Report For Miners on Safety Gear
John Darling mineworkers will hear a report on the overwind safety gear, at a pit-top meeting this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1950
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Winger Cooper Stars As Coal Kicker
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.): Australian wing three-quarter, Lionel Cooper, starred as a goalkicker for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bid to Work Machines in Pillars Soon, Declare Miners
There are unofficial reports on the northern coalfields that an attempt will be made to introduce machines in pillars in mines on all fields in the State before the end of this year…
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SYDNEY: The Miners' Central Council has given its leaders power to resist the introduction of machines into pillars and to call aggregate stopwork meetings as soon as any move is made to introduce them. A spokesman for the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Professional Men, Say Clergy
Industrially, miners were professional men, and should be treated as such, the Dean of Sale, Victoria (Very Rev. Dr. C. B. Alexander) said in Newcastle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Found In Central Australia
DARWIN, Monday.—Substantial deposits of black and brown coal have been found 16 miles north of Alice Springs, near the Stuart…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First 40-Ton Coal Truck Tested
LITHGOW, Monday.—The first 40-ton coal truck ordered by the Railway Department to handle increased production from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Retirement At 60 'Hard On Many Miners'
SYDNEY: Hardships were being inflicted on many miners because of compulsory retirement at 60 on pensions, A. Lightfoot, superintendent of Lithgow Valley and Hermitage Collieries, said today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunayre, Gold Valley And Bravalla Fast
Sunayre, Gold Valley and Bravalla, likely runners at the Owners' and Trainers' Cessnock race meeting on Saturday, pleased in final half-mile trials at Broadmeadow this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Smuggler's Shoes Soled With Gold "Herald" Service
LONDON, October 9.—French police claim to have smashed one of Europe's biggest currency smuggling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Output Down
Coal production in the North was down about 7000 tons yesterday. Strikes were continued at Hebburn No. 2, Elrington, Belmont and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ash Content Of Coal Find "High"
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Tests of black and brown coal found near Alice Springs revealed a good percentage of inflammable matter, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Talks Soon On Moving Coal Bridge
A conference to discuss the removal of the coal loading ramps off Durham-street and the low-level bridge over Howe-street, Lambton,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Pensioners To Press For "Better Deal"
Delmont-Swansea retired mine pensioners decided to send a notice of motion to the Northern District Council meeting of retired mine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council Plan To Define Mining Areas
Newcastle City Council last night set up a sub-committee to define boundaries of land in West Ward not undermined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Security Probe Of B.H.P. Mine Hold-Ups Likely
CANBERRA: The Security Service may be instructed to investigate alleged Communist activity in B.H.P. mines, believed to be deliberately designed to sabotage steel output…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Output Down 5000 Tons
Six mines were idle in the North yesterday for a coal loss of about 5000 tons. Three of the mines—Hebburn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Silt Stops Full Coal Loading
The second ship forced to leave coal behind this week as a result of the silting in the harbor will sail for Port…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Miners' Leader Says: Would Welcome Pit Inquiry
The Miners' Federation would welcome an inquiry into stoppages at B.H.P. mines, the Northern Miners' District President (Mr. G. H. Neilly) said last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Ship May Pay Off To-day
The remaining crew of the interstate ship Age is expected to be paid off to-day because of crew shortage. Last night three men were…
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