Coal Loss Heavy In North
The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 10,800 tons—the highest for some time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1954
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 66
Miners To "Warn" U.K. Migrants
The miners' Northern Management Board has decided to notify the; British miners' union of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dismissal of Miners Lodge Men Want Pit-Top Meetings
Meetings of miners' lodge officials on the northern coalfields last night called for rank-and-file pit-top meetings at an early date to discuss threats to employment caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strikes Continue Over Colliery Dismissals
The wave of strikes in protest against dismissals and threatened dismissals on the northern coalfields due to the overproduction crisis continued today. Six mines were idle on this issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners In Job Talks
Conferences yesterday and to-day were requested by the Miners' Federation to discuss the unemployment position…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Cargoes for Korea
The Italian freighter Enrico Mazarella is expected to sail from Newcastle this morning with 7500 tons of coal for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Move To Aid Miners
Cessnock Municipal Council decided last night to form itself into a committee to help the Northern Miners' Federation retain men in the industry…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Footballers Killed By Mine Blast
HANOI, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Six footballers were killed and 15 wounded when a rebel landmine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavier Penalties For Spilled Coal
An attempt will be made by Newcastle Council to have the penalties increased for persons found guilty of spilling coal over the roadways from their lorries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Freighter Takes Coal for Korea
The Italian freighter Enrice Mazarella sailed from Newcastle yesterday with 7500 tons of coal for Korea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners To Meet On Job Problem
The second of a series of meetings of miners' lodge officers and committeemen called by the Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation to discuss the employment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →EDITORIAL Coal As A Basic Raw Material For Oil
AMONG THE suggestions discussed by Cessnock Council for the fuller use of coal mined in the northern district, much emphasis was given to the need, for…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Jobs For Miners 'Fewer'
Jobs available for displaced miners were becoming fewer, the Northern Miners' President (Mr. J. Comerford) said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Move on Mine Dismissals
Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to ask all Federal and State parliamentarians in the shire to take action to stop dismissals in the coalmining industry in the shire. Cr. Quinn said be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strike Held Up Coal-Loading
Coal-loading operations in Newcastle Harbor were held up for 24 hours as a result of a dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Dismissal Notices for 120 More Miners at Two Pits
Dismissal notices are being issued today to approximately 120 more miners on the northern coalfields because of the over-production crisis in the industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining
HILL 50 Gold Mine N.L. has extended the main crosscut east at the 1060 feet level by 13 feet, in ore…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →120 Miners Get "Sack" Notice
One hundred and twenty-nine mineworkers on the Newcastle coalfield received notices of dismissal yesterday. The notices will expire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal-Loaders' Strike Delays Ships
Coal-loading schedules in the port of Newcastle were upset for a day by a sudden strike of members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →8000 Miners To Vote
About 8000 members of the Miners' Federation will vote at pit-top ballots on Thursday, to elect delegates to the annual…
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