Mine Horses. Go A.w.l.!
One of the most unusual causes of a mine stoppage occurred at Northumberland Colliery today— the horses went AWL…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Miners' Meetings to Hear British Mp
The British Labor MP. Mr. P. Collindridge, will speak to miners at Boolaroo tonight. Meetings have also been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Conscription for Mining
BRISBANE, Monday.—"There is absolutely no truth in the suggestion that I was contemplating a scheme to conscript youths for work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Closed for 17 YEARS Kearsley Question
Kearsley Shire Council last nigh decided to ask the Mines Department why there has been no effort to reopen Aberdare South colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Collieries Idle Today
With three new stoppages in the North today coal production lag mounted to 5350 tons. At the five collieries which were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria Developing Coal Resources
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Every effort was being made to make Victoria independent of outside sources of fuel by developing the brown coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Coal Output Up
Resumption of two mines on the Northern field yesterday assisted to improve output. Loss of coal yesterday was 3100 tons, compared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Want Wide Rope Safety Margin
The miners' Northern Board of Management yesterday adopted a notice of motion from Elrington lodge to seek an amendment to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Open Cut Mining Is Planned for Cessnock Areas
Steps are being taken by the management of Aberdare and Aberdare Extended Collieries to win coal by the open cut method in the Cessnock district. Aberdare Extended Collier has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Mines Idle
SYDNEY.—Coal loss today at three idle mines totals 3100 tons, the biggest loss being in the north, where the three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Coal Loss 6000 Tons
Stoppages at mines of the Northern field yesterday caused a loss of nearly 6000 of coal. All mines are expected to work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tanks Use Flails To Beat Mines
LONDON, Wednesday.—The British Army is using flail tanks to make paths through minefields, it is disclosed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Claims Against Mining Companies
Six claims against mining companies were heard by Judge Perdriau at the sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Open-cut Mining for the North
The announcement that open-cut mining for coal is to be introduced in the Cessnock district is of great interest to all in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open-cut Mining at Cessnock to Boost Output
WITHIN a few weeks, for the first time in the Northern coalfield, coal will be won by the open-cut method at Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Gallops Gold Salute and Grand Prodige Show Good Form
SYDNEY: Gold Salute, Grand Prodige, St. Quentin and Victrix galloped smartly on Sydney training tracks this morning. Conditions were against fast…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hazards in Recovery of Aberdare Central Proto Men Soon Will Make Mining History
An attempt is to be made to get Aberdare Central, one of the biggest mines on the Northern field, into production again. The mine was sealed down nearly 12 months ago…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accidents
A miner in Boston colliery, Wallsend, Abston Clarke, 32, of Main-rood, Cardiff, received a probable fracture of the left forearm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Claim Compensation
The claims of four applicants employed in mines on the South Maitland field were determined by Judge Perdriau at the sitting of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Keen Interest in Miners' Meetings
Despite unfavourable weather, keen interest was taken in meetings on the Newcastle field this week to permit mineworkers to hear Mr…
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