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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
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LONDON, January 1.—A simple but dramatic cerem ony at the Ministry of Fuel office marked the handing over from private to public ownership of Britain's 1500 coal mines at a cost to the nation of £165 million sterling. At the same time the royal blue flag of the National Coal Board fluttered at the pitheads for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY.—Possible appointments to the two remaining positions on the new joint Coal Board have been discussed by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London, January 2.—Addressing a miners' meeting at Haydock. Lancashire, Edwin Hall, general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney, January 1. — Possible appointments to the two remaining positions on the new joint Coal Board were discussed by Mr. Chifley and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The first of the mine employees who have been holidaying in Adelaide, will arrive back by special train tomorrow, and another contingent will arrive on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London, January 2.—In return for an arrangement by which all grievances will be settled either at the pithead, regional or national levels within 28…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Prime Minister and Premier of New South Wales have discussed the two remaining appointments to the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE British Ministry of Supply has announced higher maximum prices for copper, lead and zinc. New rates, effective from January 1, are: Copper £117 stg. a ton, lead and zinc each £70 stg. a ton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RETURN of Broken Hill holidaymakers from Adelaide and Sydney will begin at the week-end, when special trains will bring South mine employees and their families back. Other special trains next week will bring North mine and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MANY of Broken Hill's holidaymakers will return to the city tomorrow when special trains will arrive from Adelaide and Sydney. Tomorrow's arrivals will be mostly South mine employees and their families…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, January 3.— Nationalisation of Britain's coal mines will not mean any miraculous change in the critical coal situation, but long-term prospects are hopeful…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London, January 3.—The "Dally Express" reports that the National Union of Mineworkers, in return for the establishment of more expeditious…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yesterday South Mine employees and their families arrived back from Sydney and Adelaide on special trains. The Adelaide train was a little over an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London, January 5.—Dispatch from the Athens correspondent of the "Exchange Telegraph" says the British cargo steadier Harberton sailing from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney, January 6.—The Coal Commissioner, Mr. Williams, has warned miners that unless they maintained their splendid production efforts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The superintendent of Broken Hill South Ltd. (Mr. F. N. Thomas) supplies the following information for the period of five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GYDNEY.—Fresh nominations will be called for the position of general president of the Miners' Federation following the recent decision of branches in connection with the minute submitted by the Central Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE.—Mount Isa Mines Ltd., Queensland, earned profit of £149,410 for the year to June 30, against £126,236 in 1944-45 and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An arrival on the train from Adelaide yesterday morning was Mr. Kelvin Young, of 125 Braund Road. Prospect, from the Adelaide School of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY.—Gold production of N.S.W. at 25,378 ounces fine for 10 months of 1946 was a decline of 11,337 ounces fine, or 30 per cent.,…
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