Colliery Staff Award Delay
An alleged delay in the settlement of the Colliery Staffs Association award by the Chairman of the Central Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1951
1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 79
Belgian Miners on Unofficial Strike
BRUSSELS, Feb. 14. A.A.P.—Nearly 70,000 miners are staging an unofficial strike in the Liege, Mons and Charleroi districts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Die In Mine Accidents
Two men were fatally injured in Northern mines yesterday. They were—James Keir Hardie, 51, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Earning Of Coal Timmers Cut
Floods, coalfields strikes and their own overtime ban have heavily reduced the earnings of coal trimmers on the Newcastle waterfront…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eleven Idle Northern Mines Today Lost 9200 Tons
Critical coal production losses continued on the northern field today, with stoppages at 11 mines for an output drop of 9200 tons. On Monday, when the Miners' Federation held the second…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Settlement Now Hinges On Unions: No Headway At Talks
SYDNEY: Talks called by the Joint Coal Board today failed to make any headway towards a settlement of the coal dispute and settlement prospects how hinge on the outcome of further talks between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria Meets Coal Crisis
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—State Cabinet late to-night took drastic measures to meet Victoria's coal crisis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Crisis Talks Fail
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The resumed conference on the coal crisis failed to-day when the New South Wales mineowners refused to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Work At Mines Today
Heating in a section of the underground workings today threw Abermain No. 2 Colliery idle…
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SYDNEY: The stalemate in the coal dispute is expected to continue at least until next Tuesday, when the A.C.T.U. and the Miners' Central Council will discuss in Sydney further avenues for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dwindling Hopes For Coal Peace
The all-or-nothing stand taken by the miners' Central Council in this week's negotiations to end the one-day strikes has had its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North's Coal Loss 9200 Tons
Strikes caused a coal production loss of about 4500 tons on the Northern coalfields yesterday. Other causes caused a loss of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines Sighted in Sea of Japan
TOKYO. Feb. 15. A.A.P.—The Japanese Maritime Safety Board to-day sent three minesweepers to the Sea of Japan to clear mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finger Jammed By Mine Skip
Ray Ballard, 29, of Weld-avenue, Cessnock, miner, at Aberdare Extended colliery, broke the second finger of his right hand yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →300lb. Of Gold Seized
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. A.A.P.—Customs officials seized 300lb of gold during an attempt to smuggle it on board the Queen Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hoover's Story Of Gold
NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.): Former U.S. President, Herbert Hoover, told today how…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co. Dividend
An interim dividend of 4/ a share will be paid by Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co. on March 16. Transfer books close at 5 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Coal To Be Imported
CANBERRA, Friday.—Federal Cabinet decided to-day to import more coal front overseas and develop Callide coalfield. Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Interstate Coal Under 20,000 Tons
Less than 20,000 tons of coal will be loaded in Newcastle this week for interstate ports. The scheduled total is 19,450…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only One Mine In North Idle Through Strike
Only one mine was on strike in the Northern coalfields yesterday but two other mines were idle for other reasons…
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