Emergency Coal Refused
The Combined Mining Unions' executive on Wednesday rejected a request from the Joint Coal Board for production at open-cut collieries…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Miners' Leaders to Confer
SYDNEY, Friday. — The Joint Coal Board may call a conference mine workers' leaders soon to discuss this year's coal needs…
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Negotiations for opening two small coalmines in the Greta area are almost complete and the mines will open soon. Each…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shareholders Lost All Their Money Australian Gold Mine Investments
LONDON, January 15.—Shareholders in the de Bernales group of Australian gold-mining companies — once worth of £9,000,000 sterling—were officially told yesterday they had last all or most of their money…
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The 17,500 coal miners in N.S.W. will return to work on Monday after three weeks’ annual holidays…
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IPSWICH, Saturday — Experts are puzzled why 30 miners are unable to work at Harris coalmine, near Raceview…
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CESSNOCK, Monday.—The miners began the new year well to-day. All collieries on the Maitland field resumed to-day with the exception…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—All mines except two small ones on the northern field re-opened to-day at the end of the miners’ three weeks’ holidays. The only mines not working are the Caledon open-cut…
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All mines, except two small ones on the northern fields, amY including Singleton collieries, reopened to-day at the…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—In addition to Millfield colliery, which has been idle for some time over an inter-union dispute, Maitland Main…
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Sydney, Monday.—All mines except two small ones on the northern field re-opened to-day at the end of the miners' three weeks' holidays. The only mines not working are the Caledon open…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holiday Camps F0r Children of Mineworkers. Sponsored By Coal Board
At the beginning of 1948 the Joint Coal Board decided to sponsor children of mineworkers attending School Term Camps operated by the National Fitness, Council of New South Wales. There are two camps-one at Point Wolstoncraft on Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only Two Mines[?] Idle in N.S.W. Yesterday. 1,550 Tons Lost
Only one mine was idle In N.S.W. because of an Industrial-dispute when miners resumed after their Chr[?]. tinas holidays yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AWU Seeks Undertaking From Miners Wants Kemeira Tunnel Decision To Be Binding On Both Parties
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When the Kemeira tunnel dispute inquiry began in the Industrial Court yesterday, Mr Justice Kelly refused to defer the hearing until the Miners’ federation have an undertaking that it would abode by his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Scholarships
The Joint Coal Board has decided to award six four-year scholarships for the Sydney University coal-mining engineering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trouble Feared At Mines
CESSNOCK, Wed. — It stated in mining circles last night that there may be trouble over the payment to men for statutory…
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Gold output in New South Wales for the 11 months ended last November, was 17 per cent, higher than for the…
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CESSNOCK, Wed.—There is a heavy Ioss in production on the Maitland Held to-day due in the main to the expressed intention…
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This year the Joint Coal Board will sponsor six scholarships in coalmining engineering at Sydney University. The courses are tenable for four…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Drowned in Colliery Dam
KURRI KURRI, Friday. — Kenneth Charles Sault, 10, of Hill 60, Kurri, was drowned while swimming in Hebburn No. 1…
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