Children Killed Mine Exploded in Italy
BARI (Itlay), Wednesday: Four children were blown to places near here last night when a land mine they were trying to dismantle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1951
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Miners' Area Committee To Discuss Bonus Award
Miners' area committee meetings have been arranged for Lithgow and Portland to-night so that representatives of all lodges on this field can have the opportunity of discussing the refusal of the Coal Industry Tribunal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enormous Loss By Joint Coal Board Operations Division
A financial loss of £350,441 was incurred by the Operations Division of the Joint Coal Board in a little more than 12 months working, a complete breakdown in the accountancy system being partly responsible for the enormous losses encountered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trial Run Of New Railway Coal-hopper
First of a large number of coal-hoppers ordered by the Railway Department to help meet the demands made by the tremendous expansion of the western field, a new B.C.H. waggon made a trial run to Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble Extends At Open Cuts-- Big Coal Loss
Most of the open cuts on this field were idle to-day because of industrial disputes, and indications were that the Western Miners' Federation would call aggregate meetings of all open-cut…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Coal Deposits Northern Open-cut Areas CANBERRA
An interim report on the intensified exploration of potential open-cut coal fields, ordered by the Federal Government, was released by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Idle Protest Against Award
SYDNEY, Friday: Nineteen mines were idle today for a coal loss of 10.710 torts. Thirteen of the stoppages were in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Timber At Glen Davis Coal Mine (To the Editor)
Sir,--Wishing to bring before your notice a statement that appeared in the edition of May 4. stating that the employees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mechanised Mines Have Numerous Advantages, Says Joint Coal Board
The record of fully mechanised mines in comparison with all other mines points very clearly to the fact that modern mining methods not only increase productive capacity, but also eliminate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Bonus Award
SYDNEY, Sunday: The Federal, Council ol the Miners' Federation will meet in Sydney tomorrow afternoon to discuss an ACTU request that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Less Coal and Steel
NEWCASTLE. Sunday: Shipments of coal and steel from Newcasale are well down after the two holidays last week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Joint Coal Board Shows Huge Loss
The annual report of the Joint Coal Board, long delayed, reveals that the operations division lost £350,441 in a little…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Two South Coast mines are idle to-day as a protest against the attendance bonus award…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day decided to hold pit top meetings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Memorial to Gold
Whenever the word "memorial" is mentioned, most people instinctively think of a life-size statue of a man standing on a high pedestal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Miners' Qualify For Attendance Sonus
While the Miners' Federation central council is meeting in Sydney to discuss the refusal of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F.H. Gallagher), to alter his bonus award, a number of mineworkers on the western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Day at All Western Mines
With the resumption of the Renown Siding screens and adjacent open cuts, all western underground mines except one Were reported working to-day, while open cut production was expected to be in the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increased Rate For Coal Haulers
Owners-drivers employed in western open-cuts have received a nine per cent. increase in haulage rates, making an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.M's Warning On Smoking In Mines
No one knew when an explosion would occur in any coal mine, and a miner who carried matches underground just to have a smoke might, one day, kill hundreds of his workmates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Centenary Profits
At last night's meeting of Bathurst Council, Ald. Parnham, president of the Gold Centenary Committee, said the latter was looking for suggestions…
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