Cheaper Coal Drive Made
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The average price of N.S.W. coal had fallen by 10d. a ton in the last 13 months, but was still too high, the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) said to-day…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
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Fire In Mine At Lithgow
LITHGOW: Desperate efforts were made today to check a fire which raged underground at the State Coal Mine, near Lithgow. This afternoon Lithgow…
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Only Aberdare Extended colliery (1200 tons), where there was a dispute over power borers, was idle in the North…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Demarcation Dispute At Lambton B Colliery
A demarcation dispute involving members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association threw Lambton B Colliery idle today. Lambton B is one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Idle for Second Day
A dispute over power borers continued at Aberdare Extended colliery yesterday. The mine was idle for the second…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation is preparing a detailed statement on its attitude to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Golden Wedding At Coal Point
Mr. and Mrs. James Tennant, of Coal Point, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at a surprise party in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What's In A Name Hetton Mine
In its day the Hetton coal mine was unique in that it had a lease from the Government to mine under Newcastle Harbor and out to sea, but when the company was established in 1885 it did not have a dry…
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SYDNEY: Under the direction of the Acting-Minister for Mines (Mr. Buckley), mining experts were investigating complaints by South Cardiff residents that mining operations in that district would cause subsidences, the Acting-Premier (Mr. Heffron) said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Hurt In Mechanical Mining, Tribunal Told
Mechanised mining was harder than hand mining, a witness told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) in Newcastle today. Mr Gallagher was hearing evidence in support of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protest On Joint Coal Board Policy
Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to join other councils in a protest against the discontinuance of grant-in-aid payments by the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Still Raging In Lithgow State Mine
SYDNEY.—The fire in the State coal mine, Lithgow, is still raging and conditions were still too dangerous for miners to work today. Fire fighters and mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Northern Mines Idle
Two Northern mines, Aberdare Extended and Lambton, were idle yesterday for a production loss of about 2000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →84,600 Tons Of Coal Shipped
A total of 84,600 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle to Sydney, interstate and overseas this week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Board
A sitting of the miners' Northern Board of Management will start at Federation House in Newcastle to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Still Fighting Fire In Lithgow Mine
LITHGOW.—The State Coal Mine at Lithgow, where a fire has been raging underground since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toronto Plea For Coal Board Grant
Toronto Urban Area Committee advised a meeting of Toronto Ratepayers' Association that it had no funds to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Stowage Sought
Residents of Cardiff and Warner's Bay will seek compulsory stowage to prevent damage to property by mine…
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Pelaw Main, Richmond Main and Rasebank collieries were idle in the North yesterday for a coal production loss of about…
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SINGLETON, Monday.—Tests Tests by the Australian Gaslight Company at Glendon-brook colliery reveal that its…
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