5100 Tons Of Coal Lost Today
Disputes and wet weather troubles caused a coal-output drop of 5100 tons on the northern coalfields today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1950
1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 88
Lucky Colliery Workmen Will "Shout" For Mates
Beer will flow at Weston Workers' Club tonight, when club members Joe Bailey and Joe Woods celebrate their win of the £1000 second prize in today's State Lottery. They bought the lucky ticket in the syndicate name of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Seek Bus To Fassifern
Employees at Newstan colliery, Fassifern, want a bus from Toronto and Blackalls, to Fassifern. The manager, Toronto Bus…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seven Mines Affected By Strikes
Strikes at seven collieries caused a coal production loss of about 7500 tons in the North yesterday. There was an additional loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Decision Triple Alliance Believed Rejected
SYDNEY, Monday.—Australian miners are believed to have rejected the tripe union alliance proposal. An industrial pact between the Miner's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →F.E.D.F.A. Seeks Rises For Mine Employees
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association to-day sought an interim order from the Central Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Coal Find
LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.). — The coal Board announced yesterday the discovery of a new coalfield in Staffordshire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Said To Be Against Alliance
SYDNEY: A proposal from the miners' Central Executive for an alliance with wharf laborers and seamen to fight the anti-Communist Bill has been rejected by the rank and file of miners, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Output Better Than Last Year's
SYDNEY: Despite heavy coal losses through wet weather, this year's production so far was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strikes, Floods Cause Big Coal Loss
For the second day there was a coal production loss of about 7500 tons in the north from strikes yesterday. Because of floods there was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Should Try For This Record
This week's heavy loss in coal production on the Northern field synchronises unhappily with a Joint Coal Board prediction of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Probe Has Cost Qld. £154,984
BRISBANE: To date the investigations into the coal industry by Powell Duffryn Technical Services Ltd. have cost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£456 Coal Board Grant To Lake Band
The Secretary of the Swansea-Belmont District Band (Mr. L. F. Yardy) reported that the Joint Coal Board would grant £456/10/ to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steelworks At Newcastle Hit By Coal Loss
Strikes this week at northern collieries owned by the B.H.P. have cost more than 12,500 tons of coal, which…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Mining Lacks Inducements, Leaders Say
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Improved living standards, better housing and higher wages would have to be paid to stabilise the industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Housing "Vital Coal Problem"
LITHGOW, Thursday.—The very low standard of housing throughout coalmining areas was one of the vital problems which beset the industry, the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Methods To Mine Diamonds
PARIS, August 3. A.A.P.-Reuter.— Bulldozers and tractors will shortly replace hatchet-wielding natives in clearing a way through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters To The Editor Youth in Mines
HAVING read Mr. W. H. May's letter (31/7/'50) and that of Mr. Hugh Austin, (2/8/'50) I agree with Mr. May. My father was in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Resumption Hopes For B.H.P. Mines
The B.H.P. mines, Burwood and Lambton, remained idle today because of strikes, but it is hoped the men will adopt proposals for resumption of work on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →3 Flooded Mines "Cause Danger"
LITHGOW, Friday.—Three flooded and abandoned mines adjacent to the State Mine were a danger to the biggest colliery on the Western field, Mr. J. Parkinson said to-day…
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