New Open-cut Mine
CESSNOCK, Sunday: Scrub has been cleared from a 10-acre section of land in West Cessnock for the first open-cut coalmine in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining & the mines, 1944
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An Old Timer's Interesting Reminiscences Stories of the Gold Rushes and Bushranging Days
QUIETLY spending the evening of his life in Leeton after a varied and somewhat adventurous career in his younger days, including encounters with some of the most notorious bushrangers that ever blackened the pages of Australian history, experiences on the gold fields, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Supplies Production Target Endorsed
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The production of 1,200,000 tons of coal a month as the minimum target for war purposes, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Portland Strike Heavy Loss of Coal Production
SYDNEY, Tuesday: "The Portland strike in now over." said the president of the disputes committee (Mr. Fitzgerald) to-day. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.O.W.’s in German Coal Mines Forced labor at 1/- a Day
Probably 20,000 war prisoners including many Australians, were engaged on forced labor in coal pits in Upper Silesia, said Pte. L…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Story of the M.i.a. an Old-timers' Reminiscences Gold Rushes and Bushrangers
Quietly spending the evening of his life in Leeton after a varied and somewhat adventurous career In his younger days including encounters with some of the most notorious bushrangers that ever blackened the pages of Australian history…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian P.o.w. Work in Nazi Mines
Probably 20,000 war prisoners, including many Australians, were engaged in forced labour in coal pits in Upper Silesia, said Pte. L. J. Purcell,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The History of the Adelong Goldfield [ARTICLE 6]
Perhaps some readers will remark that reference has been made to thousands of miners on the Adelong field ; but, so far, the only names mentioned have been of big reefs, big claims and big companies. There is a reason for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Idle Mines
SYDNEY, Friday: For the second day in succession all pits were working in southern and western districts. However, six mines were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial Crisis Pending Sydney County Council Coal Position
SYDNEY, Friday: An industrial crisis, involving the closure of war and other industries on a large scale was forecast to-day by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle Mines
SYDNEY. Monday: The Maitland Main Colliery continues to be idle because a miner refuses to retire at 60. It has been idle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian P.O.W. Work In Nazi Mines
Probably 20,000 war prisoners, including many Australians, were engaged in forced labor in coal pits in Upper Silesia, said Pte. L. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery at Greta Production to Be Resumed
SYDNEY, Tues.: The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr Mighell) said to-day that approval had been given to reopen the old Leconfield Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")
Sir.—A lot has been said and written about coal, but it is not generally realised how bad our record has been to Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shortage May Cause Rationing of Gas and Electricity
SYDNEY, Tues.: Coal authorities reiterated in Sydney to-day that unless coal production was stepped up, rationing of gas and electricity as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seriousness Of Coal Position Drastic Cuts Expected Canberra Thursday
Australia's coal position is now as desperate that early rationing fuel is now regarded as inev [?]bIe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Panel to Assist in Post-war Reconstruction
CANBERRA, Wednesday: A mining panel Has been appointed to assist the Secondary Industries Commission in the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production August Blackest Month
SYDNEY, Friday: Present indications are that August will be the blackest month on the coal production front for many years. With the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Position Desperate Drastic Cuts in Railway Services Canberra
Australia's coal position is now so desiderate that early rationing of fuel is now regarded as inevitable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia-wide Coal Rationing Scheme May Be Framed Next Week
CANBERRA. Thursday: Unless there is an immediate improvement in the output of coal the Federal Cabinet at…
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