Gold Production Has Increased
CANBERRA: Australian production of gold in September totalled 97,126 fine ounces, 6663 fine ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1954
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Wheeler's Eye Hit By Coal
Stanley Oldham (32), of Beresford Ave., Beresfield, a wheeler at Kent Colliery suffered injuries to and in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vast Coal Cleaning Plants in Newcastle in 18 Months
The managing director of the largest coal cleaning firm in Britain (Mr. B. Wallace) said today that vast British coal cleaning processes would be installed in Newcastle within…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Washing "Essential"
Most coal-producing countries in the world realised coal-washing processes were essential to compete with oil as a fuel, Mr. W. M. Wallace said in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Margin Rise 'Market Risk'
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Further marginal increases for mineworkers would jeopardise oversea markets for Australian coal, Mr. W. Winning told the coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Request to Minister Burwood Dispute
Burwood Miners' lodge had asked the Minister for Mines (Mr. Gollan) to attend a meeting of the lodge to give him information on the proposed pillar working. In the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price Bar To Coal Export Revival
An interim report received by the Federal Government from the Australian coal-selling mission exploring Asian markets in the Near East and Far East holds out little hope for a revival of export trade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. Coal Output May Reach Record Figures
Coal production in New South Wales so far this year exceeds output in the corresponding period of last year by more than 600,000 tons. Up to the last week of November N.S.W. miners…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Inquiry Into Mine Disaster
BRISBANE, Thursday. —The cause of the fatal explosion in the Collinsville mine on October 13 will be the first…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Strike Pay For Miners
Burwood mine strikers will receive their second strike pay to-day at double the usual rates. About 700 members of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Mines Minister Dead
BRISBANE, Thursday. —Mr. E. J. Riordan, Queensland Minister for Mines, died at his home at Ashgrove,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shipment for Korea
The second last shipment of a coal order for Korea will be loaded in Newcastle next week in the Tjimenteng…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Co's Profit £22,375
Invincible , Colliery Ltd. made a profit of £22,375 tor the year ended September 4. This is shown in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners Crushed by Rock Fall
SPRINGHILL (Nova Scotia), Dec. 9. A.A.P. —Five miners were killed when crushed by a fall of tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death Of Q'land Mines Minister
BRISBANE: The Queensland Mines and Immigration Minister, Mr. Ernest Joseph ("Dick") Riordan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second Last Coal Cargo For Korea
The Dutch ship Tjimenteng, now in Newcastle, will take the second last coal shipment to Korea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Coal Board Aid For Kurri Cenotaph
SYDNEY.—Financial assistance towards the cost of erecting a Cenotaph at Kurri is beyond the scope…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Notes
PEKO (Tennant Creek) Gold Mines N.L. in the four weeks to November 17 milled 1470 tons of are for 385 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Put Northern Executives Back
District miners' executive officers were re-elected in the Northern Miners' Federation annual elections, the results of which were announced late yesterday. The Northern President…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →65 Miners Drowned
BOMBAY, Dec. 12. A.A.P. - Reuter. — Hopes of saving 65 workers trapped in…
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