No Assurance On Mine Levy
When the necessary powers were conferred by amendment of the Mine Subsidence Act, the modified scheme in West Ward would be…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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Coal Trucks May Be Withdrawn
Unless something was done to Workshop-rd., Cardiff, within the next fortnight, Lake Macquarie Shire Council will be…
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Every mine in the State worked yesterday. Production was at the peak level of more than 60,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jobs Depending On Coal And Steel
The temporary closure of Lysaght's Newcastle mills is a symptom of the critical situation to which Australian heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Seized At Hongkong
HONGKONG, April 25. A.A.P.- Reuter.—A magistrate to-day ordered the confiscation of gold worth about £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mud May Solve Coal Problems
KARACHI (Reuter): The thick black mud that lies exposed for miles along the riverbeds of East Bengal when the waters are low may soon be helping to provide light for the cities and power for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →George Medals For Two U.K. Miners
LONDON, April 24. A.A.P.— Two men who played a big part in the rescue of 115 men entombed underground in the disaster at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only Two Mines Idle In State
The only mines idle in the State yesterday were Elrington, on the South Maitland field, and Swansea, on the Newcastle field. The coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Giants Rip Out Open-cut Coal
Heavy machinery imported by the Joint Coal Board and hired to mining companies is helping to speed up production of coal at open-cut mines in the Hunter Valley…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire At Model Colliery
LITHGOW, Friday.—Although local fire officials reported a fire at the Newcom colliery. Kerosene Vale, last night, which caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2070 Tons Of Coal Lost
Two Northern coal mine were idle and one was partly manned for a loss of 2070 tons yesterday. At Elrington colliery there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Stocks "Critical" In Victoria
MELBOURNE, Friday. — Victoria's coal reserve is now at its lowest since January. The amount on hand—85,000 tons—is 100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miner Hit By Fall Of Coal
Jack O'Shea, 41, of Spencer-street Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck by a fall of coal yesterday and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Improved Welfare Plan For U.S. Miners And Families
NEW YORK, (O.S.R.): The 400,000 soft-coal miners and their families in the United States will benefit from now on from a more effective welfare and retirement programme. The programme which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welsh Miners Cheer Bevan
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.)— Arming on the present scale would produce poverty "that will make Soviet Communism…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camps Sponsored By Coal Board
SYDNEY: The Joint Coal Board is sponsoring 79 girls and boys from the coalfields areas at 19-day national fitness camps at Lake Macquarie and Broken Bay beginning on May 5…
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The Maitland district branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union will meet tonight to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Northern Mines Idle
Coal production in the north improved today with only three collieries idle for a loss of 2000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suburban and District More Coal Board Aid Sought
Belmont Amenities Committee decided to ask Lake Macquarie Shire Council to urge the Joint Coal Board to increase percentage grants…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Stops Sought By F.E.D.F.A.
SYDNEY, Monday.—Officials of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association are considering requests from members for more…
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