Coal Board Scholarship Winners
The board yesterday announced that the following had won scholarships— BAKER, Robert Kevin, Five…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 88
Fire In Aberdare Extended Mine
A new fire has developed in old workings of Aberdare Extended colliery. An official of the mine said last night that the future of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Council Declaration 'Unreal, Unjust'
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The declaration by the Miners' Central Council this week that it would not cooperate with the Menzies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Finger Severed By Coal Toppers
George Laverick, 27, of North-cote-street, Aberdare, miner at Aberdare colliery, had the little finger of his left hand severed when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Out For Day; Communist Refused Hearing
LITHGOW, Thursday.—Employees of Steel Works colliery this morning decided on a one-day stoppage after the manager had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Chief To Open Show
The Chairman of the Joint Coal Hoard (Mr. Cameron) will officially open Cessnock Show on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Injured
William Draper, 18, of Coal Point-road, Toronto, sidler at Stockton Borehole colliery, suffered a probable fracture of the right foot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Pensioners Elect Officers
At the annual meeting of Belmont branch of the Retired Mine Pensioners' Association, the following officers were elected:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Federation Re-elects Delegates
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day re-elected its President (Mr. Williams) and the Associate Editor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rail Cut Threat In Coal Deficit
SYDNEY, Friday.—Cuts in railway timetables are threatened by a serious coal shortage. The Minister for Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prospect for Coal in Three Areas
At Newcastle Courthouse yesterday the Mining Warden (Mr. J. Duncan) granted the Joint Coal Board authority to prospect for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →38,550 Tons of Coal Shipped
Coal shipments from Newcastle this week totalled 38,550 tons. Victoria received 18,000 tons, South Australia 17,200 tons and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truman Has No Power To Seize Mines
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. A.A.P.—President Truman said yesterday that he had no plans and no power to seize the coalmines if Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Host Is Rarely A Host At All
AUSTRALIAN being as nationally-conscious as any other people persistently bombard newcomers with the question: "How do you like Australia?" It is a natural question, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Coast Mine Hold-up May Be Averted
SYDNEY, Friday.—A general stoppage of coalmines on the South Coast may be averted by the likely settlement of a dispute at Old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship Sails For Newcastle With Coal Cargo
GEELONG, Friday.—The collier River Murrumbidgee sailed for Newcastle to-day with 450 tons of coal still in her holds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Only One Mine Idle in North Over Dispute
Only one mine in the North was idle through industrial disputes yesterday, but Aberdare Central remained idle and four open cuts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Allotments Far Less Than Normal This Week
Because of heavy loss of coal output in the northern mining areas this week, New South Wales and interstate consumers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ian Healy's Suburbia, This Week Coal Point Flags Do Not Always Mean "Bait"
Hour after hour, as the rain beat down and the wind tossed through the trees, the people at Coal Point, Lake Macquarie, waited. WAVES from the whipped-up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Improvement In Coal Output
Coal production on the northern field improved today. Only three mines were idle. These were Caledon Open…
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