A.l.p. Favours Statutory Coal Authority
As the first and essential step. to the nationalisation of the coal industry, the State A.L.P. conference decided unanimously to endorse the…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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Weeding Out of Mining Misfits
LONDON, June 17, — Nearly 30,000 workers are being discharged from coalmines in the next six weeks in an effort to…
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Drastic cuts in railway passenger services, including the withdrawal of all sleeping cars, will come into operation on or before Sunday, June 30,…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday.— After the -holiday all the mines on the Maitland field resumed work this morning…
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CESSNOCK. Tuesday —George Schofield ; 46 of mount [?] Cessnock, a miner [?] byte at Aberdare Extended collie…
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CESSNOCK Wed.—George Sellars, 25, of Tennant-street, Bellbird, a rope-slicer, employed at Bellbird colliery, received an…
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Nearly 30,000 miners will be discharged from British coal mines in the next six weeks in an attempt to make the industry more contented…
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CESSNOCK Wednesday.—With the exception of Abermain No 1 colliery all mines are at work on the Maitland field to-day The…
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The hydraulic stowage experiment which is to Be carried at Aberdare Extended Colliery at Cessnock to-morrow be the first that has been attempted in the history of Australian coalmining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Looking Backward At The Mining Industry Some, Experiences and Opinions
Looking backward over the years; I lave seen tome remarkable changes in the mining industry: from obsolete methods of the eighties to the present move towards mechanisation and Government control…
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BATAVIA, June 19. — One of the world’s biggest thefts—gold, jewels and money worth £7,000,000 sterling —was disclosed by the arrest of a British officer and a Sergeant a Eurasian girl, and several Dutchmen and Chinese…
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SYDNEY Thursday—In the Workers’ Compensation Court, Judge Rainbow made awards totalling £9000 to nine South Coast…
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Roy Shears, 34, of Second Street, East Cessnock, a miner at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, suffered lacerations to the right hand when he was struck…
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CESSNOCK, Friday. — Roy Shears, 34, of East Cessnock a miner employed at Stanford Main No 2 Colliery suffered severe…
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At Cessnock yesterday morning, Chief Secretary and Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) threw the switch which set into motion a process which, it is believed by many competent mining officials, will not only be…
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Mr. G. W. Pinfold was successful at [?]examination for Certificates of Com[?]ency as Mine Surveyor held under provisions of the Coal Mines…
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Mr. G. W. Pinfold was successful at the examination for Certificates of Competency as Mine Surveyor held under the provisions…
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When the development of New South Wales was seriously attempted every encouragement was given to induce the introduction of new capital, but it is…
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SYDNEY, Friday—The Federal Government mil be asked by leaders of Railway Unions to have more coal made available to the New South Wales railways to overcome the rail reductions…
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CANBERRA, Friday. — Introduction of double shifts at open cut mines and extension of open cut workings at Muswellbrook…
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