Working of Whitburn Coal Seam
A report on the recent conference with the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) was given to the Grete Progress Association by two…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Open Cut Mining May Be Getting Closer Application for Authority to Enter
William Turner Rix, who, with his son, has been carrying out extensive coal mining surveys in this district during the past 12…
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. — The acting Secretary of [?] Mr. Robert Lovett, told a Press conference that the [?] big three commission, comprising Britain, United [?] and France, has agreed to make prompt distribution…
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SINGLETON, Thurs.— At the Mining Warden’s Court yesterday, before Mr. V. Lawler, George Kent Williams, manager of…
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NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—Further consideration was given to the proposal for the amalgamation of the Miners’ Federation and the…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The ban by the executive of the Miners’ Federation on unauthorised stoppages was unanimously endorsed by delegates of northern miners’ lodges at a meeting here yesterday…
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A total loss of £108,023 was incurred by the Coal Cliff Colliery in slightly more than three years of operations under Commonwealth control…
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SINGLETON, Friday.—Sydney James Rolfe, of Beresfield, applied to the mining warden (Mr. V. Lazier) for authority to enter…
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An application by the Miners’ Federation for a 20 per cent, increase in the daily earnings of contract miners and a 15 per…
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LONDON, Sept. 26.—Scottish miners on strike in the Ayrshire area, who had been expected to resume work, have decided to…
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LONDON, Sept 26.—A full resumption of work in the Scottish coal mines, where 38 collieries, employing 12,628 men were on…
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NEVER was the opportunity brighter than it is to-day for peace in the coal industry. The leaders have taken the…
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The Joint Coal Board, with the approval of the Lands Department and the Muswellbrook Municipal Council, will erect 61 homes made…
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The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) has ruled that payment of margins to day-wage…
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The Mayor (Aid. F. H. Lovett) reported at Cessnock Council on Tuesday night that with Aid. J…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Discipline in Miners' Federation Sound Proposals By Federation Leaders
In order to enforce discipline among the members of the Miners' Federation, it has been decided to impose…
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LONDON (Associated Press)— A campaign to recruit 18-year-olds as miners will be the government’s next step in its drive…
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EVANSTON, Illinois (Associated Press)—North-western University has announced a new method for removal of impunities from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Rivers Colliery Taken Over by Board “Owners Refused To Co-Operate,” Says Chairman
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Because of the continued refusal of the owners of the mine to co-operate, the Joint Coal Board had assumed control of the Northern Rivers Colliery at Swansea, sea, the chairman of the Coal Board, Mr. K. A. Cameron,…
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WELLINGTON (NZ), Monday. —Miners throughout the west coast of the South Island threaten a beer boycott if the price is…
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