Strike Move Dropped Maitland Mines to Continue
SYDNEY, Sunday: At Cessnock to-day, a meeting of wheelers from the South Maitland coal field called off their proposed strike on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1948
982 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 50
Gold Trick Alleged Dubbo Arrest DUBBO
Police yesterday arrested a man in a Dubbo street on a charge of having stolen £800 from an Hungarian, Andre Balough, in Sydney on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bi-annual Holidays Suggested by Miners Sydney, This Afternoon
The miners' central: council at its. meeting in Sydney to-day. Will discuss a plan that the miners annual holidays should consist of two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kevin Mines Clocked 10 Seconds in 100 Yards Sprint
New-found sprinter Kevin Hines clocked 10 seconds for the 100 yards sprint at National Park yesterday afternoon, at the Orange Amateur Athletic Clubâs meeting. Hines started from a handicap…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Coal Seam in S.A. Big Deposit in Open Cut Area
SYDNEY, Sunday: It is expected that concentrated boring will soon reveal the value of the coal basins recently discovered in South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten Mines Idle Yesterday SYDNEY, Monday
Ten mines were idle today. Nine of them were tied up by disputes and the other by fire. About 9,500 tons of coal were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Losses
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Coal Board reported 14 NSW coal mines idle today for a loss of almost 10,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safety Factor in Mines. Melbourne
Incidence of fatal accidents in Australian coal mines has not improved in the last, 30 years. This is revealed by a survey by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Festival Plan Bathurst Move
A seven-day festival to commemorate the centenary of the official discovery of gold in Australia might be held in Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Award Still in Suspense Rebuff for Mine Enginemen
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board (Mr. Gallagher), today refused to take back his order suspending the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners To Seek 35-Hour Week SYDNEY, This Afternoon
Electric crane drivers at Newcastle, whose roster dispute has delayed the departure of 12 colliers for Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Shortage at Newcastle. Serious Effect on Industry NEWCASTLE
with coal stocks rapidly deteriorating, the BHP steelworks, Newcastle, and subsidiary industries, are faced with curtailment in operation which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Prospectors Fossicked for Gold
Quite a number of local and visiting school children did a spot of fossicking for gold around Gulgong during the holidays which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Want 35-Hour Week Move by Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The annual conference of the Miners' Federation in Sydney today decided to press for a 35 hour working week and long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Condemned Unofficial Strikes Action of Miners' Federation
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Miners' Federation Central Council Conference in Sydney today condemned mine workers who defied their unions and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tourist Trains Cut Coal Supplies Insufficient SYDNEY
Train services in the Sydney tourist area next week will operate on the same restricted service as last week. The Secretary for Railways (Mr. S…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Coal Losses Talks With Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday. âMembers the Joint Coal Board, in conference today, expressed [?] at the current [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Opposition to Coal Board's View Sydney, This Afternoon
The combined mining unions at their talks to-day recorded their opposition to the Coal Board's view that better amenities must depend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Discussed
SYDNEY, Thursday: Representatives of the Coal Board in Sydney today discussed coal production for 1948 with members of the Central Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners Important Meeting Today Commissioner's Decisions to be Discussed
SYDNEY, Thursday: In Sydney tomorrow, the Combined Mining Unions' Council will discuss the claims of enginedrivers and fire…
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