Commemoration Of First Coal Seam
WOLLONGONG, Sun.--At a spot near Coalcliff, within 200 yards of where George Bass discovered the first coal seam in…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
261 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 14
Fresh Trouble At Wonthaggi Mine
MELBOURNE, Tues.—Although miners employed at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi have resumed work, the pit is threatened…
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SYDNEY, Wed: -- The Miners' Central Council to-day endorsed the holding of one-day stoppage of all Queensland mines on…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Joint Coal Board has proposed to the Miners Federation that mine workers on the New South Wales…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—The Miners' Federation has agreed to recommend to its members in N.S.W. and Victoria that they work every…
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SYDNEY, Tues.--The State Government's approval of a 40 per cent. rise in rail coal freights was described to-day by a…
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SYDNEY, Wed.--A ballot will be held on all N.S.W. coalfields on August 28, to decide whether miners will work on every second…
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LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.).--A four-hour meeting between the Coal Board and miners' leaders yesterday again failed to reach…
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LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P,),--Fifty-four bodies have been found and 50 men are still missing as a result of the explosion in the William Pitt underwater coal mine at White Haven. When practically all hope had been abandoned, three men walked out…
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LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).-- Ninety bodies have been recovered from the Whitehaven colliery following Friday's explosion…
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Objection to the Mines Department granting a copper mining lease on a portion of the Fine' Flower travelling…
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LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.).--Including 89 already brought to the surface, 101 bodies have so far been found in the Whitehaven…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--Two big salvage. projects to rake a vast fortune in gold are being planned by an Australian syndicate. I…
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BERLIN, Sun. (A.A.P.).--The German News Agency reports that seven children were killed and 11 injured when a mine…
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USE of North Coast coal in the operation of the Koolkhan power station, which is expected to begin generating electricity early in 1549, will be thoroughly investigated by executive officers of the Clarence River County Council, despite an earlier…
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SYDNEY, Tues.-- The Sydney County Council to-day expressed concern over coal supplies for Bunnerong power-house. Officials…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--An unofficial check of voting to-night indicated that Western and Southern N.S.W. miners had voted in favour…
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LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).-- At least 10 pits in South Yorkshire coalfields were either totally or partially closed last…
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SYDNEY, Fri.--Following a majority decision by New South Wales miners to work on "back Saturdays"' every second…
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LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.),—The coal miners' strike took a new turn last night when the Executive Council of the Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union derided to call out on strike their 10,000 members employed at colliery offices throughout the…
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