New Coal-Loader For Carrington
SYDNEY.—Railway engineers were racing against time with designs for the construction of an overhead coal-loader at Carrington, the Director of Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1952
1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 65
All Mines In North At Work
After four days of heavy coal losses due to strikes, the northern coalfields today had a "clean sheet,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliamentarians To Keep Gold Passes
CANBERRA, Thursday.— Members of Parliament would retain their gold passes on railway. Mr. Kent Hughes said to-day. Mr. Kent Hughes,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Injured
William Sneddon, 27, of Hunter-street, Cessnock, a fitter at Aberdare Extended colliery, had his right hand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Premier Lauds Miners' Work
SYDNEY, Sunday. — Coalminers had produced the biggest coal reserves the State had had for 14 years, Mr. Cahill said. Mr. Cahill, the New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Glen Davis Miners More Determined
SYDNEY — The lack of reaction so far from the Commonwealth Government made the Glen Davis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese Ship Sunk By Mine
HONGKONG, June 9. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Chinese vessel "New China" struck a mine in the Pearl River…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preserved Bodies In Salt Mines
VIENNA, Tues.: Scientists may soon be presented with an opportunity to examine perfectly preserved bodies of a number of prehistoric men from the period 800 to 400 B.C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bags Of Coal Were Expensive
A father and son, each found with a sugar-bag full of coal at the Port Waratah marshalling yards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vast Saving In Coal When Snowy Scheme Operates
When the first part of the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme comes into operation in 1954 it will save an annual amount of 117,000 tons of coal. Ultimately the whole scheme will save more than four million tons of coal a year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Record Output From Mines
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—With two months' figures outstanding, latest returns of coal production for this financial year show that New South Wales miners have already won 12,289,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Act Changes Approved
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The New South Wales Cabinet to-day agreed to amendments to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conference Of Mine Lodge Delegates
The Northern District Executive of the Miners' Federation has called a lodge delegate conference…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Power At Colliery
Nesca workmen installing a main transformer for the new electricity sub-station at Burwood Colliery yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Delegate Conference
A Northern Miners' Federation delegates' board conference will be held in Newcastle next Wednesday to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.K. Coal Industry Ends Losses
LONDON, June 11. A.A.P.—Britain's nationalised coal industry, which last year lost £1,800,000, had a surplus of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.K. Miners Seek Rise
LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).—Britain's 700,000 coalminers will ask for an immediate increase of 30s a week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Over 400 Migrants For Mines
SYDNEY Thursday.—More than 400 British migrants will come to Australia before the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Medal for Borotra
PARIS, Fri. (A.A.P.). — Former French Davis, Cup player Jean Borotra has been awarded a gold medal…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →5000-Ton Coal Loss In North
The coal production loss in the North yesterday was 5000 tons. Aberdare, Bellbird, Hebburn…
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