Cessnock Mines Resume
CESSNOCK, Thurs. — There was a resumption at all mines In the Cessnock district to-day, after the eight days Idleness due…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Repair of Roads to Mines
CANBERRA, Thurs—In the Housed Representatives, Mr. Rowley James, member for the Hunter, sought an assurance that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Retrenchments at Steelworks B.H.P. Coal Stocks Nearly Exhausted
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Although enginedrivers have decided to resume work on the Cessnock field, thus bringing a big rise in coal production, it now seems inevitable that considerable unemployment will result before the leg in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdare Colliery Soccer
An exhibition of soccer was witnessed at Aberdare last Sunday when two teams from Aberdare Colliery played a challenge game. The first team was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Shortage
B.H.P., Newcastle, uses more coal than the City of Melbourne. At the moment its stocks arc practically exhausted and a big portion of the works…
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Mr. R James, in the House of Representatives on Wednesday sought an assurance that provision would be made to maintain and repair roads leading to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Skip Accidents At The Mines
CESSNOCK Friday—Jim Fairfill 28 of Alexander street Kurri Kurri a wheeler employed at Aberdare Extended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Leader to Visit N.z
MR. GRANT, the Miners' General Secretary, who will leave Sydney for New Zealand on Monday next, to attend the N.Z…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kurri Mine Pensioners Pretest Against Rise in Federal Salaries
At a meeting of Kurri Kurri branch of the Retired Mineworker's Association a resolution was unanimously adopted protesting against the proposed £500…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lithgow Breathes Freely Again Belief That Mine Subsidence Danger Has Passed
Lithgow residents, particularly those in the Vale of Clwydd mine area, breathed freely again yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cabinet Plans State Coal Authority Three New Mines To Be Developed Shortly
CANBERRA, Saturday.—The New South Wales Parliament will be asked by State Cabinet fate this year to sanction the creation of a State coal authority to control the State coal mine at Lithgow and other coal mines which are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Electricians’ Examination
At the examination for certificate of competency a mine electrician held under the provisions of the Coal Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Suffer Toe Injuries
Two miners who suffered to injuries at work yesterday were attended by Maitland Ambulance and taken to hospital…
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SYDNEY, Sat.—The Joint Coal Board advised the Sugar Workers’ Union that sufficient coal would be available at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fear Of Hold-Up Through Coal Shortage Disappearing
If production is maintained at last Friday's rate, there is now no fear of a hold-up in industry in N.S.W. because of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Pensioners Protest
The delegate board of the Retired Mine-workers Association, representing the Retired Mine-workers of the Northern District, views with indignation…
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LONDON, May 26—The French tanker, Saint Yves, carrying 4500 tons of petrol, hit a Wine and sank outside La Rochelle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Discipline in the Mines
SENATOR ASHLEY said that before coal production could be brought to a satisfactory basis there would have to be…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The general President of the Miners’ Federation Mr. [?] Williams, said to-day that the federation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Sponsors Mining Health Plan Medical Examinations For All Mineworkers In N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Medical bureaux et Cessnock Newcastle Wollongong and Lithgow, where mineworkers will undergo regular physical examination, are envisaged in a scheme by which the Joint Coal Board hopes to improve the…
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