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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 66
The introduction of mechanical extraction of pillar coal in some N.S.W. mines will constitute one more milestone in the development of the coalmining industry. The use of machines till…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners will hold pit-top meetings before mechanical pillar coal extraction is started. The meetings were arranged for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two nominations have already been received by the Returning Officer (Mr. A. C. Willis) for General President…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY: The tragedy at Oakdale State Mine, Burragorang Valley, last Friday has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For the first time in nearly 15 years, pillar coal was mined by machines at northern collieries today. At the collieries, Heb-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guest speaker at the Hunter Valley branch of the Geological Society of Australia meeting tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The atomic energy era in industry was brought a step nearer last week with the opening of the Rum Jungle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mechanical extraction of coal from pillars started at only one mine in the North yesterday. Miners at three pits refused to work on mechanical extraction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mechanical extraction of pillar coal has now been implemented at four of the seven mines on the northern field nominated by colliery managements for introduction of the new methods this week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kearsley Shire Council decided last night to ask the Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. Neate) to arrange a conference for Monday night between the two councils to consider matters in the development of the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SYDNEY: A 57-year-old miner was killed at the Oakdale State Mine today when a half-ton steel girder fell down a 700ft. shaft on his head inflicting shocking injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All seven northern N.S.W. coal mines nominated for introduction of mechanical extraction of coal from pillars were working today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY: The Mayor of Broken Hill, Mr. W. Riddiford, a prominent Labor man, may be the next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): Smash and grab thieves yesterday got away with gold worth £46,000 in a daring raid in Central London. A man closing the back…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Wed. (AAP): An Australian adventurer, Bill Havers, is sailing from the Thames shortly on the first stage of a search for the gold bullion cargo of the three masted clipper General Grant. With a gold and zinc…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle charities often benefit by miners' breaches of the Coalmines Regulation Act. Miners can be prosecuted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY: Workers' compensation insurance premiums in the coal industry will drop from 11…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A steel girder that broke loose in an accident at the Oakdale State mine near Camden last Friday killed a man at the mine to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Sept. 22. A.A.P. —Police to-day recovered the van used by thieves who grabbed £46,000 in gold bullion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A slight reduction in the price of coal may follow a reduction in workers' Compensation insurance rates…
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