To-day’s Leader Excessive Taxation. Big Area of Coal 48 Feet Thick
BRISBANE, Sat.—The Minister for Mines, Mr. Foley, said to-day that Callide coalfield, 50 miles south-west of Gladstone, might…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Killed In Mine Blast
PERTH, Monday.—One man was-killed and another, Injured in a blast at Big Bell mine, near Cue…
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British railways are tackling the problem of converting locomotives from coal to oil-burning, under the Government scheme by which the main line companies will save a million tons of coal per year…
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A further two matches were played in the colliery tennis knock-out competition at the Aberdare couts on Friday…
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James Moloney, 45, of Daniel Street, Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare Central colliery, received injuries to his right hand when he was struck by a…
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CESSNOCK. Tuesday.—There are three large mines idle on the Maitland held to-day, with an aggregate daily output of [?]800…
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Three mines on the Maitland field to-day are responsible for the loss of 3300 tons. Hebburn No. 1 miners came…
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The coal miners' demand for a 35-hour working week, if granted, would cause chaos in Australian industry because Australia was…
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CESSNOCK, Wed.—How the underground tea service, which is to be provided for mine workers in the near future would be…
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CESSNOCK, Wednesday.—Former superintendent of J. & A. Brown Abermain Seaham coIlieries and now a consulting mining engineer. Mr. J, Johnstone told a combined meeting of Cessnock and Kearsley councils last night that if…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blair Athol-giant of the Coal Trade Project to Cost Between £15,000,000 and £18,000,000
The Blair Athol coal project, in Queensland, is the biggest post-war undertaking by any British private enterprise. It will cost between £15 and £18,000,000, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Say “Big Suck” Tactics Won’t Get Coal
SYDNEY Thursday—Waving of the “big stick” at coalminers With threats of “drastic action” had never got coal and never would, declared an editorial in the latest issue of “Common, Cause” official organ of the Miners’…
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NEWCASTLE: The Chairman of the Col Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) held yesterday that employees of John Darling…
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CESSNOCK Thursday—pe[?] Main c[?] with an output of 1300 tons [?] is [?] to-day and will remain [?] until [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Need for New Mine at Cessnock; Mr. R. P. JACK “160 Million Tons In Pillars”
CESSNOCK Thursday. — Stating that there [?] 160,00,000 tons of coal in pillars which could be [?] on the Cessnock tiled the production manger of the [?] Coal be[?] Mr. R. P. Jack said there was no need to [?]…
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Stephen Tucker, 59, Rawson street, Aberdare, a shiftman at Abermain No. 2 colliery, received, a probable fracture of the pelvis, internal…
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CESSNOCK, Friday. — Coal production In the Cessnock district has been, exceptionally high this week. Coal was lost during…
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MUSWELLBROOK: According to returns furnished coal won in the shire area in 1917 totalled 95,952 tons large and 17,978 tons small…
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SYDNEY, Friday. —Eight cool mines are Idle in N.S.W. to-day for an-estimated production loss of 8000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock District Is on the Down Grade a State Mine, or Else Leading Mining Engineer Gives Masterly Analysis of Position
Is Cessnock going to be another Wollongong or Newcastle, or will it drift into a similar position to West Wallsend and Minimi? The question was posed by Mr. Jim Johnstone, one of the…
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