Two Collieries Idle
CESSNOCK, Monday—Richmond Main and Begird Colliers are Idle on the South Maitland field to-day. The dispute at Richman Main is…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Option Over Rich Gold Mine
KALGOORLIE, Tuesday. — A Perth syndicate, which has financial backing from South Australia, has secured an option for…
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Virice Kerr, 17, of wollombi, a tophand at maitaland man collery, suffered a laceration and contusions to his right hand, which was caught between kips…
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CESSNOCK, Tues.—Vincent Kerr, 17, of Wollembt employed as a top-hand at Maitland Main colliery, received [?]…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—New South Wales coal owners’ refusal to make any concessions to the miners resulted in a clash between miners’ leaders end colliery owners’ representatives at the conference with the Minister for Supply (Sen…
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At a coal conference yes-terday, attended toy the Minister for 'Supply, Sena-tor Ashley, and State…
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Whilst working at Ayrfield No. 8 colliery this morning John Bourke, 27, of Odd street, West Maitland was Jammed between…
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Sir,-In 1943 [?] urew a of [?] and asked for their inclumon in the Coal mines Act: Mr. Baddley accopted them…
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A thaw has spread over almost the whole of Britain, except for the extreme north of England and East Scotland, bringing widespread fog and…
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CESSNOCK, Thurs.—The only mine idle on the Maitland field to-day is Elrington, where the men declined to work because the…
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CANBERRA, Thursday. —An angry protest against the failure to include Queensland mines in the itinerary of professor Jones for his…
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SYDNEY, Thurs—If realities were to be faced the export of coal from the United Kingdom should be prohibited, according…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— Although he said he had always favoured the abolition of State Parliaments, Mr. W. A. H. Howarth (Lib., Maitland) was one of the Opposition speakers who attacked what they described as & surrender of State…
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A British mining expert, Professor Jones, paid a visit to Bellbird colliery during the week, and made…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Australia last year produced 13,800,000 tons of black coal. This figure which is about…
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In their task of beating blizzards, gales and ice-floes in order to maintain a constant supply of coal from…
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An invitation is to be extended to the newly-formed Coal Board by Cessnock Council to visit the…
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The speaker at Wednesday’s Rotary Club dinner will be professor T. David Jones (University of Cardiff, Wales), taking…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. —There are three idle collieries on the Maitland field to-day—Pelaw Main, Aberdare Extended and…
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Following is a resume of the speech delivered by Mr. J. M. Baddeley in the Legislative Assembly during the second reading of the amendments to the…
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