Coal Output In N.Z. Grows
WELLINGTON: Coal production last year reached 2,749,808 tons (1,914,137 from underground and…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 62
George Grant, Miners' Sec., Dies In Sydney
SYDNEY: All sections of the coal industry today expressed deep regret at the death this morning of Mr. George Grant, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation. Mr. Grant, who was 48…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Move On Mine Books
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A meeting of the Southern Miners' Board of Management set down for to-morrow has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Dumped By Halted Driver
A truck driver who dumped portion of a load of coal on the roadway after being told to proceed to a weich-bridge was fined £15 with 12s court costs and £2 2s professional…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£22,000 In Gold Stolen In U.S.
NEW YORK, Thursday (A.A.P.).—A shipment of unrefined gold bullion valued at £22,000 was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Coal Dumped In Street
A lorry driver who dumped about two tons of coal in a crowded street was fined £15 in Newcastle Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rise In Weekly Coal Shipment
A total of 97,350 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle this week, compared with the average of about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →300 Miners Cut Off By Fire
LONDON, Oct. 16. A.A.P.—Between 300 and 400 miners have been cut off from their exit shaft, following a fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Criticism Of Miners' President
SYDNEY.—The miners' general president (Mr. I. Williams) had adopted a mischievousvous attitude"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miner Injured in Coal Fall
Claude Drayton (30), of Hickey-st, Cessnock, a miner at Aberdaxe Extended Colliery, was struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathurst Men Claim Rich Gold Strike
BATHURST.—Two miners claim they have struck a rich scam in a gold mine at Tarondale, about 20…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Ballot Rivalry
Elections this year for positions on the Miners' Federation Central Council and Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Tribunal Thanked
SYDNEY, Monday.—The miners' General President (Mr. Williams) thanked the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Reunion At Wallarah
The 13th annual reunion of Catherine Hill Bay Retired Mineworkers and Pensioners' Association was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stop Press Miners' Membership
After conferring by telephone with Chief Judge (Sir Raymond Kelly) in Melbourne, Mr. Justice Kirby fixe the hearing of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Burwood Mine Idle Again
Burwood colliery, which resumed work on Friday after a fortnight's strike, was idle again yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Miners to Reopen Books
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Southern District Miners' Management Board decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owners Want 'Responsible Approach' to Coal Output
SYDNEY: The owners' counter-log was not an endeavor to reduce miners' conditions but an attempt to obtain a responsible approach to production from coalminers, the manager of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Trains Collide In Fog At Sandgate: 2 Men Hurt
Two men were injured and coal traffic was delayed when two coal trains collided in heavy fog near Sandgate railway station this morning. One train, hauling empty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2000 Tons Coal Lost
Stoppages of work on the northern N.S.W. coalfields today cost 2000 tons of coal output…
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