George Medal for Mine Hero
LONDON, Tues. (AAP).--Arthur Be[?]nard Anstey, foreman at the Mount Morgan Mine, Queensland, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1950
202 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 11
Set Up Committee On Pillar Coal
SYDNEY, Mon.—Coalowners will set up a special advisory committee to supervise the mechanical extraction of pillar coal from New South Wales mines. THAT Committee will decide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →May Be Big Coal Loss While Miners Discuss Anti-Communist Bill
SYDNEY, Wed.—Pit-top meetings of miners will he held on the coalfields to-morrow morning, on the casting vote of their Communist President (Mr. I. Williams). Mr. Williams gave his casting vote it a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Divided in Pillar Coal Issue
SYDNEY, Thurs.—Although the Miners' Central Council Decided to-day to call aggregate meetings should any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No News of Coal Strike
CANBERRA, Thurs:—The Minister for Labour Mr. Holt, told the House of Representatives to-day, in reply to Mr. Dean (Lib.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Lost On Anti-Red Bill
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A further heavy coal loss on the anti-Communist legislation issue on the New South Wales coalfields is feared to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rejects Request for Gold Price Increase
WASHINGTON, Thurs. (AAP). The Executives Board of the International Monetary. Fund has recommended rejection of South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Claim Security Check Made On Mine Meetings
SYDNEY, Mon.—Miners leaders to-day claimed that a security check had been made by police on pit-top meetings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rifle Shooting. Raleigh Club Wins Feros Gold Cup
BELLINGEN.—In their second attempt, Raleigh Rifle Club succeeded in taking the Feros Gold Cup from a strong Dorrigo team…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Oppose Disciplinary Code
SYDNEY, Wed: -- Northern New South miners' lodges have, rejected by ballot a disciplinary code to end petty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion at Bore Coal Gas Likely Cause of Fire
BRISBANE, Wed.-- Escaping coal gas may have caused the fire and explosion at an artesian bore 30 miles from Roma yesterday. Stating this to-day, Mr. Derek…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seek Adjournment of Coal Case
SYDNEY, Thursday.— Miners' leaders will ask the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) to–morrow to adjourn…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Storage With Alternative Fuels
A new silent, seven cubic feet refrigerator which operates on bottled gas, oil or kerosene as well as electricity has recently been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rifle Raleigh Lifts Gold Cup
The Dorrigo Rifle Club suffered their first defeat on the local range since prewar years last Sunday when the strong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →14 Dead in Mine Disaster
BRUSSELS, Friday (AAP).— Fourteen miners were killed, four seriously injured, and 18 still trapped at Trazegnies, near Mons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt To Avert Coal Stoppage
SYDNEY, Fri.—A further attempt will be made at a conference in Sydney on Monday to avert a threatened stoppage of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Discuss Appointment of New Coal Board Chief
SYDNEY, Fri.—Appointment of a successor to Mr. K. A. Cameron, whose resignation as chairman of the Joint Coal Board took effect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pillar Coal Decision Vital
The decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) recently, authorising the mechanical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-Miners Hand Weave Ties
A new and thriving factory in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales is producing more hand-woven ties for export than any other single firm in Britain. More than 90 per cent. of the weavers employed in the factory are ex-miners suffering from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Government Attacked On Coal
SYDNEY, Sunday.--The State president of the Liberal Party (Mr. Lyle Moore) to-night attacked As McGirr Government for "failing to measure up to its more coal production policy."…
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