Reduction of Gold Royalties
SUVA, Monday (AAP-Reuter). —A Bill to be presented to the legislative council in November provides for the…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Effort To Settle Coal Dispute
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners’ Federation Central Council at its meeting to-day will decide whether the South Co[?]t strike over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fate of Coal Being Decided To-Day Important Meeting in Sydney
The Miners' Federation Central Council were meeting in Sydney to-day to decide whether the South Coast strike over the Kemeira tunnel dispute will be settled or extended to other parts of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P.M. Appeals for More Coal Rising Standard of Living Depends on Overcoming Bitterness
Mr. Chifley appealed last night to employees and employers in the coal industry to sink their differences and cooperate with the Joint Coal Board to produce coal "desperately needed by the Australian people."…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — John Dick, a miner, was charged with a breach of the Coal Mines Regulations Act at the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board to Take Over Private Mines. Equipment Worth £4 Million Ordered
The Coal Board had ordered £4,000,000 worth of new plant for several private mines it had decided to take over and modernise, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said in his weekly radio talk on Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work at the Collieries Full Time for 20
At least 20 mines worked full time of 11 days in the last fortnight. Details:— Pacific, Stanford Main No. 1. Pelaw…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Estimated Coal Production
Estimated coal production for New South Wales for the week ended October 16 was: Cesnock, underground 88,881 tons, open cut 10,885, total…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Coast Mine Stoppage
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners’ Federation Central Council had reached no decision by lunch-time to-day regarding the South…
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Various causes have occasioned stoppages in the coal mining industry in the past, but the following authentic incident is…
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Sir,—Everyone in this district knows Wangi Wangi. It is home from home for thousands of Cessnock coalfields residents who habitually pitch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rich Find of Gold
JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 26. — One of the richest gold finds in the Sand River area, Orange Free State, with the recovery of…
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LONDON, Oct. 26.—Mining engineers in Britain are freezing a section of the earth’s surface to a depth of over 400 feet. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Freezing the Earth to Find Coal Novel Method Used In Britain to Sink the Shaft of a New Mine
Mining engineers in Britain are freezing a section of the earth's surface to a depth of over 400 feet. This is a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Take Over Idle Mines in France Saving Pits From Flooding
PARIS, October 26.—Troops who took over France’s strike-bound northern coalfields yesterday immediately started pumping operations to save pits from flooding. Algerian and Moroccan infantry blocked strategic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Used in Mining Dispute. Strikers Capitulate at 20 Pits. Paris
The executive of the Communist Confederation of Labour has appealed to all miners, sailors and dockers, particularly those in Britain and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Collieries Idle
CESSNOCK, Wednesday. — There is a loss of 3100 tone in production on the South Maitland field to-day. The idle collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents At. the Collieries
KURRI KURRI: Patrick O'Connell. 46. a miner, of Main Road, Neath, was struck by a fall of coal Abermain No. 1 colliery and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Formula for Migrants in Coal Mines
SYDNEY, Thursday. — After their approval yesterday of a formula for the admission of migrants, including Baits, into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Collieries Idle
CESSNOCK, Thurs. — Sirington, Hebburn No. 1 and Kalinga are idle on the South Maitland field to-day. Elrington will lose about 700 tons…
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