Plans For Roads Please Miners
The Vice-president of Newstan No. 2 lodge (Mr. B. O'Connor) said yesterday that members of the lodge were pleased that the Joint…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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Coal From India Behind Schedule
NEW DELHI, May 31. A.A.P.-Reuter. —Only about 194,000 tons of the 650,000 tons of coal India had contracted to supply Australia had…
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The Joint Managing Director of Colliery Engineers Ltd., England (Mr. L. W. Needham) will address the Australasian Institute of Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Coal Loss 2000 Tons
Mine stoppages in the North yesterday caused a coal production loss of about 2000 tons. At Stanford Main No. 2 some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Miners Injure Legs In Accidents
Max Horder, 37, of West-avenue, Cessnock, miner, at Aberdare Extended colliery, had his left foot fractured when struck by a slab…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caught Germans Abandoned In Mine Shaft
BERLIN, June 1. A.A.P.—Fourteen miners, trapped 3000 feet underground by a gas explosion in a mine shaft at Herringen, neat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reasons For Coal Lack In Victoria
SYDNEY, Friday.—The lack of ships in recent months to bring coal from overseas had caused the shortage in Victoria, the Chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →69,600 Tons of Coal Shipped
Coal shipments from Newcastle to interstate ports and Sydney this week totalled 69,600 tons. Four ships took 24,400 tons to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Was Problem 72 Years Ago
A Vice-regal proclamation displayed in Newcastle 72 years ago following lockouts in Lambton and South Waratah collieries and the introduction of outside labour, was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Leaders Want Action On Liquor Reform
In conference today with Mr. J. B. Simpson, M.L.A., Northern Executive officials of the Miners' Federation "took strong…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Discuss Summonses Nation-Wide Meetings Of Miners Urged
SYDNEY, Friday—The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation to-day urged miners throughout Australia to hold pit-top meetings on Tuesday, to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Stoppages in North Lose 6500 Tons of Coal Output
Nearly 6500 tons of coal production was lost on the northern field today as a result of stoppages of work. This was the worst day's loss…
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It seemed that Birmingham Gardens would be out, but areas undermined would still be under the Mines Subsidence Act, Mr. Booth,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dispute on Mine Payment Widens
Employees of Austral Main and Leconfield mines decided yesterday to stop work in support of a claim for attendance payments. The claim is for the payments…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prosecution Of Union Men Miners Advised Against Stoppages
Northern miners have been told not to stop work over the prosecution of union officials. They have been instructed to protest by telegram instead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Council Accepts Loan By Coal Board
SYDNEY, Monday. — Sydney County Council to-day accepted an offer by the Coal Board of loans totalling £625,000 at 3½ per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Fire Fumes 'Cause Headaches'
A fire in old workings of Cessnock No 2 colliery was causing severe headaches and retching for Bellbird residents, Cr. Gleghorn said last night. He told Kearsley Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nut Coal Price Up 10/- Ton
The Joint Coal Board had approved an increase of 10/ a ton in the price of nut coal, the President of the Newcastle Fuel Merchants'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miner Injured by Fall of Coal
John Maxwell, 50 miner, of Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, broke his left leg and suffered head abrasions witch struck by a fall of coal at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Board Won't Buy Minmi Land
The Joint Coal Board advised Lower Hunter Shire Council today that it had been decided no good purpose would…
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