Two Collieries to Resume
Abermain No. 2 and Stockrington No. 2 collieries, idle on Friday, will resume work to-day. Idleness at Abermain was due to the suspension…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1945
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Catalinas Mine china Sea
MELBOURNE: R.A.A.F. Catalinas have, for some time, been mining the China coast, paralysing Jap…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Mines Idle Today
Three mines on the northern coalfields did not work today, and the resulting coal loss was 2700 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Remove Eyesores From Mines"
"It is time that we had radical changes in the industry so that some of the eyesores in a number of mines will be eradicated for all time," said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Italian Gold Is Found
LONDON, Sunday. —American troops found 23 tons of gold, at Fortezza (near the Brenner Pass), packed in barrels…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big U.s. Coal Strike Ends
WASHINGTON, May 20. A.A.P.—Seventy-two thousand coalminers who have been on strike since May 1 will return to work to-morrow under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Mines Idle in North
Elrington Hebburn No. 1 and Pacific collieries were idle on the Northern field yesterday. Coal loss was 2725 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bad Day at the Mines
Today was the worst working day on the northern coalfields for some time. With six mines idle, production loss exceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Shortage Dislocates Shipping Pool
When ships were diverted from Newcastle to other ports because of shortage of coal to load or when they left shortloaded, not only were various other States which were badly in need of coal affected, but tremendous dislocation was created…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Star Gold And Kingsdale In Fast Sprints At Rosehill
SYDNEY: Star Gold's five furlongs in 1.3½ and Kingsdale's half-mile in 50½ at Rosehill were among the best of this morning's gallops o n Sydney tracks. Right Royal's seven furlongs in 1.33½ at Randwick showed that he…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Seek Formula to Get More Coal Inquiry Parties to Confer
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Inquiry was adjourned by the Chairman (Mr. Justice Davidson) to-day when it was agreed by the parties that a conference be called for Wednesday between owners and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will Divert Ships to Newcastle Ease Sydney Congestion, Help Coal Shipments
Timber and grain ships will be diverted from Sydney to discharge at Newcastle or Port Kembla to relieve shipping pressure at Sydney wharves and assist in shipping coal to other States…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Ballot
The Northern District of the Miners Federation will conduct a ballot next Tuesday to elect two representatives to attend the A.C.T.U…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fodder For Colliery Ponies
TO FEED THE PIT HORSES.—This is part of a consignment of 6000 bags of oaten chaff from Tasmaia being loaded on to colliery tracks at a Newcastle wharf by J. Burke and Sons Ltd. During the fodder shortage pit ponies are being given first priority, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Request to Close Balmain Colliery
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A large deputation asked the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) to close Balmain colliery, which was the scene of a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Big Coal Loss
Loss of coal output on the northern field was again high today, with seven mines idle. Their total normal daily production exceeds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heaviest Coal Loss Since V-day
COAL loss of 7550 tons on the Northern field yesterday was the heaviest since V-Day. Six mines were idle—Elrington, Hebburn No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Senator Ashley says— Coal Industry Can Boom If—
"Australia's coal industry can once more boom. It will do so if those components which make up the coal-winning mechanism of the industry so desire. The market will be forever lost if it is not grasped immediately."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Miners Injured
Malcolm Drew, 19, of Wakefield, wheeler at Rhondda colliery, had the fingers of his left hand injured when they were jammed by a skip…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hydrogenation of Coal Explored
Greater Newcastle Council we told by the Minister for lost-war, Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) last night that the utilisation of coal was…
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