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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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This week's serious decline in northern coal production continued today. Ten mines were idle and another partly out of production for an output loss for the field of 9850 tons—worst for the year. For the four working days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Torrential rain last night washed out 100 yards of railway line beyond Kalingo junction, near Cessnock. The line serves Stanford Main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to embark on a new programme for a shorter working week and more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nine northern mines were idle and another worked only three-quarters of a shift yesterday. The coal production loss for the day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Miners' Federation did not intend immediate industrial action on the Kemira tunnel issue, the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All except 540 tons of the 7000 tons of coal lost by stoppages yesterday was in the North. Six mines were idle in the North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway traffic on the South Maitland line was interrupted last night when two full coal waggons fouled the lines at Abermain about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Friday.— Mine Host has not been knocked out by recent racing. A. S. Croall, trainer, has done the right thing with Mine Host, and has him ready to win the Glenfield Handicap at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining mechanics have been instructed by their union to report for work as usual on Monday. Their general president (Mr. T. W. Herron) today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the annual meeting of Wallsend branch of Retired Mineworkers' Association, the President (Mr. J. Webb) said a motion adopted at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PRAGUE, Mon. (A.A.P.).—A rescue party of miners was wiped out yesterday by a coal dust explosion in an Ostrava…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At least two Northern mines—Stanford Main No. 2 and Wallarah—will be idle to(day because of strike action by some craft unions. Last night, members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Feb. 13. A.A.P.— Nineteen miners are trapped without hope of rescue, behind burning methane gas, in a coal pit at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ignoring appeals by their union officials to continue working, colliery mechanics at five mines on the northern coalfields today went on strike in protest against a new award…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LITHGOW, Monday.—Formerly an Industrial Officer for the Western District, Mr. B. W. Cunningham has been promoted Local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The executive of the Colliery Mechanics' Association yesterday again advised members to continue working pending negotiations on award complaints. Four mines were thrown idle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reaction in the Northern district today to the Miners' Central Council decision to investigate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At least 14 mines on the Northern fields worked the full time of 10 days in the last fortnight, but much time was lost generally,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by a fall of coal at Bloomfield Main colliery yesterday. Percy Winchester, 27, miner, of Church-street. Cessnock, received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to instruct the three New South Wales districts—Northern, Southern…
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