Premier Opens State Mine at Awaba To-day
One of three new State mines was officially opened today by the Premier (Mr. McGirr)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1948
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Less Draught Beer From To-day Cut Follows Coal Board Order
Tooth's draught beer to all New South Wales hotels will be cut by 10 per cent, from today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Miners Not Responsible For Coal Crisis” “Antiquated” Methods in Mines
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Stating that the miners had nothing to apologise for, the General President of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. Idris Williams, told a public meeting of more than 1500 in Sydney Town Hall that those responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eight Colliery Stoppages
SYDNEY, Thursday.— For the third day in succession all mines in the western field worked to-day, but there were eight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dispute Over Mine Trappers
CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Aberdare Extended miners have derided that they will not return to work until the Minister for Mines, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Donate Pay To Widow
LITHGOW, Thursday. — Coalminers at the Commonwealth open cut mine did not attend the funeral of a workmate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Machinery
SYDNEY Friday.—MT, G. sellers, an engineer of the Joint Coal Board at Lithgow will leave for America next month to punches several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Production
New South Wales mineworkers produced 5,752,695 tons of coal from the beginning of the year until last week-end. Joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pay Increase for Miners
The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, has awarded an increase of 4d. a ton in the rate for shooting and filling machine-cut…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Dropped an Old Custom
Mine-workers at the Commonwealth open cut mine, Lidsdale, on the Western coalfields, worked on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nationalised Coal Industry. Loss in United Kingdom
The National Coal Board's loss of 23,255,000 in its first year proves nothing about the efficiency or inefficiency of the nationalised coal industry, says…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Muswellbrook Pulls Its Weight. Increased Coal Production
No coalfield is putting up a better performance in its contribution towards overcoming the coal shortage than Muswellbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gundy Progress Association Deals with Electricity Coal Company's Letter
At a meeting of the Gundy Progress Association held on Wednesday last, 14th inst., a matter of general interest to residents proposing to seek connection of their properties with proposed power lines, when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Amenities for Kearsley Shire Coal Board Gives Its Approval
The Joint Coal Board has advised Kearsley Shire Council that it has given its approval in principle to a large number of amenities throughout the shire. These are approved upon certain conditions, which are:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Coal to Be Dearer Stir Follows Strtling Loss Figures
The price of best-quality British coal will rise next Monday, but prices lor lower grades will fall, says the industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Founder of Gold Industry in N.S.W. Story Of Edward Hargraves (No. 2)
Hargraves was given the Government reward of £500 and was appointed a Magistrate, Gold Commissioner, and Commissioner for Crown Lands to search for new gold fields. When, in 1853, the full value of his discovery become…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Fresh Mine Disputes
CESSNOCK, Monday.— There are two fresh disputes on the South Maitland held to-day, one at Hebbum No. 2 and the other at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Use of Polish Miners
SYDNEY, Monday.—A proposal to use Polish miners in Australian mines as one method of stepping up production will be discussed by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shannon Wins Hollywood Gold Cup
INGLEWOOD (California), July 18. AAP.— Shannon won the £31,267 Hollywood. Gold Cup at Hollywood Park yesterday by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Idle Collieries
The Idle colleries on the Held to-day are Kalingo, Aberdare Extended, Hebburn No. 2, Aberdare, and the Caldare open [?]…
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