200 Miners Offer Aid in Rescue Attempt
BRISBANE: More than 200 miners have offered to leave their work to assist in reaching the four men entombed at Woodend (Ipswich). There is no hope that the men…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1945
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Mine Manager's Appeal Upheld "No Award Breach"
"The men's refusal to work prevented the manager from making a variation in the terms and conditions of their employment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Best Day for Coal Since January 8
COAL LOSS in the Northern District yesterday was only 1330 tons. was the best production day since January 8. when Pelton colliery was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Subsidence at Pelton Pit Houses in Danger Collaspe
Several houses at Pelton are Threatened with collapse through the subsidence of an extension of Pelton colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Creep at Pelton
The creep which has occurred in Pelton Colliery and is threatening the safety of houses at Pelton village has extended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Bodies Recovered
BRISBANE. — The bodies of three of the four men entombed by an explosion at the Ebbw-Vale No. 3 Colliery. Woodend. on Thursday, have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Central Council Meets
SYDNEY: When the annual meeting of the Miners' Central Council opens in Sydney this afternoon delegates will stand in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Mines Idle Today
Although not as good as on Friday, coal production on the northern field today was comparatively high. Stoppages at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Body Recovered From Mine Three Still Entombed
IPSWICH, Sunday.—After working without cessation from the time of the explosion on Thursday morning, a rescue squad this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Output Unaltered
Pelton, Rhondda, Abermain No. 1 and Abermain No. 3 collieries were again idle today. Production loss on the northern field was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →2 More Bodies Recovered Colliery Disaster
BRISBANE, Monday.—After the recovery of the bodies of two more of the four victims of the New Ebbro Vale colliery explosion, rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caught by Fall of Coal
Frank Reed, 31, Hickey-street, Cessnock, and William Lomas, Buckland-avenue, Cessnock, miners at Bellbird colliery, were covered by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Federation Seeks Compensation for Fellow Residents
Northern Vice President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) says the Federation would insist upon compensation for Pelton residents whose homes had been damaged by a creep. It had been stated, he said, that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Northern Mines Idle; Loss 2890 Tons
FOUR MINES, Pelton, Rhondda, Abermain No. 1, and Neath west tunnel, were idle on the Northern field yesterday. Coal loss was 2890…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Staff Award Sought
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Australian Colliery Staffs Association asked the Central Coal Reference Board for an award for New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kearsley Backs Miners' Club
Kearsley Shire Council will be represented at a conference convened by Aberdare Miners' Lodge to discuss establishment of workmen's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last Mine Disaster Victim Recovered
IPSWICH, Tuesday.—The body of Arthur Keidge, 50, was recovered from New Ebbw Vale mine at Woodend at noon under rubble and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Economy Saved Lot Of Coal
SYDNEY: Substantial savings in coal consumption have been made by many industries by fuel economy measures,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Policy on Mine Retirements Unions to Review Proposals
If proposals submitted by the Registrar of Pensions are accepted by the unions, Northern mineworkers who attain the statutory age of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Disputes Meant Loss of 3500 Tons
Coal production loss on the northern field increased by 850 tons today, when Stockrington No. 1 Colliery did not work…
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