Miners' Picnic To Speers Point
Refreshments and free rides on a merry-go-round, horse of plane and train were provided for children at the annual…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Two Mines Idle In North
The only mines idle in the North yesterday were in the Lake area. They were Belmont North and No. 3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Step Forward In Coal Industry
By their decision to proceed with experiments in power stowage in Cessnock district mines without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plans Are Discussed For Cessnock Mine Stowage
Preliminary plans for the early introduction of stowage in mines in the Cessnock district were discussed today by the recently formed coal conservation technical committee. The committee, which ing stowage to conserve coal in pillars and to ensure safety in the mines. In addition to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Output Loss In Stoppage By Metal Trades
The Metal Trades Federation's 24-hour stoppage today cost 23,000 tons of coal production in N.S.W. and caused widespread dislocation in engineering plants, but there was comparatively little effect in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Normal Output of Steel Heavy Loss Of Coal Likely
Little, if any, steel production loss is expected to result in Newcastle from to-day's metal trades protest stoppage, but Northern coal output is likely to be halved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pillar Talks by Miners
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation on Thursday will discuss coal conservation and pillar extraction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Loss In North
The coal loss in the North yesterday was 22,600 tons. Colliery properties reported that 27 Northern mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pillar Coal Would Aid Gas Supply
SYDNEY: Supplies of good gas coal will improve soon if the Miners' Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stoppages Hit Five Mines
There was only one fresh strike on the northern coalfields today but previous stoppages continued at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Heating in Ship
Cook's Hill and Carrington brigades were called to the Dornoch in Newcastle Harbour last night to attend a coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Neilly Scores in Mine Vote
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Neilly to-day defeated Mr. E. Ross in a Miners' Federation election of delegates to the Trades and Labour Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine "Eye Sore to Cessnock"
Caledon open-cut, which was ceasing operations, had made an eyesore of the area, said the Mayor (Ald. Oldfield) at a meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →30,000-Ton Coal Loss For Week
Ten mines were idle on the Northern coalfields yesterday. Output was down about 6270 tons, making a loss of about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accidents
Jammed between skips at Aberdare Extended Colliery today, James Hindmarsh (17), of Barrett-ave.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Northern Mines Idle
Five mines on the Northern-Coalfields were on strike yesterday. Four strikes were continuations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Northern Mines Idle
Coal production improved on the Northern coalfields today, only four mines being idle for a loss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Power Chair For Mine Invalids
An electrically-driven chair has been made available to invalid employees of Hebburn No. 2 colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discharge Of Heated Coal Begins
B.H.P. ore grabs began to discharge heated coal from two holds of the interstate steamer Dornoch late yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Plan For Of Stowage Abroad
SYDNEY: The Miners' Federation proposes to send a delegation overseas to study stowage and methods of pillar extraction. Stowage is a system of packing rubble into the…
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