French Ship to Take Coal
The new French motor-ship Gange (6400 tons) will arrive in Newcastle to-morrow to load a cargo of coal for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1953
1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 62
Every N.S.W. Mine Working
Production of coal in New South Wales reached peak figures yesterday with all mines working…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →11 Qualify In Mine Exams
Five men qualified for mine managers' certificates of competency at examinations held in October. Six gained their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Top Coal Output Causes Dumping
Coal production on the Newcastle and Cessnock fields has been so great in the last week that authorities are having difficulty in providing sufficient waggons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →89,300 Tons of Coal Shipped
A total of 89,300 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle this week. Coastal colliers took 33,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accidents
Jack Mainane, 18, of Ellalong, a shunter at Cessnock No. 1 Mine, was jammed by a skip today and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →All Northern Mines at Work
Coal production remains at peak level in the north. All mines worked today. Coal loss recently has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Lad Best AT Cessnock
Coal Lad, in the Paxton Stake, is selected as the best investment at tonight's Cessnock greyhound…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Strike by Coal-trimmers May Throw Many Northern Mines Idle
A strike by coaltrimmers in Newcastle has caused chaos in coal transport arrangements in the peak pre-Christmas rush period and may throw many mines idle. The strike means that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Miners Hurt
Keith O'Connell, 22, a miner, of High-street, Greta, was seriously injured in a fall of coal at Leconfield Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Case In Tasmania
LAUNCESTON, Monday—Tasmanian evidence for miners' new log was heard by the Coal Tribunal (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women Miners Beat Men
LONDON (O.S.R.) : A team of women miners is mining more coal than men mine, reports from East Germany say. The all - women shifts started recently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Men Hurt By Mine Skips
Two coalmine workers were injured by skips yesterday. They are Jack Mainane, 18, of Ellalong, a shunter at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lower Profit For Mt. Isa Mines
BRISBANE, Monday.—The main cause for the reduction in profit for the financial year ended June 30 was the fall in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miner Injured In Coal Fall
Cyril Towler 25, of Northcote-street, Aberdare, a miller at Aberdare Colliery, was struck by a fall of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mines Hit by Ship Hold-up
Because coaltrimmers are on strike, only half the mines in the North are expected to work to-day. Indications are that more than half…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keen Contest In Poll For Miners' Secretary
SYDNEY: A close contest is expected between the two strongest candidates for General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. G .H. Neilly, a member of the A.L.P., and Mr. W. Parkinson, a member of the Communist Party…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Mine May Be Prosecuted
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation may prosecute a State Government owned mine for an alleged breach…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wait for Coal Trucks; Strike Off
Newcastle coaltrimmers will resume work at 6 a.m. to-day, but the shortage of rail coal waggons is expected to be more acute than yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →25 Pits Affected Today by Coal Waggon Bottle-neck
Thirteen mines on the northern field today were thrown idle and at least 12 others dumped substantial quantities of coal at grass as a result of the transport bottle-neck caused by the…
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