Coal Fall Broke Miner's Legs
John Robert Thornton (46), of Main Rd.. Fennell's Bay had both legs broken when he was caught by a…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Coal Trouble Fears in U.S. "Herald" Service and A.A.P.
NEW YORK, August 25.—American industry, still staggering front the effects of the seven weeks' steel strike, is now facing trouble in the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strikes Throw 4 Mines Idle
There were strikes at four mines in the north yesterday and coal production was down 3000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Output Slumped: 7 Pits Idle
Coal production on the northern field slumped a little today with the idleness of seven mines and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Council Hard Hit By Coal Trucks' Road Damage
Heavy coal lorries are causing excessive damage to Newcastle roads, but the City Council is receiving no compensation of any kind to pay for maintenance. This state of affairs has…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →3 Mines Idle In The North
Three mines were idle on the northern coalfields to-day. They were Pelaw Main,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pillar Coal Stays At Pelaw Main
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) assured the Legislative Assembly to-day that no pillar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Move by Miners Aimed at Easing Job Position
SYDNEY.—The Miners' Federation wants long service leave for miners to operate from next January, istead of a year later, to ease the employment position…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Truck Supply Cut Threat To Work
The Railways Department has had to curtail the supply of trucks for hauling coal to metropolitan power stations. The Chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →5 Mines Idle For Loss Of 3780 Tons
Five mines were idle in the North yesterday for a coal production loss of about 3780 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Million Tons Of Coal Piled Up: New Outlets Sought
SYDNEY: More than a million tons of coal is lying "at grass" or! in storage dumps in N.S.W. and thousands of tons daily is being added to the stock piles. Railways, steelworks,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seas Affect Coal Output
Rough seas over the past two days have prevented colliers from tying up at Catherine Hill Bay jetty. This has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fears On Coal Reserves
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Coal reserves "would get out or hand" It present production continued and consumption…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Phase In Coal Industry
Since the Joint Coal Board's last report (1950-51) was prepared, the nature of the coal problem has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only Two Mines Idle In North
Only two northern mines were idle today, for a coal production loss of about 1850 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →North to Benefit by Dollar Loan Allocations For Power, Mining, Iron And Steel
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Northern iron and steel and coalmining industries and power generation will benefit from the new 50 million dollar loan. The Commonwealth Government secured the loan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2 Northern Mines Idle
There was only one industrial dispute on the Northern Coalfields yesterday. This was at Abermain, which was idle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →92,400 Tons Of Coal Shipped
Coal shipped from Newcastle this week totalled 92,400 tons. Colliers took 33,000 tons to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"More Coal" For Soviet
MOSCOW, Aug. 31. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Soviet miners to-day (Miners' Day) wrote to Mr. Stalin promising a higher coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mission to Study Coal
CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Australian coalmining mission to go overseas will study coal extraction, transport and treatment. The Minister for National…
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