Two Miners Killed
Two miners were killed in a Broken Hill mine in a stope on the 1850 foot level when about five tons of stone fell from a wall and crushed…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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Struck By Fall Of Coal
CESSNOCK Monday. — Robert; Smith, 46, of Cooper-stret, Cessnock, who is employed as a shift loan at Aberdare Extended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Compulsory Confer on Coal Industry Strike Threat If Claims Not Satisfied
SYDNEY, Monday.—When the compulsory conference mine-owners and miners began before the central coal Authority to-day, the chairman (Mr. A. C. Willis) and that it had been convened on the distinct understanding that no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Mines at Work
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — All mines on the Maitland coalfield are at work to-day. Maitland Main and Millfield collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Move to Improve Coal Industry
CANBERRA Tuesdays—Federal Cabinet decided last night to press for more efficient organisation of the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Fear of General Coal Strike
Colliery owners do not fear a general coal strike will result from differences discussed yesterday between mine owners and the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miner’s Finger Crushed
Catching his hand between two draw-bars at Bloomfield stone drive to-day, Mervyn Kay, 21, wheeler, of Hunter-street, Greta,…
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CESSNOCK. Wednesday The Maitland field is entirely free from industrial disputes to-day. All collieries are at work with the…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday.—The production on the Maitland Held this week has been maintained at a high level. All mines are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hitch in American Coal Negotiations
WASHINGTON -April 11. — President John L. Lewis and the United Mine workers’ committee, walked out of the negotiations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten Mines Idle In N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Thursday—Ten mines are idle in N.S.W. to-day for a total production loss of more than 10,300 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Accident
Ernest McGarry, 49, of Northcote Street, Aberdare, a top hand employed at Aberdare colliery, suffered an injury to his right leg when he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Piracy
The bearded man leaned across the table and spilled the contents of the leather bag. The gold-buyer knew instinctively that the gold was more…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rabbits Kept Mine Idle
Miners from Invincible Colliery, Lithgow, were alleged to be busy rabbiting when they did not turn up for a conference called…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Officials. Conference at Mcswellbrook
Mr. J. Council (chairman of the Reference Board), Messrs W. Crooks (District President of the Northern Miners' Federation), and J. Appleton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Did Not Receive Russian Gold
PARIS, April 12.—The Bank of France denied American Press reports that Russia had flown a large amount of gold and foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mining In Britain
The British Minister of Fuel (Mr. Shinwell) announced that far-reaching steps are to be taken by the Government in the coal mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Controversy on Gold
The Bank of France denied American Press reports that Russia had flown a large amount of gold and foreign currencies to France…
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ESSEN April 15 —A further reduction In the output of Ruhr coal and allocations of receiving countries is likely unless the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Claim Hardship
The Cental Coal Industrial Authority (Mr. William) was hold yesterday by William Ruffes Field, Miners of invincible Colliery, that handicap…
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