Coal Hits Man
William Wilson, 53, of Car-diff, a fuelman employed by the Railways Department, suffered concussion and…
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Mining & the mines, 1954
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 66
Coal Industry "Prosperous"
SYDNEY: The coal industry was prosperous and had the capacity to bear the added cost of mine worker claims, the Miners' General President (Mr. I. Williams) told the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Books May Close
A hint that the Northern District of the Miners' Federation might soon have to close its membership books again was given by Mr. W. Mahon last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Cuts Unlikely At Singleton
The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) said at Singleton yesterday that there was no indication…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rich Ore Find In W.A. Gold Area
PERTH, Tuesday. — Rich specimen stone showing free gold has been uncovered by three Southern Cross mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hold-Up Looms In New Coal Cargo For Korea
Alleged "radio-activity" on the Hai Chang, which is being held up by Cairns wharfmen, may delay a new 114,000-ton order of Newcastle coal for Korea. The first shipment of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Normaine Colliery To Resume To-day
Normaine colliery, idle yesterday because the management blew the "no work" whistle eight minutes after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Talks On Jobs; Miners' Call
The miners' Northern Board of Management decided in Newcastle yesterday to seek a conference of all parties to discuss stabilising employment in the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shorter Week As Miners' Hope
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The only guarantee of the maintenance of the present labour force in the coal industry was a shorter working week, Mr. I. Williams said to-day. Mr. Williams, General…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Rules On Mine Disputes
THE Northern branch of the Minrs' Federation is to draft a new code of ruls on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rush After Gold Strike
PERTH, Wednesday. — A minor gold rush has followed the strike of rich gold in a farmer's paddock 11 miles south of Southern Cross, in the Yilgarn goldfield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Over-production Crisis Is Forecast in Coal Industry
There are indications that another overproduction crisis is approaching rapidly in the coal industry. With N.S.W. mines…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Former Miners' Official Dies
SYDNEY, Thursday.— The funeral took place at Sutherland Crematorium to-day of Mr. Ernest Browne, of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Back Evicted Man
The Miners' Northern Executive will try to-day to have an eviction order against a Bellbird miner stayed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Board Ends Sitting
The miners' Northern Board of Management ended its two-day sitting in Newcastle yesterday, when a review of rules…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Pits 'Must Mechanise'
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Only the mines that adopted mechanisation would manage to survive in the coal industry, Mr. I. Williams said to-day. He said the present trend of the industry was towards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agreement on Coal Dispute
An interim agreement was reached yesterday on a dispute at Millfield Greta colliery concerning cost-of-living payments for contract wheelers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Discovery In Honduras
BELIZE (British Honduras). Thur. (A.A.P.).— Gold deposits have been found in tributaries of two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hear Coal Claims Together: Gallagher
SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) to-day ruled that he had jurisdiction to hear the miners' general log of claims and the owners' counter log concurrently. yesterday Mr Gallagher…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Levula Likely Coal-Kicker For Fijians
Champion Fijian sprinter and Rugby Union winger. Jo Levula, gave such a spectacular display of place kicking at practice yesterday and this morning that he is likely…
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