3 Old Miners Die Nonagenarians at Wallsend
Recent deaths at Wallsend included those of Messrs. Robert Brown, William Gibbs, and Alexander Jack, each in his 91st year. They had had…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
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Full High Court Reserves Rule on Coal Carriers
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The applicability of the consolidated mining mechanics' award to lorry drivers employed by S. and M. D. Fox and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →6m Tons of Coal Was Hauled From Seaham No. 2
When the last skip of coal was hauled by the windingup shaft at Seaham No. 2 colliery, near West Wallsend, on April 28 this year, it ended 40 years of continuous operations which had won six million tons from the Borehole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belmont-swansea Mine Pensioners
Reporting to a meeting of Belmont-Swansea retired mine pensioners at Swansea, Mr. T. Butterworth stated that a letter from the Registrar (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Mines Out Today
Two collieries on the northern coalfields were idle today. Production loss was 1600 tons. Hebburn No. 1 was still out. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →China Leads Australia In Coal Technique Says Justice Davidson
SYDNEY: China is considerably ahead of Australia in the matter of technical training of executives for coal mining, said Mr. Justice Davidson (chairman) when the Coal Commission of inquiry resumed its sittings today…
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Today's coal production loss due to stoppages, 3400 tons, brought the week's total on the northern fields to a little more than 17,000…
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SYDNEY: The sittings of the Coal Commission were adjourned this morning on account of the sickness of the employers' representative (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss Down to 2000 Tons
The coal loss in New South Wales yesterday was reduced to 2000 tons. Hebburn No. 1 (1200 tons) and Northern Extended (450 tons) were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War's Greatest Mine Sweep
LONDON, August 10. A.A.P.— One hundred British minesweepers have started the greatest sweep of the war—the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →5 Mines Idle in North
Stoppages at five Northern mines yesterday caused a loss of 3900 tons of coal. The strike at Hebburn No. 1 was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne Short of Coal for Gas
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The gas supply in Melbourne will cease if even a temporary hold-up in shipping or coal production occurred, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Uranium Won From Great Arctic Mines "Herald" Service
LONDON, Aug. 10.—A great mining project in the Arctic from which development of the atomic bomb grew was described in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Govt. Leaders Try to Settle Coal Mine Strikes
SYDNEY: Federal and State Cabinet Ministers in Sydney today attempted to settle the strike at 25 coalmines on the South Maitland field THE Minister for Labor and In-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deplorable, Mr. Grant Says Miners' Conditions in Queensland
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Conditions under which miners worked in Queensland coalmines were the worst and most deplorable he had seen, said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →23 Mines Will Be Idle To-day Deputies' Dispute Recurs
There will be no work at the 23 mines in the Maitland district or at Muswellbrook and Gunnedah to-day. Loss of production will be 25,000 tons. Maitland Deputies' Association decided not to resume…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Mine Worker Carves Models From Coal Carves Models From Coal: Mine Worker's Art
In his efforts to express himself artistically man has employed many varied and unusual mediums, but among the most unusual must be that used by Mr. Tom McWilliams, of Cessnock. EMPLOYED as a clipper at Aberdare Extended Colliery, Mr. Mc-…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Convention Postponed
The 1945 convention of the Miners' Federation, which was to have been held in Sydney next week, has been postponed until August 27, at 2.30…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Move for Mines Resumption
SYDNEY: In a last minute attempt to prevent inevitable rationing of gas and electricity in N.S.W., the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley,) today asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and the men to agree to an immediate inquiry by the State Mines Department officer into the strike on the South Maitland Coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deputies Continue Strike at 23 Mines
Maitland district deputies at a meeting at Cessnock last night reaffirmed their decision not to resume work until G. Wilson, a…
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