Speeding Up British Coal Supplies
LONDON, Jan 1.—A drive to speed the turn around of coal waggons, rivalling the wartime drive to unload ships and get…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Talks on the New Coal Board
SYDNEY, Wed. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and the Premier (Mr. McKell) discussed possible appointments to the two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Rise Will Cost More Than £350,000
SYDNEY, Wed,—The Secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors’ Association (Mr. Daire) stated to-day that mining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Ownership Of British Goal Mines Miners Defer Celebrations Until Week-End
LONDON, January 2.—Although Kentish miners entered the pits singing, and there were some pithead meetings and processions on South Wales of mark the handing-over of British coalmines to public ownership, the miners will hold…
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LONDON, January 2.— British miners have given an undertak[?] that there will be no more strike[?] in return for an arrangement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Coal Machine Cuts and Loads May Increase Output 50% in Britain's Mines
A new British machine which should help materially to increase coal production is now going into some North of England mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No More Strikes, say British Miners Undertaking to Government
Britain's miners have given an undertaking that there will be no more strikes in return for an arrangement whereby an grievances will be settled either at pithead, regional, or national levels, within 28 days, says the industrial correspondent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day’s Leader: Wanted: A Return To Sanity. Fresh Wave Of Violence Over Front Of 100 Miles Jewish Terrorists Use Bombs, Mines And Flame Throwers
JERUSALEM, January 3.—Using bombs, grenades, rifles, land mines and flame-throwers, Jewish terrorists last night unleased a fresh wave of terrorism over a 100-mile front in Palestine, involving not only Haifa, Tel Aviv, and parts of Jerusalem itself, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Gold Yield
Gold production of NSW was 25,378oz fine for 10 months of 1946. This was a decline of 11,237 oz fine, or 30 per cent., compared…
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LONDON, January 4.—Mr. Will Lawther, mineworkers president, announced that all countries producing coal except the United…
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CESSNOCK, Monday.—All mines on the Northern Field resumed work to-day after the holidays with the exception of EIrington…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Production Down
Gold production of N.S.W. was 25,378oz fine for 10 months of 1946. This was a decline of 11,237oz fine, or 30 per cent., compared with 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →25 Killed In Mine Fire
BERLIN, Jan. 6.—Twenty-five miners, including sue German prisoners of war, were killed in a fire in a Silesian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Looters Arrested In Hamburg
Police in Hamburg (Germany) during the past week arrested about 1000 coal looters, says Reuters correspondent in that city…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Wells to Contest Miners’ Presidency
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—By a small majority the Autralian miners decided to allow the General President (Mr. Wells) to stand re-election when fresh nominations are called. The voting was, in favour, 3277, against, 2861;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six Maitland Mines Idle
CESSNOCK, Wednesday.—Loss in coal production was fairly heavy on the south Maitland field to-day, six collieries being idle…
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AUCKLAND (NZ), Jan 8.— The Minister for Mines, Mr. McLagan, said to-day that the Government intended seeking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' President Not for Re-election Mr. Wells to Resign
The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) decided yesterday not to stand for re-election in the new ballot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Surprise Decision By Miners’ President Mr. Wells Will Resign From Federation
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—One of the biggest surprises in mining end union circles for many years has been caused by the decision of the General President of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. H. Wells) not to stand for re-election in the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Communists And Miners’ Leader
CESSNOCK, Thursday. — It was common knowledge on the coalfields this morning that now that, Mr, H. Wells had decided…
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