Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

1,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 79

Operations Loss Of Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

The 1949-50 Joint Coal Board report reveals that the Operations Division, established on January 1, 1948, incurred a loss of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Quick Action Promised On Mine Subsidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

Amendments to the Mine Subsidence Act had been prepared, and submitted to Cabinet as a matter of urgency, the Minister for Mines…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

A.e.u. Mine Men in North to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

Members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union will resume work at Northern collieries to-morrow. This was decided at an…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

No Northern Meetings On Miners' Award

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

No meetings of mineworkers had been arranged to discuss the Coal Tribunal's decision on the award the Northern District President of the Federation (Mr. G. Neilly) said today…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

2 Holidays Mean Big Coal Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

Two public holidays this week will mean a loss of more than 120,000 tons of coal on New South Wales fields…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Explosives Theft From Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 3

The danger attendant on the theft of detonators and blasting powder from Wallamain colliery, if it has fallen into the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Big Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 2

All mines in the North and South worked yesterday, but four in the West were idle for a loss of about 1900 tons of coal…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Burragorang Coal "Has Drawbacks"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) reiterated, in reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly to-day, his…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Miner Rescued Under Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 1

IPSWICH, Tuesday.—A miner who was buried under a fall of about two tons of coal at Haighmoor colliery, Tivoli, to-day, is in…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Minister's Promise On Mine Reports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Certain annual reports of the Mines Department had been delayed, but they would be made available as soon as…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

No Meetings on Mine Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 2

Meetings of mineworkers had not been called to discuss the Coal industry Tribunal's decision on attendance payments, the Northern…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Carting Dispute Stops 4 Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A dispute over the cartage of coal has caused a loss of 17,190 tons of coal in the past two working days at four…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Coal Dust From Ramp "Harms Houses"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 3

Coal dust from loading ramps in the Pit Paddock, Lambton, was destroying household property, Ald. McGuirk said at Newcastle City…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Explosives Stolen From Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

About 200 yards of electric cable, 300 detonators, and a case containing 50lb. of blasting powder were stolen from Wallmain…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Stop Press Miners' Meetings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 12

Miners' Northern President (Mr. G. Neilly) told Coal Industry Tri[?]inal (Mr. Gallagher) today he [?]new nothing whatever about…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Ore Miners To Seek 35 Hours

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: The State Executive of the A.W.U. will approach the Arbitration Court within two months for a 35-hour week for…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Indian Talks On Coal For Australia

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Thurs. (A.A.P.) —A long-term arrangement for the supply of Indian coal to Australia is expected to result…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Left - Wing Mine Move for Protest Meetings on Bonus Award

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 3

Left-wingers on the northern coalfields are trying to organise pit-top meetings for tomorrow morning to protest against the attendance-bonus award. The Miners' Northern President (Mr. G…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railways Rejects Poor Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Railways Commissioner (Mr. Garside) said to-day that the quality of coal supplied to the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Miners' May Day Pay Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 2

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will sit in Newcastle on Monday to hear a claim by the Miners' Federation for pay for the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →