Miners Saved
Milan, July 20. — Thirty-seven miners trapped 300ft. underground by flood waters in a quarry near Milan for 16 hours came out early…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Soldiers For Mines
Canberra.—August 1 was provisionally fixed at yesterday's conference between Federal and State members as the date upon which emergency opencut coal miners will begin work in New South Wales, if the coal strike is not then settled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mishaps on Mines
B. Way (Zinc) received treatment today for a foreign body in the left eye. J. Nolan, of 239 Zebina Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Japs Dump Coal in Sea
Tokio, July 20.—More than 20,000 tons of coal will be dumped in the sea off South Japan. This was decided by the Kyushu…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Troops to Unload Haligonian Duke Coal
Canberra. — The Federal Government will provide naval and military personnel to unload the 7000 tons of coal from the Haligonian Duke for Melbourne's gas supplies. Unloading will begin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Ship's Crew Strikes Wants Higher Wages
Melbourne, July 20.—The Haligonian Duke came into prominence from another angle today when European members of the crew decided to go on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Points Arising From Coal Strike (To the Editor)
Sir,—Two points arise from the coal strike and they are food for thought. One is interesting and the other dangerous to the structure of moderate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japs. to Dump Coal As Prevention of Fire
Tokio, July 20.—Over 20.000 tons of Japanese mined coal, which is t be dumped in the sea off Nyushu, will be placed in shallow water from which it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W.I.U. of A. EXECUTIVE To Meet North Mine
A meeting between the management of the North Mine and the executive of the W.I.U. of A. will be held at 3.30 p.m. today. A car will call for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Important Developments On Coal Front Significant Pointers at Coalfields Meetings
Sydney, July 20.—A meeting today at Kurri Kurri, which was attended by between 900 and 1,000 men in the local hall, carried a resolution submitted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine tennis
Grand finals in the A grade and B2 sections of the Inter-Mine Tennis Association's competition will, be played tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop Press Coal for Gas
Melbourne.—Unloaded co[?] from the Ha[?]an Duke was [?] [?] to the [?] employees will [?] this [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hospital Coal Stocks Being Husbanded
Through the coal strike the Hospital has had to [?] consumption of coal considerably [?] has a [?] stock on [?] Careful handling of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Planning to Get Coal Frm Open Cuts
Sydney.—With August 1 set as the deadline for the working of open cuts by Army men if the coal strike is not over, the Federal and State Governments are pressing forward with their plans…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike and Communist Party (To The Editor)
Sir.—The working man of Broken Hill who pays for his "Common Cause" should be interested in this question from a brave speech by its editor—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Broken Hill Supports Coal Strike" (To the Editor
Sir,—"Common Cause" of July 16 has a paragraph headed in large type "Broken Hill Support". Under this heading it states that a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fordson Major Tractors Orders Being Fulfilled Despite Coal Strike
Motor Tractors Pty. Limited, of 369-385 Wattle Street, U[?] Sydney, the N S W. Distributors of Fordson Major Tractors, advise that delivery of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Wetherell on Coal Strike a Conspiracy, He Says
"On this political issue — and it is noising more or less — there can be no compromise whatever. The door to compromise has been closed by forces that are aiming right now to undermine every vestige of democracy that we enjoy. It is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Army Labor to Move Stacked Coal Open Cuts May Operate on August 1
Sydney, July 21.—Army labor will be used early next week to lift 16,000 tons of coal stacked at Cullen Bullen, near Lithgow. this will be the first use of the Army on N.S.W. coalfields since the coal strike started nearly four weeks ago…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain May Barter Uranium For Gold Seen At Reason For Secret U.S. Meeting
Washington, July 21.—Britain may be putting out feelers to see if she can obtain United States gold in payment for uranium are from the Belgian Con[?]…
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