Colliery Fitter's Thumb Severed
Walter Higginbottom, 48, of McGrane-street, Cessnock, a fitter at Aberdare Extended Colliery, had the thumb of his…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
1,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 62
Mines Get Waggons
Ample supplies of waggons are expected to be available for full production on the northern coalfields to-day. Yesterday 13 mines could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal's Future 'Secure'
World oil supplies were limited and a lot of coal would be needed to drive atomic plants, Mr. J. Barrett said last night. Mr. Barrett, Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jury Locked Up With Gold Ingots
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Four jurymen were locked in a room at the Supreme Court to-day with gold worth £2017…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Biggest Coal Stock in 20 Years
SYDNEY, Friday.—About 2,760,000 tons of coal will be reserve in New South Wales this Christmas. Mining men said this was the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Survey Shows No Solution Yet Overproduction: Mining Bugbear
A survey of N.S.W. coal production and consumption indicates no immediate prospect of a real solution to the problem of overproduction. The accepted belief in the industry is that this crisis…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.K. Miners Begin Vast Project
Tunnelling hundreds of feet below the bed of the North Sea, British miners are just beginning to tap a vast reservoir of between 100 million and 200 million tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Begin Last Week Of The Year
Mine workers on the northern coalfields today began their last working week of the year with only…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mines Work at Peak
With northern mines working at their peak in the final week before the annual vacation break,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Ballot; Counting On
SYDNEY, Monday.—The new General Secretary of the Miners' Federation will be announced this week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only One Mine In N.S.W. Idle
Only one New South Wales mine was idle yesterday, when miners began their last working week before their annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Borehole Only Idle Mine
Stockton Borehole, where a safety issue was said to be involved, was the only mine idle on the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Miners' Secretary On
SYDNEY. — The new general secretary of the Miners' Federation will be announced on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2 Mines Idle In North
Two mines were idle in the North yesterday for a loss of about 1000 tons of coal. Neath open cut, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners To Get Holiday For Queen's Visit
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Miners in the major New South Wales coalfields areas will receive a day's holiday to celebrate the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move In Island Mine Dispute
HOBART, Wednesday.—Senator Henty and Mr. Luck, M.H.R., have asked the Premier (Mr. Cosgrove) to set…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Counting Of Miners' Votes Begins
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation returning officer (Mr. C. A. Willis) to-day began counting votes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Mine Idle In North
One mine was idle in the North yesterday for a loss of about 500 tons of coal. The mine, Stockton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Festive Glitter In Gold, Silver
Glitter adds the light fantastic touch that retrieves many a beautiful dress from the doldrums of being "not quite good enough."…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →"Double-Pay" Day For Miners This Week
Many mineworkers on the northern field will take home their holiday pay today and tomorrow they will receive their normal fortnightly pay for the fortnight ended last week. At some of the mines on…
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