Mineleaders To Consider Steps Colliery Sale Opposed
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—District executives of the Miners' Federation will meet to-morrow to consider steps to oppose the disposal of South Clifton colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1954
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 66
Bitter Poll Clash By Miners
A bitter fight is likely in the election for the Northern District Miners' President. The main candidates are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2 Mines Idle in State
Only two mines were idle in the State yesterday. They were Hebburn No. 2, on South Maitland field, and Burwood,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil, Dyes From Coal Plan
Cessnock Council last night appointed a committee to press for the development of the Holland coal leases at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Development plan At Cessnock
Cessnock Council will press for the development of the Holland coal leases at Ellalong. In a report to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Sale Talks To-day
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Miners' Federation officials and the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) will discuss the proposed sale of South Clifton colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Pits Idle As Protest Against Colliery Sale
Two mines on the northern coalfields, Aberdare Extended and Hebburn No. 1, were idle today because of protest strikes against the proposed sale of South Clifton Colliery. The two mines between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2000-Ton Coal Output Loss
Two Northern mines and one in the South were idle yesterday for a total coal production loss of about 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"In The Good Old Days" Mine Host's Jest
One of the duties of the old-time innkeepers was to provide a spice of humor in the community. The following advertisement may appear to be quite straightforward but the point will appear. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Western Mine Reprieved
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Dismissal notices given to miners at Hermitage colliery, on the Western field, have been withdrawn for two weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Election Explained
A Northern Miners' Board of Management decision on filling an executive vacancy is causing keen discussion on the coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2 More Pits Idle Over Colliery Sale
There were two more stoppages on the northern coalfields today in protest against the proposed sale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Unions Look To Arbitration
A review of claims considered by the Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) in 1953 shows an increasing trend by mining unions to arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners In Move To End Shift
A conference will be held on Monday to discuss closing down afternoon shift production at West Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Strange Past GOLD for the taking
The technique Mr. D. Robertson adopted to win friends and influence people was nothing like the modern soft-soaping methods we read about in best-selling books. When he sought a favor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners' Log Hearing On
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will resume the hearing of the miners' log of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Mines Idle in North
Miners at Abermain No. 2 and Elrington were idle yesterday as a protest against the proposal to sell South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Target Of 70M. Tons Of Coal
CANBERRA, Friday.—Australia must mine at least 70 million tolls of coal a year—four times her present output—to maintain a population of 20…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federation's Fight To Keep Colliery
A prepared statement on the proposed sale of South Clifton colliery will be sent by the Central Executive of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Statement On Miners' Ruling
Five members of the miners' Northern Board of Management issued a statement last night "to clarify certain confusing statements over its decision…
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