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The Coal Mines of Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle, 1890. Andrews, Brian Robert (2007). Coal, Railways and Mines - The Story of the Railways and Collieries of J & A Brown. Iron Horse Press. ISBN 978-0-909650-63-6. Andrews, Brian Robert (2009). Coal, Railways and Mines: The Collieries of the Newcastle District Vol.1. Iron Horse Press.
The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) is Australia's main trade union in the coal industry, which includes mines, power stations and ports. It also covers workers in the metalliferous mining and exploration industries, as well as specific classes of workers working in the oil, gas, nuclear, chemical production and power generation industries. [ 1 ]
An empty coal train heads west through Maitland bound for the coal mines. The Hunter Valley Coal Chain (HVCC) is the chain of coal delivery in New South Wales, Australia from (mainly open-cut) coal mines in the Hunter Region to the Port of Newcastle and domestic coal-fired power stations in the Hunter Valley.
A $9.8 million grant was approved by the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the establishment of a lithium iron phosphate raw material production facility in Taylor County.
1909 – Maitland coal fields opened, prompting many Minmi mining families to leave for Cessnock and Kurri Kurri for the better pay offered at the Maitland coalfields. 1924 – John Brown closes Back Creek mines. 1929 – Coal strike and lockout. 1930 – John Brown dies. 1949 – Seven week strike. Army in open cut mine. 1951 – Open cut ...
The port was the first commercial export port in Australia and is the world's busiest coal export port. Annual exports of coal from Newcastle exceeded A$15 billion in 2012–13. Newcastle berthed more than 2,200 ships a year in 2012–13. [5] The port's harbourmaster is the Port Authority of New South Wales.
A number of the dwellings where originally occupied by mine management. In 1914, the mine employed 93 people; four years later it employed 287. In July 1943, a large fire caused the mine to close for 12 months. The mine was closed in November 1961. The coal holding lease is still retained by Coal & Allied. [3]
Neville Hall and Wood Memorial Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (NEIMME), commonly known as The Mining Institute, [1] is a British Royal Chartered learned society and membership organisation dedicated to advancing science and technology in the North and promoting the research and preservation of knowledge relating to ...