Eight Rescued From US Mine 21 Still Trapped
New York, December 30.—Eight of the trapped mimers in the Straight Creek mine. Pineville, Kentucky, have been rescued, but 21 or more men are still…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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Colliery Staffs Talking Strike
NEWCASTLE.—The State Council of the Australian Colliery Staffs Association will meet at West Maitland on Saturday morning to fix the date…
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Sydney, January 2 — Though coalminers are due to resume work on Monday, members of the Australian Collieries Staff Association threaten…
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First of the two mine picnic trains carrying holiday makers from the Zinc Corporation will return after three week's vacation tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Nationalisation
The British Government's plan to nationalise the coal industry has been set out in a 49 page Coal Industry Nationalisation Bill. Under it, all the 850 British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulli Only Colliery Idle Today
SYDNEY.—Coal miners resumed work throughout New South Wales today except at Bulli, on ttie South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mt. Isa To Stop Shortage Of Coal
Brisbane, January 6.—The coal shortage has suspended mine milling operations at Mount Isa and smelting will stop unless substantial stocks can be obtained. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Zinc Corporation Mine Reopens; Holidaymakers Return At The Week End
FIRST mine to resume after the Christmas shut-down was the Zinc Corporation which began operations at midnight last night. Productive operations were resumed in full with the start of the day and afternoon shifts today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swept Land Mines
There followed a new program of senseless work for Dutch POWs who were made to carry sand for eight hours a day for seven days a week. They believed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sugar Production Depends on Coal
Melbourne, January 7.—A resumption of the production of white sugar depended on the availability of coal supp[?] said the chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →W.A. Gold Mine Fire
KALGOORLIE.—A fire in the electric pumping station on the 1300ft. level of the Horseshoe No. 2 shaft of the Lake View and Star mine resulted in all underground work being suspended in the mine yesterday, as well as in the major portion of the Great Boulder mine…
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J. E. Hopkins received a foreign body in the right eye while working at the Zinc Corporation yesterday. He was taken to the Hospital and then home to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Mine Employees Arrive
Yesterday the first North Mine picnic train arrived at Sulphide Street Station with a large crowd on board. The train arrived on time. Another train for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Mine Picnic at Semaphore
ADELAIDE.âThe Broken Hill South Mine Picnic Committee held a picnic for children of the miners at Semaphore yesterday. About 850…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Losses In 1945 Total 3,000,000 Tons
SYDNEY.—More than two-thirds of the disputes in the coal industry last year had nothing whatever to do with the mine managements, said the…
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Adelaide, January 9.—The South Mine Picnic Committee held a picnic for children at Semaphore on Tuesday. A donation of £50 towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival Of Second North Mine Train
The second North Mine picnic train arrived at Sulphide Street station yesterday morning. The train which was due to arrive hero at 7.25 a.m. was half…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Collieries Are Working Today
SYDNEY.—For the first time since August 17 of last year every coal mine in N.S.W. is working today. Coal losses due to stoppages this…
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A. E. Hoskins, of 577 Blende Street, a miner at the Zinc, was admitted to the Hospital with injuries to the left eye, and David Maglesdorf, of 78 Mica Street, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Mine Picnic Trains
Last mine picnic trains to conclude the first Adelaide holidays for mine employees [?]masse for six years will be the two South trains, due home on…
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