Government Charged With Retreating Coal Debate In The Federal House
Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2
CANBERRA, Friday.—With more than 200 additional employees in the mines in die last 12 months, annual production had fallen by two million tons, the leader of die Opposition (Mr. Menzies) said in the House of Representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Position Precarious, Says Mr, Hartigan Further Rail Cuts May Be Necessary
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 2
SYDNEY, Saturday. — “Despite the efforts already made to reduce coal consumption, the position with large and small coal is precarious,” stated the Railways Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) in a report to the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →– Open Cut Mining at Muswellbrook
Singleton Argus · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 2
It is understood that a Muswellbrook syndicate is taking steps to develop an open cut mine on Balmoral. No indication has been given…
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Singleton Argus · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 2
On the eve of the State Cabinet meeting to discuss the coal supply crisis it was reported from the New South Wales coalfields…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 3
More than 3,000 men and 16 mines, will be involved in a one-day strike to-day—production loss will be more than 10,000 tons…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2
MUSWELLBROOK: It is understood that a local syndicate is taking steps to develop an open cat on Balmoral. No…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Mechanisation (To the Editor)
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1
Sir,—In the present coal crisis it will to obvious to every mineworker that of late the Press has taken a considerate angle of the miners problems, but it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Strike at Orange
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1
"I've struck the real Bismarck stone, and I am confident that much gold will be produced from the area on which I am…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Supply Crisis Still Critical
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State Cabinet, which is meeting to-day to examine the coal supply crisls, has had its task complicated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cabinet Considers Coal Crisis. Further Restrictions Sought. Sydney
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2
The State Cabinet, which is meeting to-day to examine the coal supply crisis, have had their task complicated by the fact that in addition to three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Hurt at Cessnock
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 3
CESSNOCK Wednesday. — Joseph Stafford, 19, of Daniel-st., Cessnock, a wheeler employed at Bellbird Colliery, received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Coast Mines Resume
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 1
CANBERRA Wed. — The Federal Government spokesman is reported to have assured South Coast . coal miners that mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Partial Loss of Coal
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 3
CESSNOCK Wed.—No industrial disputed were reported on Maitland coalfield to-day, although there was a partial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Behaved Better To-Day
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 2
Apart from Excelsior mine, which produces 800 tons daily, all southern coal mines worked to-day, and with only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Debate on the Coal Problem
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 2
A t last meeting of St. John’s Literary and Debating Society the prime minister (Mr. F. L. McNamara) chose as the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Further Power Cuts Railway Coal Stocks Precariously Low
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 1
For the present there would be no additional restrictions on the use of electric power, this being the decision of the State Cabinet after a meeting yesterday. The Premier, Mr. Cahill, said the Cabinet's decision was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Power Restrictions to Stay As at Present Men Not To Be Thrown Idle While Coal Supplies Continue
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 2
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—After hearing reports from the Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) and the Minister for Transport (Mr. O’SuIlivan), State Cabinet decided against imposing further power restrictions for the time being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Asks for Coal Investigation Special Industry Investigation Committee to Make Representation Brick Works, Government Farm, Amongst New Suggestions-:publicity Brochure to Be Prepared
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 2
The special committee set up last week to make investigations for the purpose of having secondary industry established here is to make representation to have this area included in surveys which the State Government is having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pollution Of Creek Water Pumped from Colliery
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 4
Landholders along Black Creek reported to a meeting of the Maitland Pastures Protection Board that water being pumped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All South Maitland Mines Work
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 5
CESSNOCK, Thursday. — The whole of the mines are at work to-day on the Maitland coalfields…
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