Work at the Collieries
Fourteen mines worked full time for the fortnightly pay to be draws on Friday. The miners’ aggregate meetings held on…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Key Unions Threaten Coal Production All N.S.W. Mines May Stop
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Key onions are threatening general stoppages in both underground end open cut coal mines New South Wales unless certain claims are granted by the of the month…
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Muswellbrook's open cut mine has been idle since Thursday afternoon last, despite the fact that the men have been ordered back…
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Owing to the aggregate meeting, full time for the fortnight ending Friday last was nine days. There were fourteen mines which worked full time…
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Stoppages in all N.S. Wales underground and open cut, mines are threatened within the next two weeks because of disputes…
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WASHINGTON, March 18.— The Supreme Court ordered yesterday that Its mandate In the John L. Lewis case will be Issued…
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KALGOORLIE, Tuesday,—Two brothers, working the Boomerang mine at Burtville, recovered gold valued at more than £2000…
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CESSNOCK. Tuesday.—Jack Wilson, 38, of Congewai-street, Aberdare, a miner, employed at Aberdare Colliery, was struck by a fall of coal…
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In the House of Representatives, Mr. R. James asked for information from the Prime Minister on the…
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LAKE SUCCESS, March 18.—A fortnight’s inconclusive argument in the three-man sub-committee, on which Mr. Paul haslick…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greyhound Racing. Missing Gold, and Pindimar Pearl Dead-heat. Brindle Ranger and Tiny Wanga Assist Bookmakers. All Jenny and It's Fay Again Successful
A thrilling finish was witnessed in the final event on the programme at Saturday night's meeting of the local Mechanical Coursing Club, the…
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Mr. R. J. Edmonds, 28, Of Main road, East Greta, a pit top hand at Bloomfield South Colliery, suffered an abrasion to the right…
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SYDNEY, Wed. — A special meeting of the State Parliamentary Labour Party today authorised the Minister for Mines…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Coalmines Regulation Amendment Bill passed the third reading in the Legislative Assembly…
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LONDON, March 18. — The Executive of the National Union of Mineworkers visited Number 10 Downing-st and gave a pledge…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—It was decided at the second sitting of the Coal Industry Tribunal to-day that the tribunal had the power…
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BRISBANE, Thursday. — The threatened general coal strike in Queensland was averted when the coal owners agreed to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Making Mines Dust Free Benefits Miners Interesting Address At Rotary By Professor T. David Jones
“The problem of coal dust in mines over 50 years ago centred around the possibility of danger with regard to colliery explosions, but to-day scientific engineering research is concerned also with the detrimental aspect of dust to the…
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WASHINGTON, March 20— Miners’ leader John L. Lewis, complying with the Supreme Court mandate, cancelled the…
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SINGLETON, Thurs.— Thirty-five landholders and Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday lodged protests at the Mining…
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