Appeal to Miners
The President of the New South Wales Trades and Labor Council (Mr. C. Anderson) last night appealed to…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Muswellbrook Coal Record
Under military labor, the Muswellbrook open cut mine is turning out more coal per day than ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Warned of Sanctions
The Land Transport Group, which controls buses, trams, railways and road transport of every kind, will, if sanctions are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Refused to Handle Coal
LITHGOW, Friday.—Two employees, who refused to handle Army-won coal at Lithgow gasworks were to-day suspended by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mechanised Mines May be Worked
The possibility of working mechanised undergound mines was being examined by the Government, the Minister for Fuel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Board Impresses Trucks for Coal
The Jcint Coal Board has impressed vehicles from district carriers for coal cartage from the Muswellbrook open cut…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Mines to Be Worked by Troops
Eight N.S.W. underground coal mines, including Burwood, Australia's biggest producer, will be worked by the Army. This was announced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six Coal Trains From North To-day
Six trains carrying coal from military operated open cuts at Singleton and Muswellbrook will travel through Maitland to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Lift Troops Expect to Break Record
Troops working at the Muswellbrook open-cut coal mine, to-day expect to break last Wednesday's coal production record of 3379…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Won at Open Cut. Twenty-Two Trainloads Despatched
SINCE THE ARMY WENT INTO THE OPEN CUT AT MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY, 9272 TONS OF COAL HAD BEEN SENT AWAY IN 22 TRAINS. PRODUCTION FROM TWO 10-HOUR SHIFTS EACH DAY WAS AS FOLLOWS:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Possibility of Winning Strike 80 Odd Unions In Opposition To Miners
With 80 odd of the 92 unions officiated with the trade union movement against them, miners had no possible chance of winning this stride, Mr. Stan Wyatt, Assistant State Secretary of the Australian Railways’ Union told a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eight Underground Mines To Be Worked By Army Four Are In The North
SYDNEY, Friday.—Eight N.S.W. underground coal mines, including Burwood, Australia’s biggest producer, will be worked by the Army…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lodge Delegates Favor Aggregate Meeting Miners' Central Council Spars for Time to Consider Recommendation
There was nothnrig to prevent the Central Council of the Miners' Federation calling aggregate meetings of its members immediately Northern lodge delegates voted in favor of that step yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Position Easier
The open-cut mines are producing big quantities of coal and power restrictions are being reduced. More trains will be running at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crucial Meeting of Miners’ Leaders Attack By Militants Expected
Saturday.—With the outcome of to-morrow’s crucial meeting of the Miners’ Central Council in doubt, moderate union leaders are taking the line that the Communist leaders have virtually concede defeat in the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open-cut Holds Millions of Tons of Coal
Mining engineers estimate there is more than 2 1/2 million tons of firstquality coal in the Muswellbrook open cut field—the biggest in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal at Newdell
An Army Officer said today that troops, who began moving coal from Newdell open cut mine on Saturday, are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →530 Deaths in Mines
BERLIN, August ,7.—The British licensed Berlin “Telegrat” said yesterday that since the heginning of 1949, 530 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Politics in Coal Dispute
“It is regretted that politics have been brought into the Miners’ Federation and that it is being used as an instrument to try to bring the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal From South Africa
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Premier, Me. McGirr, said to-day he doubted whether the State Government would order any more…
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