Coal Shipments
Coal shipments from Newcastle to oversea, interstate ports and Sydney were again high this week…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
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High Coal Output In North
The Northern coalfields finished the fortnight yesterday with a high production figure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Put Veteran On Road
One day in 1949, when the coal strike had reduced rail services, a motorist at Hornsby was surprised to find a sprightly old, gentleman of 86 hitching a lift to Newcastle. The octogenarian who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Claim
The Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) will hear in Newcastle on August 3 an application by the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Residents Oppose Mine Move
A public meeting at Cardiff South decided yesterday to object to the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd. being granted an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Northern Mines Idle
Two mines were idle on the northern field today for a production loss of 3600 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Chalice Was Temptation
ROME, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Unemployed Bruno Coll (27) walked into St. Peter's Cathedral, smashed a glass…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nine Idle Miners Get Big "Play"
Nine Abermain No. 1 mineworkers should not be worried over the loss of a shift through the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Produce More, Miners Asked
The Local Coal Authority has asked Millfield Greta miners to observe a lodge decision to fill more coal for cost of living payment purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Officials To See Mine Creep
A creep at Aberdare Extended colliery, Cessnock, will be inspected on Thursday. Central and Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agreement Needed On Pillar Coal
SYDNEY. — The scheme for mechanical extraction of pillar coal in collieries recommended by the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vital Conference On Pillar Coal
SYDNEY, Monday.—Talks in Sydney this week are expected to bring to a head the vital issue of mechanical extraction of pillar coal in N.S.W. mines. The question has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Talks Tomorrow On Pillar Coal
SYDNEY: Coal owners will discuss with Miners' Federation representatives in Sydney tomorrow proposals for the mechanical extraction of pillar coal without stowage at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burwood Mine Lodge Backs Cancer Clinic
Burwood Miners' Lodge, through the Northern District Council of the Federation, will support the Trades Hall Council's move for a cancer clinic in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rooney Invited, To Attend Miners' Talks
A full report would be made to the next meeting of the Northern Board of Management of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Minister Confident On Pillar Coal
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Acting Minister for Mines (Mr. Buckley) said to-day that he confidently expected the Miners' Federation to accept mechanical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One Northern Mine Idle
Coal production was high on the Northern coalfields again yesterday, Aberdare Extended being the only idle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Integrity Of Miners' Ballots
The struggle in the Miners' Federation between Communists and their opponents for lodge, district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Support For Mining Ban
A deputation from the Garden Suburb Progress Association asked Cardiff Urban Area Committee last night to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Board Grant For Wallsend Pool
The Joint Coal Board has offered Newcastle Council £1642 towards the architectural fees for the scheme…
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