Coal Board Provides Bowls Trophies
CESSNOCK, Saturday The Joint [?] Board is providing prizes for four competitions to be contacted [?] teams from Weston, Kurri Kurri…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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No Coal Board Aid For Library
The Joint Coal Board has decided that It cannot assist Maitland Public Library. Town Clerk (Mr. S. J…
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CESSNOCK, Monday.—North Tunnel, Neath, and Elrington collieries are idle to-day, and Hebbura No. 2 is only partly…
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The Miners' Federation last night threatened to call a State-wide coal strike not week unless 60 rock tunnellers join the federation. All South Coast miners have been on strike since last…
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An increase of £11,116 to £24,318 is shown in net profit of Cessnock Collieries Ltd. for the year ended June 30. The profit was augmented by receipt…
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Disabled N.S.W. Miners are attending the Servis Bay Rehabilitation Centre under a provisional agreement between the Joint Goal Board and the…
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Dairy farmers should affiliate with the Miners' Federation to obtain the price of production for butter…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—For the seven months ended July 81 Australian gold production was 7 per cent less than that for seven…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday—The loss in production to-day on the South Maitland field does not exceed 600 tons…
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ESSEN, Oct. 12. — British and the United States military governors in Germany (General Sir Brian Robertson and General…
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CINCINNATI, Oct. 12.—The United mineworkers’ annual conference yesterday voted president John L. Lewis 25,000 dollars (£7816) yearly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempt to Avert Coal Stoppage. Sydney, Tues
Behind the scenes moves are continuing to-day in an attempt to avert a general stoppage of all N.S.W. mines, which is threatened for next week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Electricity Committee Request for Higher Charges. Coal Company Officers Confer with Shire Councillors
Messrs H. J. Hill (managing director) and H. G. Conde, representing the Muswellbrook Coal Co. Ltd. conferred with Shire Councillors yesterday in connection with the company's suggestion that a committee, representing the Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Australian News Police Investigating Explosion Still Chance to Avert General Coal Stoppage Child's Body Recovered Men Detained for Bank Hold-up Sydney
Detectives investigating last night's bomb attack at Alexandria believe the bomb was placed on the window…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federation Policy On Open Cut Coal Mines “Close If Demand Exceeded”
BRISBANE, Wednesday—The General Secretary of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, told the Cool Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, that, in the event of cool production exceeding demand, the Federation had decided that…
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CESSNOCK, Wed.—The only idle mines to-day on the Maitland field are Neath and Aberdare. Neath miners came home…
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NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—A wage policy calling for general pay increases, a shorter working week. Increased royalty fund and other…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—Prior to a conference to-day, in an effort to settle the South Coast coal strike, the General President of…
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When his left hand was caught between a drop and a skip while at work at, [?] Colliery, William, Pollard, 41, of Hall-street Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Govt. and Coal
CANBERRA, Friday. — Prime Minister, Mr. J. B. Chifley, said in the House of Representatives today that negotiations were…
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