Threat to Withdraw Coal Machines
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 2
The assistant superintendent of J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries (Mr. S. H. Wilkinson) today threatened to withdraw all coal cutting machines from Stockrington No. 1 and No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Board Told Of Mine Loco Dispute
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 3
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A threatened dispute at Cessnock No. 1 colliery over the proposed introduction of a diesel locomotive underground…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poor Quality Coal Cause Of Blackouts
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 2
Poor quality coat at Zara-street Powerhouse caused blackouts in two zones other than the rostered zone yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Trucks Tragedy Probed At Inquest
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 2
Runaway coal trucks which had travelled five miles before striking a car and killing the driver continued on for another mile and a half before being derailed, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sea-heading Coal Almost Worked Out
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 3
The sea heading at Burwood Colliery has only about 200,000 tons of coal—or two to three years' work—left in it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss In North Rises To 6000 Tons
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 3
Coal production loss on the northern field today due to stoppages of work rose to nearly 6000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Accidents
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 4
David Lewis (35) of Ash-st., Cessnock, a road layer at Cessnock No. 1 mine, had the big toe on his right foot crushed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Claiming Award Change
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 3
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Miners' claims for a variation of the attendance allowance award will be served on colliery owners soon. The General President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notice to Miners at Two Pits
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 1
Miners at two gas coalmines on the Northern field have been given a week's notice because the owners cannot get explosives. The miners' Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →B.H.P. Coal Cut By Strikes
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 2
Stoppages at three B.H.P. mines this week have cut the intake of industrial coal to the Steel Works by 6900 tons. As with all series of stoppages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosives for Mines on Way From Victoria; Supplies Short
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 3
The acute shortage of explosives for mines on the northern coalfields is not expected to be relieved until some time next week. Last night the northern dis-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Move Headquarters
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 3
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The miners' Federation is shifting its headquarters from Kyle House, in Macquarie Place, Sydney, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bad Coal Charge Rejected
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 3
SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Joint Coal Board was doing everything possible to help the Colonial Sugar Refining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Party Talks On Mine Dispute
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 3
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The hearing by the Central Coal Reference Board relating to a threatened dispute over the proposed introduction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Destroys Big Coal Dump
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1
SINGLETON Thursday.—More than 12,000 tons of low-grade coal has been destroyed by a fire at Newdell open-cut mine, near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russian Killed By Czechs In Uranium Mine
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1
WASHINGTON, July 26. A.A.P.—Underground sources to-day reported a serious riot in a Russian-run uranium mine at Jachymov…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some Tin Mines May Have to Close
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Some tin mines with high operating costs would be forced to close down unless the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Mine Thrown Idle Over Shortage of Explosives
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 3
The first effect of the shortage of mine explosives on coal production was felt today when one small colliery on the northern field was thrown idle because its supplies had been exhausted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Dispute Settled By R.S.P.C.A.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1
The opinion of an official of the R.S.P.C.A. on the condition of nit horses prevented a stoppage at Belmont colliery yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold At "Tops"—If You Can Find It
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 3
"There's gold there if you could only find it" Mr. Peter Gerakiteys, of High-st., Maitland, said today, commenting on the discovery af alluvial gold at Barrington Tops last weekend…
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