Miners May Resume At Three Pits
Hebburn No. 1 and 2 and Elrington may return to work tomorrow following a conference in Sydney…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Union Talks On Open Cut Mine Policy
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Officials of unions with members employed at open-cut coalmines conferred in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Emergency Coal Lift As Floods Cut Line Again
With the railway line between Maitland and the Cessnock coalfields again cut by floodwaters, coal production from mines in the area once more is being brought out to Newcastle by an emergency lift over the single-line Richmond Vale system…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hebburn Mines To Resume
The Hebburn No. 1 mine strike over shooting down top coal was settled yesterday. The men are expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain Reduces Coal Output
Coal production loss on the northern coalfields because of the flood rains rose today to 6830 tons. Most of the open cuts on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Is Problem Off Devon Coast
LONDON, Thur. (A.A.P.)—A mine is drifting in a main shipping lane one mile off the Devon Coast—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood-Free Coal Line, Road Urged
SYDNEY: The need for all-weather road and rail facilities from the coalfields had never been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Stops After Accident
LITHGOW, Thursday. — Miners at Lithgow Valley colliery stopped work to-day after they were thrown from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Assurance On Coal At Grass
CANBERRA, Thursday.—An assurance that coalminers need have no fear for their continuity of employment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strain On Emergency Coal Lift
With the coal line between Maitland and Cessnock out of operation, the Richmond Vale railway is being used to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Coal Cheaper
A reduction of 5/ a ton in the wholesale price of coal had resulted in a reduction in the retail price from 6/6 to 6/3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Shipments Cut By Rain
Rough weather and rain caused a sharp drop in coal to be shipped from Newcastle this week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Guarantee On Coal Extraction
Winning coal in Campbell Vale and Lambton Central No. 4 collieries will be confined to 50 per cent. extraction in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rush To Get Coal Moving
By working overtime throughout the week-end, Richmond Vale railway workers have temporarily cleared an accumulation of coal waggons caused by the flooding of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pakistan Orders Callide Coal
CANBERRA, Monday.—The Minister for Customs (Senator O'Sullivan) said to-day that a licence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ship Shortage Affects Coal
A shortage of shipping may cause mother bank-up of coal waggons at Port Waratah this week. The shipping shortage is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners To Meet On Log Claims
SYDNEY, Monday.—Lodge delegates will confer in all districts to recommend pit-top meetings to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters To The Editor Miners' Delegate
I AM pleased that the A.L.P. is taking steps to show the miners and other unionists how they have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners To Play Interdistrict Soccer Championship
Mr. B. Cockbain of Cessnock announced last night that sanction has been granted by the N.S.W. Soccer directors for the Miners' Federation to stage its interdistrict championship. The winning team will…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"Box Of Gold" Held Coppers
LONDON: There was a legend that in 1887 a box of gold was buried under a tree in Burbage,…
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