In Brief No Australian Trip For Miners' Leader Phoned The Police From Ice Room
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 6
The Communist General Secretary of the National Mineworkers' Union (Mr. Arthur Horner) has lost a visit to his relations and political friends in Australia, says the "Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Lose Fingers
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3
Morris Johnson, 21, of Aberdare-rd., Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare Colliery, had the third and fourth fingers of his left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Triman Firm With Striking Miners
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3
WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.): President Truman today invoked the Taft-Hartley Act in an effort to end the coal strike. He appointed a fact-finding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Parkinson Elected Miners' Vice-President
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. W. Parkinson was re-elected Vice-president of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines Rescue Work "Affects Men Mentally"
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 9
SYDNEY: Many coal mines rescue station workers had been mentally affected by their jobs, often…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gallagher To Inspect Mines; Rescue Claims
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will inspect Aberdare Central colliery—a section of which has been declared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disputes, Rain Cause Big Coal Loss
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2
Disputes and wet weather caused a coal production loss in the North yesterday of 7432 tons. Losses in the West amounted to 3127 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheeler Hurt by Piece of Coal
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4
When a large piece of coal fell on his foot at Bloomfield Main Colliery yesterday, Ronald Wells, 29, wheeler, of Mt. Pleasant-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Fingers Severed
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3
Maurice Johnston, 21, of Aberdare-road, Cessnock, rainer at Aberdare colliery, had the third and fourth fingers of his left hand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Picnic At At Budgewoi
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5
Twelve buses took about 600 people from West Wallsend, Wallsend and Kurri Kurri districts to Budgewoi for the third annual picnic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trouble Flares Again in North: 23 Collieries Were Idle Today
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3
Trouble flared again on the northern coalfields today and 23 mines were idle or partly out of operation for a production loss of 14,910 tons. This daily loss figure has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wharf Plan For Coal Point
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5
The Lake Shire engineer will report on a suggestion that a wharf be built in front of Wippie Reserve, Coal Point…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Will Not Cooperate With Menzies
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day pledged itself, by a motion, not to cooperate with the Menzies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Granted Rise For Northern Seam
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 2
The Local Coal Authority (Mr. J. Connell) yesterday granted an increase of 4.93 a ton for solid work on the Great Northern seam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →10,500-Ton Coal Output Loss
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 4
Disputes and the rain resulted in a coal production loss of about 10,500 tons yesterday In the North and West flooding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Board Grant for Cessnock Sports Ground
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 10
The Joint Coal Board has advised Cessnock Council that it had approved a grant of £1500 towards the cost of regrading…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Letters To The Editor Miners' Compensation
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2
I AGREE with Mr. J. Comerford ("N.M.H." 2/2/50), that it is a shame that Mrs. S. Corollo must cut out her miners' compensation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weather Partly Causes Big Coal Loss
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 4
Wet weather caused a third of the State's coal loss of 20,500 tons yesterday. District losses were—North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Imports Of Coal Under Consideration
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A plan to import large quantities of coal, steel and finished products is being considered by a Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Onus On Coal Board On Pit Suspension
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A conference to-day on the future of Aberdare Central mine put the onus on the Joint Coal Board to…
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