Lambton B Mine Still Idle
Apart from mines thrown idle yesterday as a result of the deputies' strike, the only coal losses in the north were at Lambton B…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 88
Double Threat In Coal Stoppage
Rationing of gas has come earlier than might have been expected as the result of the closure of mines on the South…
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SYDNEY: The only light touch in the coal crisis, with its implications of gas rationing and unemployment, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Town Has Gold Fever
MELBOURNE: Gold rush fever has seized the old gold-mining town of Wedderbum, near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria Seeks Subsidy On Imported Coal
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Kent Hughes (Lib., Vic.), in the House of Representatives to-day asked the Government to subsidise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miner Injured By Coal From Shot
Arthur Jennings, 50, miner at Waratah colliery, suffered a large punctured wound to the right arm yesterday when hit by a large piece…
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BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—Six delegates to the International Labour Organisation, which met in Sydney last week, have been visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →25% Cut Ordered in Gas Coal Decide To-day When Rationing Starts
The Joint Coal Board last night ordered a 25 per cent. reduction from midnight last night in the use of coal held by Sydney and Newcastle gas companies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Backyard" Mine Yielded £10,000
MELBOURNE: Nearly £10,000 has been taken from a hidden "backyard" gold mine in Wedderburn, 150 miles from Melbourne, in the past 18 months. It has been the richest gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Premier Admits Anomalies In Mine Pensions
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) in the Legislative Assembly to-day told Mr. Booth (Lab., Kurri Kurri) that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Protest On 'Delay In Decision'
Apart from mines thrown idle by the deputies' strike, the only mines idle on the northern coalfields yesterday were Stockrington No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Last Look" Starts Gold Fever
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Gold fever has returned to the old mining town of Wedderburn, near Bendigo, since a greengrocer, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strikes Cost B.H.P. Week's Coal
The B.H.P. Steel Works has been deprived of about 30,000 tons of coal as a result of the dispute over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deputies Back: Steel Crisis Now Four B.H.P. Collieries Called On To Stop
Gas rationing seemed certain to have been averted when South Maitland deputies ended their strike last night. But a strike recommendation by the B.H.P…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain Halts Gold Rush
MELBOURNE: Heavy rain has called a halt to Wedderburn's gold rush. The goldseekers have downed tools and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Week's Coal Loss 98,000 Tons
Strikes and other issues of the New South Wales coalfields this week lost more than 98,000 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →He struck gold
PROSPECTOR.—David Butterick, 68, of Wedderburn (Vic.) who, with his sons-in-law, has won £10,000 worth of gold in his backyard. This picture was taken by one son-in-law last Easter and shows Butterick panning for gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Agree To Mass T.B. Survey
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Miners' Federation has agreed with the Joint Coal Board for a mass T.B. survey of all in the coal industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Tribunal Averages A Judgment Each 3 Days
Three years ago, Mr. F. H. Gallagher was appointed Coal Industry Tribunal for seven years with powers comparable to an Arbitration Court judge. In those years, Mr. Gallagher…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hearing of Miners' General Log of Claims to Commence Soon
SYDNEY: The hearing of the Miners' Federation general log of claims, notice of which was served last June, will begin at Wonthaggi as soon as possible This morning the president of…
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