Work at the Mines
Full time of 11 days was worked by only three mines in the past fortnight. The strike by deputies on the…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Coal Not Jo Be Nationalised
The Prime, Minister, Mr. J. B. Chifley, said, in the House of Representatives last week that the Government had no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threat of Coal Train Hold-up
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Railwaymen at Port Waratah have threatened to bold up coal trains at Port Waratah from October…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Lost" Section Of Lithgow Mine Rediscovered By Tunnelling
What is known as the "lost" section of the Vale of Clwydd mine in the Lithgow district has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Maitland Coal Loss 5,000 Tons
The loss on the South Maitland field to-day amounts to approximately 5,000 tons. Richmond Main, which lost time last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri West End Sports Club Assistance By Coal Board
Kurri Kurri West End Sports Club has been advised by the Joint Coal Board that it had approved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drift From Mining Industry Scheme For Training Youths
The drift from N.S.W. coalfields is estimated by the Joint Coal Board to be about 100 men a month. To offset this, the Board is initiating a training…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huge Blast at Open Cut Mine. 40,000 Cubic Yards of Earth Blasted
The biggest shot ever fired at the open cut mine was carried out successfully on Thursday last, resulting in 40,000 cubic yards of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bellbird Miners Injured
CESSNOCK, Wed—Two miners were injured at Bellbird colliery this morning. David Beattie (56), of Wollombi Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dispute On Coal Ship
NEWCASTLE, Wed.—The British vessel Fort Beauslour is held up at Newcastle because of a crew dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Idle for Fifth Day
CESSNOCK, Wed.—The loss in production to-day on the Maitland coalfield is 4700 tons, due to the Idleness of Richmond Main,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Medals for Trainee Nurses
As gold medals were unobtainable during the war, Maitland Hospital Board was unable to make its annual presentation to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal for Britain’s Manufactures Winter Allocations To Be Higher
LONDON, October 15.—Coal allocations to Britain’s manufacturers in the coming winter should ensure that this division of industry will be 100 per cent, capable of carrying out its export tasks, the Minister for Economic Affairs, Sir Stafford Cripps…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opening of State Coal Mine At Greta Unlikely
In a report to Kearsley Shire Council of a deputation to the Joint Coal Board regarding the establishment of a state coal mine…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) has advised the Miners’ Federation that he would recommend to State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Reef Killed At Training
SYDNEY, Thurs.—Apprentice R. McIntosh escaped with a shaking, but was taken to hospital for observation, when Gold Reef was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No New Mine for Greta Decision By Coal Board
Efforts by Kearsley Shire Council to influence the Coal Board to open a new mine at Greta to stabilise…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →5-Year Coal Industry Plan
The Commonwealth Coal Board is preparing for the Government a report on plans to reorganise the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bigger Coal Production Needed for Christmas Stocks
CANBERRA, Friday—Replying in the House of sensitive to Mr. Harrison, deputy leader of the Opposition, the Prime Minister said that coal mines in New South Wales would need to produce 289,000 tons a Week from now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Most Influential British Communist Miners’ Leader Horner Compared With J. L. Lewis
LONDON—(Associated Press)—Arthur Lewis Homer, general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, has been called the John L. Lewis of Britain, He objects to the comparison, and the two men lend themselves to contrast…
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