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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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Another serious coal production loss today brought the week's drop so far on the northern field because of stoppages to more than 27,000 tons. With 13 mines Idle, today's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unionists in several States stopped work yesterday in protest against the prosecution of union officials under the Crimes Act. James Healy, General Secretary of the Waterside Workers'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Caught by a fall of stone in Pacific colliery yesterday, H. Nolan, 40, miner, of Lake-street, Fassifern, had his back lacerated and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transport difficulties between Victoria and N.S.W. have caused a serious shortage of explosives for collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An ambulance from Moree was damaged but the driver escaped injury when a collision occurred with a coal truck on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Continuing poor production of coal is still crippling the Newcastle steel industry. The B.H.P. Steel Works are operating at only about 60 per cent. capacity. This low production figure has applied nearly all this year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY: The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) will visit Cessnock tomorrow to investigate complaints that fumes from Cessnock No. 2 Colliery were a health hazard to residents at Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—The National Coal Board's accounts showed that in 1950 it earned a surplus of £8,300,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caught by a fall of coal in Stockton Borehole yesterday, Robert Pearson, 54, of Main-road, Boolaroo, miner, had his right arm and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LITHGOW, Thursday.—The Secretary of Clandulla miners' lodge (Mr. Hunt) to-day denied a report that 20 miners at Clandulla…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) will inspect Cessnock No. 2 open cut mine this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Coal—and the community," the first of a series of discussions will be heard on the A.B.C.'s national network on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AS a retired mineworker, with no political affilitation, 1, with other mine pensioners, was interestered in letters by Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More than 40,000 tons of coal was lost on the northern field this week because of stoppages. This represents a 20 per cent,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Neath Colliery, on the northern coalfields, has been closed down because of heating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) inspected No. I south-west and No. 1 south-north sections of Abermain No. 2 colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railways Department will transport 5000 tons of gas coal to the Mortlake plant of the Australian Gas Light Company to-day and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sat. (A.A.P.).—A demand by a group of West Coast miners for a return to work by all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transport of gas coal by an emergency rail lift from Newcastle to Sydney began early this morning. The Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Postmaster-General's Department next month will issue two new centenary stamps. One (left) will commemorate the discovery of gold in Australia. The other will commemorate 100 years of…
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