Miners Trapped Below Surface
LITHGOW, Tues.—Six miners were trapped 600 feet below the surface by an extensive fall at the Lithgow…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Vital Questions For Coal Industry
SYDNEY. Tues. — Coal conservation and the mechanical extraction of pillar coal will be discussed by the…
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A new coal mining technique, called "coal augering," has been developed by the Consolidated Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Production Higher In N.S.W.
SYDNEY. Fri.—Coal production in New South Wales was almost 200.000 tons higher for the period ended…
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SYDNEY, Fri.—Men on the South Maitland coalfield to-day observed two minutes' silence for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Power Dispute Stops Mines
LITHGOW, Mon.—The Western District Miners Board of Management decided to-day to halt work at all coal mines using electricity from Lithgow power house until the dispute at the power house is settled…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—State Cabinet to-day approved various amendments to the Mining Act, 1906-1946. The amendments were approved on the recommendation of the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur)…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Coal losses on the first three days of this week have been the heaviest this year…
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CANBERRA, Fri. — Mr. Davies (Lab., N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives to-day asked whether the…
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SYDNEY, Fri.—A conference on pillar coal has been called Sydney for Monday, the Minister for Mines (Mr…
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Two of the vast spherical tanks used for the storage of butane gas at the Granemouth Oil Refinery in Scotland. Experiments are being made with a mixture of butane and air instead of coal gas. In three hours the plant produced…
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SYDNEY, Fri.—The central executive of the Miners' Federation to-day criticised the proposal to guarantee…
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LONDON, Sun., (AAP).—The one day strike by 30,000 Welsh miners in protest against national health…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Figures released to-night show that coal production in New South Wales is up by one third this year, compared with the coresponding period in 1951, a record…
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The under-manager of Nymboida Collieries (Mr. George Hazeihurst) reported yesterday that the facts…
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ODENDAALSTR U S T (Orange Free State). Mon.—Many people are feared to have been killed last night…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—N.S.W. coalminers this year produce one million Vans of coal more than last…
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The chairman of the Joint Coal Board has advised the Minister for Development (Senator Spooner) that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rifle Shooting. Bob Nutt Scores Double Possible Wins Bailey Gold Medal
A high standard of marksmanship was maintained in the competition shoots last Saturday when three…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—Twelve coal mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day for a total loss of 7050 tons of coal…
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