U.k. Repays More of Gold Loan
LONDON, April 12. A.A.P.— A British Treasury return to-day covering the first nine days of April revealed that another five million…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1949
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Coal Production Near Peak
Coal production was at a high level throughout the State yesterday. Only one mine was idle in the North, one in the South and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enough Coal for Easter Holidays
SYDNEY: The Joint Coal Board today confirmed that there would be sufficient coal stocks to maintain normal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Rescue Employees Adopt New Log
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A conference of mine rescue station employees from the three New South Vales coalfields has adopted a new…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enough Coal For Easter, Board Says
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board announced to-day that it would be able to supply a minimum amount of coal to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Officers Allege Evasion By Mr Grant
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A conclusion that the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) was evading his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Aid Sought For Minmi Road
Joint Coal Board assistance for the repair of Minmi-Thornton Road will be sought by Lower Hunter Shire Council following a petition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Valley Held His Own With Denali In Brilliant Trial
Gold Valley surprised by keeping with Denali throughout a brilliantly run five furlongs in 1.2[?], 10ft. out on No. 2 grass track at Broadmeadow this morning. Gold Valley, on the Inside…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →All Mines in State Worked
All New South Wales mines Worked yesterday, when about 56,000 tons of coal was produced. Mineworkers who worked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Diver Finds Gold Watch 30ft. Down
A wrist-watch dropped into Newcastle Harbour on Wednesday afternoon was found by a diver yesterday bepeath 30 feet of water and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Campaign for Miners' Claims
A meeting at Charlestown of area miners' lodge committees and representatives of allied mining unions formed an executive to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extra Train Is Sought For Miners
The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. J. Brown) has asked the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside) for an extra train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grave Mine Got Them a Home
SPRINGFIELD (Massachusetts), Sat.: "Any kids?" asked a landlord of an ex-soldier desperately seeking a flat here today. "Yes," said the soldier, his mouth bitterly set. "They're in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Uranium May Replace Gold, Says Chemist
TORONTO, Mon. (O.S.R.): Uranium may replace gold as the standard for international exchange in tomorrow's wonderful world, Dr. Marcel Ponchon, metallurgical chemist, told the Canadian Prospectors' and Developers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minmi Mine
AT THE open-cut mine at Minmi two big tractors and scoops take up all the top of the ground. At present they are down about 20…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters To the Editor Miners' Leaders
THINKING people must be concerned at developments in Australia, where freedom of speech is being suppressed and the right of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All N.S.W. Mines Worked Today
For the second time this year, all mines in N.S.W. were working today. Every mine in the State worked last Thursday. By doing so, miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shipments Resume
The first interstate coal shipments since Friday will leave Newcastle to-day. The Geddington Court, with 9000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Accidents
James Jenkins, 35, of Bridge-st., Homeville, a miner at Stanford Greta Colliery, suffered a severely contused left ankle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clash Expected At Miners' Board
The opening [?] of the Miners' Northern Management Board meeting in Newcastle today was quiet, dealing only with domestic matters. The meeting is expected to produce a dramatic clash, before it ends…
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