Criticism Of Coal Board Attitude
The attitude of the Joint Coal Board toward amenity projects in the Lake Macquarie Shire was condemned by councillors at last night's meeting of the council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1951
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Miners' Pensions Contribution Rise 'For Higher Rate'
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Unless mineworkers were prepared to increase their weekly contribution, the pension could not be increased,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Push Barrow Of Coal To Sydney: Mayor's Threat
The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. F. Hallam) today threatened to push a wheelbarrow loaded with coal to Sydney if Government authorities continued to ignore requests for development of new collieries in the Cessnock district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike Levy On Miners
SYDNEY, Friday. A 2½ per cent. levy will be struck on miners' wages next Friday to assist miners on strike at two Broken Hill mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When Coal Monopoly Ended
OLD documents of the Australian Agricultural Company contain nothing so interesting than the proclamation annulling its coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Federation Moves On Pensions
SYDNEY Friday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to day instructed the Central Executive to confer with district pension…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Contract Let For Kurri Mine Homes
A contract had been let for the construction of 50 homes at Kurri Kurri to house British migrants who would work on Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Seek Return Of Long Service Leave
An application for restoration of long-service leave, suspended during one-day-a-week stoppages early this year in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Increase In Value Of Mines Output
SYDNEY, Friday.—Output from mines and quarries in New South Wales increased in value from £37,356,000 in 1949 to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Barrow Of Coal, An Idea, And A Mayor
The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. F. Hallam) will push a wheelbarrow of coal to Sydney if Mr. Menzies or the Premier (Mr. McGirr) make no definite move to open new mines and establish secondary industries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Case Stated for Greta Colliery
There were no technical obstacles to making Leconfield colliery, Greta, a 2000 toll a day mine in four years, the miners' Check Inspector (Mr. J. Barrett) said at a meeting at Greta yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Price Will Affect Industry
SYDNEY: The increase in the price of coal would cost industry and public services hundreds of thousands of pounds a year, a survey revealed today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Leave Claim Hearing To-day
The Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will begin hearing in Newcastle at 2 p.m. to-day a claim by the Miners' Federation to restore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expanded Rail Facilities For Coal Development
Improved and expanded rail facilities will play a big part in coal development in New South Wales, for greater output will not be possible without increased haulage traffic. New lines and handling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Price Rise Came As Shock
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Federal and State Ministers and Miners' Federation officials would not comment to-night on the rise in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Coal Loss In North Today
Strikes on the northern coalfields today cost 7000 tons of coal output. Ten mines, including some of the field's big producers, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Sent To P.M. By Mail
Two small boxes containing samples of high grade coal were sent by registered post today to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Miners Injured
William McGarry, 32, Lavender-street, Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare colliery, had two fingers of his left hand severed when they were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dismissed Miners "Have Remedies"
SYDNEY, Monday.—There was no reason why coal production should be interrupted when an employee was dismissed, the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Pensioner Dead in Hut
Charles Wright, 62, single, mine pensioner, of Church-street, Weston, was found dead in his hut last night. He had not been seen since…
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