77,000 Tons Of Coal Shipped
Coal shipments from Newcastle to Sydney and interstate during the week totalled 77,320 tons. Victoria received 28,450 tons,…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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116 Trapped Miners Rescued Crowd Prays At Pit-Head
LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.).—After a desperate battle, 116 of 128 men who had been trapped in a Scottish mine since Thursday have been rescued. The fate of the remaining 12 men is not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Industry
In normal times the growth of rival sources of coal supply in other States, the arrival of mechanical giants to rip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven Mines Idle Today
Seven mines were idle on the Northern field today for a total loss of 6100 tons. The largest mine of those idle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Query To Coal Board On Awaba Amenities
The Awaba Amenities Committee asked the Joint Coal Board Welfare Officer (Mr. E. Wallwork) yesterday when work would begin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Board Rules On Colliery Fitters' Dispute
The Central Coal Reference Board decided yesterday not to interfere with the rights of the management of Elrington Colliery in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Halts Mine Rescue Work
LONDON, Sept. 11. A.A.P.—Heavy rain to-day halted the search for 13 miners missing in the Knockshinnock Castle colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work Instructed at Two Mines
The Northern Miners' Board of Management yesterday instructed members of Stanford Main No. 2 and Abermain No. 2 lodges to work to-day. Stanford Main No. 2 has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Transport Delay in West
LITHGOW, Monday.—To investigate serious shortages of rail trucks to transport coal, the Director of Transport and Highways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Hope For 13 Missing Miners
LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.)—There was no hope for the 13 miners missing in Knock-shinnock Colliery, near New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Assistant Secretary For Northern Miners
The Northern Miners' Board of Management yesterday appointed Mr. J. Burke, of Kalingo miners' lodge, Assistant Secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tunnel To Drain Water From Coal
NEW YORK.—An engineering project to make available huge supplies of coal now covered by water is being planned by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ackland Matched The Speed Of Gold Valley
Ackland and Gold Valley sprinted smartly over five furlongs in 1.5¾ on the cinders track at Broadmeadow this…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Disputes And Flooding Cause Big Production Loss At Mines
Disputes and flooding at 14 mines in the north today caused a production loss of 9580 tons, one of the heaviest on the field for the past two months. The effects of the cloudburst yesterday stopped operations at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Loader Hand Injured
William Hobcroft, 27, of Congewai-street, Kearsley, a loader hand at Elrington colliery, lacerated his right leg yesterday when struck…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Once A Coal Site
Mayfield's main beauty spot, Dangar Park, was once the site of a coal mine and a brickyard and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flooding Sends Up Coal Losses
Coal production losses through stoppages and wet weather amounted to more than 11,000 tons in the North yesterday. Disputes at six mines caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State's Welfare "Rests On Coal"
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The welfare of the State largely depended on industry and transport receiving adequate coal and electricity the Governor (Lieut.-General Sir John Norhcott) at the opening of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Hope Of Rescuing Trapped Miners
LONDON, Sept. 12. A.A.P.—There was no hope of getting out alive the 13 missing miners at Knockshinnock colliery, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stop Press Miners in Armed Forces
SYDNEY: Coalminers who serv[?] in the armed forces would not qualify for long service leave during the period of service, the Coal Industry…
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