Changes in Mining Industry
SYDNEY Thursday. — Major changes in the mining industry this State are envisaged in a draft bill, prepared by the…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 63
Two Collieries Idle
CESSNOCK, Monday.—Bellbird miners were Idle to-day because the management refused [?] quest for a redraw of the cavill…
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WASHINGTON March 3.—Mr. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, has notified soft-coal mine proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Federation Difficult Task Mr Mighell’s Appeal for Peace in Coal Industry
SYDNEY Monday—The difficult task of the Miners’ Federation had been made more difficult by the fast that there were many people who thought they could .do the job better titan the elected officials, said Mr. Norman Mighell,…
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SYDNEY Tuesday.—Miners at North Wallarah colliery did not work to-day because the underground telephone was out of order…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Survey for Coal Murrurundi to Werris Creek
Local Government bodies have been, circularised by the Department of Mines in the following terms:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Inquiry Evidence Covers 13 Volumes Judge Davidson To Prepare Report
CANBERRA, Wednesday. — About one and a half million words were taken down by relays pg shorthand writers at the Commonwealth Coal Inquiry and the evidence occupies 13 large volumes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disputes At Two Collieries
CESSNOCK Thursdays— The idle collieries today on the Maitland field are Haitians, Main, Richmond M[?]ln and a part of…
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SYDNEY Thursday, — Four mines including Richmond Main, one of the largest producers on the northern field are idle to-day…
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CESSNOCK Friday—There are three collieries idle on the Maitland Held to-day—Cessnock No. 2. Pelaw Main, and one tunnel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Baddeley's New Coal Bill (To the Editor)
Sir,—Now that Mr. Baddeley has stated his intention to introduce the new Coal Bill, I trust that nothing will happen to prevent this Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Survey for Coal. Murrurundi to Werris Creek
Local Government bodies have been circularised by the Department of [?] in the following terms:— "I have to inform you that this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Fields Don't Want Milk Board Control Protest From Maitland Council
Extension of Milk Board control to the coal fields is not wanted by Maitland City Council, which is seeking the support…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open Cut Road Controversy Move to Declare Traffic Extraordinary Defeated. Council Receives £1600 in Rates from "Open Cut" Mining
Following the reading of legal opinion contained in a letter from the Local Government Association's solicitor, a motion was moved that the council declare the traffic on the "open cut" road to be extraordinary. The resolution was defeated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Protest Against Mine Drinking Water
CESSNOCK, Mon[?] There are three idle collieries on the Maitland field to-day with a resultant loss in production of 4100…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ration Cuts Affect Coal Production
LONDON March 11.—The sharp decline in coal production of the Ruhr of an estimated 18,000 tons daily, is one of the [?]al traceable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disputes at Collieries
CESSNOCK Tuesday. — The loss in production on the Maitland field to-day amounts to 5000 tons. THhe idle collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Solution of Problem of Coal Production
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The solution to the problem of production in New South Wales appeared to be mechanisation and greater development of open-cut mining, said the Minister for Supply and Shipping, Senator Ashley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Battle for Coal in the Ruhr Won
PARIS, March 11.— The Communist Party vice-president, M. Thorez announced at a public rally that the Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Mines Resume
CESSNOCK Wednesday.— Elrington, Bellbird Stanford Main No. 2 and Neath Colliers all resumed work this morning The…
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