28 Mines Work Full Time
At least 28 mines worked full time of 10 days in the fortnight. Details furnished by shipping agents and the Miners' Federation in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1949
2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 115
Big Output By Coal Machine
NEW YORK, Tues. (Reuter): The boast of John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers' Union, that acceptance and encouragement of mechanisation is the secret of the superiority of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Old Time Boxer Strikes Gold
One of the great old time boxers, Fritz Holland, has struck a rich gold reef on his claim on the west coast of New Zealand after three years of hard work. In a letter to Tom Maguire,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →End Dispute or Miners Meet Lodges Advise on Millfield Greta
A conference of officers of miners' lodges decided in Cessnock last night to recommend to the Northern Miners' Executive that aggregate meetings be held if the Millfield Greta dispute is not settled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Accidents
Burnley Burt (24) of Gordon Ave., Cessnock, a fitter at Elrington Colliery, injured his right knee when the slipped on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coroner Warns Boys Of Colliery Dam
"Despite warning notices boys repeatedly go to this dam which has been the scene of several drowning fatalities,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Communist Loses In Miners' Ballot
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Mr. R. Shirlaw, a Communist, and Vice-president of the Western District of the Miners' Federation, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Policy On Coal Exports
BRISBANE, Wednesday. — The State Cabinet has decided, as general policy, that coal will be exported overseas from Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Losses Rise to 8200 Tons
Ten mines were in the North yesterday, but indications last night were that most would resume work this morning. The coal production…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ten Mines Were Idle Today: 6330 Tons Lost
Ten mines were idle in the north today for a coal loss of 6330 tons. Tomorrow the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shunter's Life Was "Thrown Away", Says Mines Official
The Northern Miners' district check inspector (Mr. J. Barrett) told the Cessnock district coroner yesterday afternoon that the life of Robert Brown (18) of Kurri, who was killed at Elrington Colliery on January…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Owners Ask: Order Miners Back Move For Talks On Millfield
Northern Collieries Ltd., which controls Millfield Greta, has applied to the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for an order to direct striking miners to return to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tipped Her Aunt Down Mine Shaft
LONDON, Fri. (O.S.R.).— Five years after tipping her great-aunt's body down a 530ft, mine shaft in Yorkshire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missed Gold Worth £800
KALGOORLIE. Gold worth £800, missed by a prospector 30 years ago, was found only four feet away from an old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Deadlock For Council
The deadlock in the dispute which is holding up Millfield Greta Colliery is likely to be discussed by the Miners' Central Council in Sydney today. Millfield has been idle since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law Graduates To Work In Mines
PRAGUE, Mon. (A.A.P.).— Graduates of Czech University law faculties must put in six months' work on a coal face…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£250 Coal Board Scholarship To Weston Girl
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The first £250 scholarship offered by the Joint Coal Board has been awarded to Miss E. Graham, 18, of Weston…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Official May Be Elected On Casting Vote
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Election of a general vice-president of the Miners' Federation may be decided by the casting vote of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Worker's £500 Win
A 21-year-old shiftman at Cessnock No. 1 Colliery and his mother shared fourth prize of £500 in today's No. 29 Special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →6827-ton Coal Loss
The coal production loss throughout the State yesterday was 6827 tons. All but 870 tons were lost on the Northern field. Mines idle…
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