Miners Again Declare War
War has again broken out in this country with the miners who are willing to create a complete collapse of industry, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Coast · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1951
5 stories in South Coast's papers
Gasworks Short of Coal Saved This Month by Butter Factory
At one stage this month, coal supplies at the Bega Gasworks would have completely run out, if it had not been for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Mining to Hand Weaving
A new and thriving factory in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales is producing more hand-woven ties for export than any other single firm in Britain. More than 90 per cent, of the weavers employed in the factory are -ex-miners suffring from silicosis and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Help for Tug Coal Goes From Bega
Few Bega people realised, during the luckless “Stanfirth’s” struggle into port in tow, after her [?]engines ceased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Demand for Coal As Gas Sales Rise Shortages And Costs Discussed By Council
Bega gas sales and manufacture for the 10 months ended October 31, this year, already exceed full total for 1950. Although the present coal stocks at the gas works are sufficient to maintain this…
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