Miners Ignore Warning
SYDNEY.—Although warned by the chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis), at a compulsory conference on Saturday,…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Five Mines Idle
Five mines employing 1,457 men were idle an N.S.W. coalfields today. The production loss was 4,610 tons…
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BRISBANE.—The movement of vital war shipping from North Queensland ports is likely to be affected by the decision of the miners…
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SYDNEY,—Six coal mines are idle in N.S.W. today with the loss of over 4000 tons of coal. About 1300 men are involved. In Queensland the State…
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CANBERRA.—After a lengthy discussion of the coal situation the full Federal Cabinet yesterday instructed the Attorney-General (Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Months Supply of Water Pumping From Stephens Creek For Mines
The rain over the week-end resulted in Broken Hill's water supply being almost doubled. The city now has a supply of eight months water in its reservoirs. There was an intake in Stephens Creek and water will be pumped from there for the mines for…
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Six coal mines employing 1.372 men were idle in New South Wales today, involving a production loss of 4,150 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Govt. Control Of Coal Industry? SYDNEY, February 8
The Government should take officials of the Miners' Federation into consultation on any scheme to control the coal industry, the general president of the…
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CANBERRA.-It was learned to-day that the Federal Government is giving serious consideration, to the possibility of taking over several coal…
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Mine workers who received [?] yesterday for [?] and [?]ness were K. J[?] South Mine [?] at week and was taken to his b[?]…
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CANBERRA.—Early relief of the coal shortage in Melbourne has been arranged by the Federal Government as a result of a report received from…
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Seven mines are idle on New South Wales coalfields today, resulting in a low of production of 6,800 tons…
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Emphasising that all the coal available had been sent to Victoria in recent weeks, the Coal Commissioner Mr. Mughell, said today that the State had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Stocks Concern At Smallness SYDNEY, February 9
The small quantities of coal held by gas companies in Sydney and Melbourne and Brisbane are causing considerable concern. While for the present there is…
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William Turner, of 178 Cummins St., a laborer at the South Mine, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injury to the hand…
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Five mines were idle today, the loss being 4700 tons, making the aggregate loss through stoppases since January, 245.000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opposition Of Queensland Miners BRISBANE, February 10
An aggregate meeting of all unions held at Collinsville today to discuss the food position carried a motion that unless the district was exempted from…
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It was learned today that the Government is giving serious consideration to the possibility of taking over several mines where there has been constant…
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Mwsrs. F. M. Horsington and M. A Davidson have received the following letter from the Minister for Mines: "With reference to your personal…
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At the South Mine yesterday I Ravlich suffered an injured right leg and a bruised left unkle when a bulk collapsed. He was treated at the Hospital and then…
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