Northern Mines Idle SYDNEY, Monday
A lightning strike by safety men has thrown all mines on as far north as Gunnedah and the South Maitland field idle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1950
10 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers
U.S. Coal Dispute Settled WASHINGTON
The worst coal strike in United States history is over and most of the 370,000 strikers are expected to return to work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Walk Out Starts Fresh Strike NEWCASTLE
Miners at Lambton colliery walked out of the mine and went home today after settlement of the earlier strike preventing the B.H.P. steelworks and its subsidiaries resuming last week's production level…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Important Coal Decision SYDNEY, Thursday
The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, today granted coal owners permission to mechanically extract…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Reject Attempts To Close Mines SYDNEY, Thursday
Thousands of N.S.W. miners rebuffed Communists at pit-top meetings today and decided to continue working. The big majority of mines are idle but Communist…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Machinery to Win Coal
The Samson Stripper, a new all-British machine which wins 100,000 tons of coal yearly—with only five men at the face—is to be used on a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Frantic Soviet Bid to Mine Uranium Ore
The Soviet authorities in East Germany have ordered a speed up of work in the East German uranium mines on a scale hitherto unknown in peace time, to keep pace with demands of Soviet directors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Demand Pay Increase SYDNEY
A dispute over the payment of the £1 basic wage increase to miners threatens to lead to a stoppage on the coalfield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plan to Increase Coal Output CANBERRA
Plans to raise coal production to 23 million tons by 1954 were announced today by the Minister for Fuel and Shipping. Senator McLeay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Stay-in" Miners' Strike NEWCASTLE
Stay-in strikers at Stockrington No. 1 are still down the mine after 24 hours and show no signs of coming up…
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