.I.S. coal siding at Bulli was officially opened yesterday. This is part of the A.I.S…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Teachers Entering Mines "For More Money"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Many valuable schoolteachers have left the service and become coalminers, to earn more…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Board Confident Of High Output
SYDNEY, Sunday.—After a record coal year in 1951, the Joint Coal Board was beginning 1952 with better…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →19 Die in Mine Explosion
STELLARTON (Novia Scotia), Tuesday (AAP).—All 19 miners who were trapped in the McGregor coal mine by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Deaths Recall Colliery Disaster
Two death notices published last Saturday recall the [?] Mount Kembla Colliery disaster of July 31, 1902, when 95 men lost their lives. One of the Survivors of that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Guts Mine Building
The men's quarters at Kameira mine, at Mount Kembla, were totally destroyed when a fire broke out in one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners to Confer on Proposed Medical Contribution Scheme
Tonight (Thursday) representatives of all mining lodges on the South Coast will meet to discuss a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Preparation For New Coal Mine at West Dapto
A spur of the Great Dividing Range has been removed at Avondale, 5 miles west of Dapto, as the first stage of the Joint Coal Board's £2 million development of its recently-acquired Huntly Colliery. For almost three months, two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →200 Miners Sacked At Thirroul
At the Excelsior mine at Thirroul, yesterday, the management sacked the 200 miners employed there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal to Be Shipped at Sydney
SYDNEY, Monday.—Plans are being made to use Sydney as a loading point for coal shipments for Victoria and South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Excelsior Mine Ready for Work Today
By order of the Joint Coal Board, Excelsior Colliery is being prepared for a resumption of work today. The mine was closed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Resumes
Excelsior Colliery resumed work yesterday and a conference is being held today (Thursday)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Agreement on New Mine Conditions
Miners at Excelsior Colliery, Thirroul, will continue to work on the conditions operating when the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners to Conduct Own Medical Scheme
The Board of Management of Southern District Collieries has recommended to all Lodges in the area that they conduct their own medical contribution scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tribunal Advises Excelsior Miners to Abandon Darg
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) has recommended that the employees of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Stops Lithgow State Mine
SYDNEY, Thurs.—Lithgow State coal mine has been idle since Monday, due to bushfire…
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