More Coal for Railways
SYDNEY, Thursday.— The Coal Board has agreed to make available 30,000 tone of coal a week to the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1948
982 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 21 of 50
Hot Tea Services in Western Mines
Embracing the "multi-pot" system of conveying hot tea underground to miners working at the coal-face, a tea service, the second of its type on the western field, was implemented yesterday at Renown Extended Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will We Have To Bring Coal To Lithgow?
Domestic coal supplies in Lithgow ave reaching a critical stage where, if the cold spell continues with any severity for a longer period than is usually expected, many householders will be unable to heat their homes for lack of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways Seeking More Coal Wants Extra 6,000 Tons Weekly
The Railways Department has asked the Joint Coal Board for an increase of 6,000 tons a week in its coal allocation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Glen Davis Miners Strike over Tobacco'
GLEN DAVIS, Friday: Shale production has been seriously hit by a strike of 230 shale workers at Glen Davis over the dismissal of men for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S. Coal Mining Expert Gives Us Praise
Natural conditions of mines on the western coalfield of N.S.W. compare favorably with those of the best in the U.S.A., said Mr. W. M. Merritts, visiting American mining expert, commenting on his inspection of this field prior to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Coal Sidings for Wallerawang
Additional railway sidings will be built in N.S. Wales coalfield areas to speed up the distribution of coal. A spokesman for the Joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Coal Loss Newcastle, This Afternoon
More than 5,000 tons of coal were lost by stoppages at three B.H.P. mines to-day. Unless there is a quick recovery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne's Acute Coal Shortage MELBOURNE
The coal shortage in Victoria has reached a critical stage. Plans have been prepared for further rationing of gas and more big…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soccer Oakey Park Wins Hard Game Against State Mine
Competition loaders Oakey Park and State Mine, now perhaps the most improved side in the series, met in the Soccer match of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Tribunal Warns Miners Against Strikes Sydney
The Commissioner for the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) said today that strikes at 11; Northern mines, which produce about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →62 Miners Killed
TOKIO. Monday: Sixty-two miners were killed by an explosion at one of the Mitsubishi mines in northern kulshu Island…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drastic Coal Rationing Announced
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Joint Cool Board tonight announced that drastic rationing of coal to New South Wales industrial users would operates immediately. Industrial users including…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drastic Rationing of Coal
SYDNEY, Tuesday: In Sydney this evening, a Joint Coal Board met the Australian coal crisis with the announcement of drastic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Watch Stolen From Camp
During the absence of a railway employee at the weekend a thief entered his tent and stole a gold pocket watch,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Main Seriously Hampers Our Coal Output
Following on the recent heavy rain which flooded the open cut undertakings on the Mudgee line, mud--up to four feet deep in places--has prevented coal lorries approaching the collieries, resulting in a serious loss of production on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →16 Weeks' Coal Output More Than 3M. Tons
Coal production was affected by frequent disputes in the March quarter of 1948, and improved only slightly in April, stated the monthly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strikes Deliberate
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Communist leaders of the Miners Federation deliberately caused worsening coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Crisis Hits Western Train Service Industrial Suburbs Almost Empty Miners' Attitude May Worsen Position
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Further rail cuts will have to be imposed because of the shortage of coal, it has been announced by the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soft Coal Strike Averted
WASHINGTON, Wednesday: A nationwide strike by soft coal miners has been averted by a decision to givee them a pension a £25 a month…
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