Move Cessnock Coal by Lorry
A start will be made this morning to transport coal from several mines on the Cessnock field, including Elrington and Aberdare, by motor lorry over The Gap to Awaba…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1949
2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 115
"Spirit" Willing, But Coal Weak
MELBOURNE: Unable to raise steam because of poor quality coal, the Spirit of Progress last night took 73…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Killed When Ship Strikes Mine
LONDON, June 22. A.A.P.—Five members of the crew were killed and eight passengers and five of the crew were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners File General Log of Claims
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation has filed a general log of claims with colliery proprietors and the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strike "Could Prejudice Miners' Lot:" Cameron
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The great things done or under way to improve the mineworkers' lot could be prejudiced by a general strike, the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cameron) said to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Report Of Another Mine In Channel
LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Another mine was bobbing about in the English Channel last night 15 miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Power Station Coal Now Size-Graded
The Joint Coal Board had made progress in dealing with the problem of size-grading of coal, the board's Technical Fuel Adviser…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Allotted For Hospitals, Food Factories
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two colliers, the Birchgrove Park and Caldare, will leave Newcastle for Sydney, each carrying 500 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Meet Coal Crisis Emergencies Ministers Given Wide Powers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Government appointed a sub-committee of three Ministers to-day to deal with any emergency that might arise in New South Wales in the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →15 Big Lorries Begin Emergency Hauling of Coal Supplies
Fifteen eight-ton lorries began a shuttle service between Cessnock and Awaba early this morning as an emergency means of getting out supplies of desperately neede gas coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strong Moves Today Raise Hopes Of End In Coal Crisis
SYDNEY: Powerful behind-the-scenes moves are being made in a last-minute attempt to prevent a general coal strike on Monday. Top union officials are exploring the position, although…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayfield "Open Cut Mine"
A large paddock at Mayfield, fronting Bull-street, is attracting hundreds of people from 6 a.m. till sunset each day. There is coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Win Race Against Fire
Miners at Bellbird colliery, who have been working round the clock to save a big section of the pit in an area of heating, won their race yesterday afternoon "just on the post."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Strike Funds "Very Limited"
THE Miners' Federation has very limited strike funds. A strike that lasted for more than a fortnight would find the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Save Million Tons From Fire At Bellbird Colliery
Northern District Miners' Check Inspector (Mr. J. Barrett) is now confident of saving the 1,000,000 tons of coal threatened by fire in No. 2 tunnel at Bellbird Colliery. Mr. Barrett said deputies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Still Hamper Coal Production
Loss of coal output on the northern field dropped substantially today but aftermath of the floods is still seriously affecting work at the mines. Fourteen mines were out of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →4 Mine Lodges Protest On Broadcast
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Four New South Wales mines were idle or partly idle to-day as a protest against the broadcast speech by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blackout On Beer If Miners Stop
SYDNEY, Thursday—The President of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association (Mr. Connolly) said to-day that beer supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Reject Call To End Strike
A MEETING of Kalingo Miners' Lodge at Cessnock yesterday rejected the lodge committee's decision to ask the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters To the Editor Miners Defended
IT APPEARS that the public has the wrong slant on the setup of the Miners' Federation and on the possibility of being forced to resort…
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