Association Wants To Know: Is Lambton Coal-Mining Area?
"Is Lambton a coal-mining area?" This was the problem that faced the Lambton Central Progress Association at its meeting last night. The reason was that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1950
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New Redhead Coal Co. Dividend
A final dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on ordinary shares for the half year ended September 30, will be paid by New…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners To Stop If Fares Rise
Miners at Stockrington No. 1 and Stockrington No. 2 Collieries had decided to stop work if a decision to increase bus…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Awaba State Mine Profit £6451
SYDNEY, Thursday.âThe State mine at Awaba showed a profit of £6451 for the year ended June 30…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gas In Pit, Men Say, Mine Idle
A dispute at Hebburn No. 1 mine over payment for work in a section of the mine which, miners claim, gives off hydrogen sulphide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Levy Of £224 For Pensioners
The Northern Delegate Board of the Mine Pensioners' Association was advised by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ian Healy's Suburbia, This Week Caves Beach: Gold In Them Thar Sands
On a beach a few miles from Darwin, at the edge of what servicemen called "the Timeless Sea," are the shallow Dripstone Caves. In them, seepage water skids…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Northern Board Meeting
The Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation began its meeting in Newcastle today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stoppages At Four Mines
Stoppages at four mines caused a production loss of 3570 tons on the northern coalfield today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stoppage Threat In Mines On Compensation
The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided yesterday that stopwork meetings "with a view to a prolonged stoppage," should be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Coal Lift From Open Cut Planned
SINGLETON, Monday.—In future, the coal cut at New Raven No. 1 open-cut mine will be taken by truck through Singleton to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Miners' Board
The Northern miners' Board of Management yesterday dealt with appeals and domestic issues…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Derailment Caused Coal Loss
The derailment of a passenger train on the Belmont line last night prevented two mines, Belmont and Belmont North,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Superannuation Bill for Miners Passed
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coal and Oil Shale Mineworkers (Superannuation) Amendment Bill passed through all stages in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Trains Held by Derailment
A derailment on Belmont line last night locked in five loaded coal trains and caused the cancellation of other coal trains till the line can…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Loss In North 4088 Tons
Disputes at four Northern mines yesterday caused a loss of 4088 tons of coal. Burwood colliery was partly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →40 pc Coal Ash Blamed For Blackouts
SYDNEY, Bunnerong power station boilers were breaking down because coal supplied from Ben Bullen open-cut contained up to 40 per cent. ash, Sydney County Council Chairman (Cr. W. Henson) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.K. Plan To Produce More Coal
LONDON, Nov. 14. A.A.P.—The National Coal Board, which took over the British coal industry from private ownership four years ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Derailment Stopped Two Mines
Belmont North and Belmont No. 3 collieries had to stop work after a shift yesterday, because of the derailment of a passenger train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Day for Northern Mines
Only one mine on the northern coalfields was reported idle today because of a dispute. This was the B.H.P. pit,…
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