Production of Coal In New South Wales
SYDNEY, Saturday: A spokesman for the Joint Coal Board said that production of coal in New South Wales for the week ended…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Displaced Persons Now Big Problem In Belgium Won’t Stay In Mines, Worsen Unemployment Elsewhere
BRUSSELS: Officials here ore wrestling with one of Belgium’s biggest post-war human problems—constant abandonment of the mines by displaced persons recruited from Western Germany to aid the Belgian “bottle for fuel.”…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Water Pollution By Coal Mines
BRANXTON, Tuesday.—A public meeting held last night discussed at length the question of the pollution of waters by coal mines, with special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Production Down
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Loss in production on the South Maitland field to-day amounts to 5000 tons. Most of the loss is due to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miner’s Arm Injured
CESSNOCK, Tuesday,—Patriot O’Connor, 47, of Main Road, Heath, a miner of Abermain No. Colliery, received an extensive…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When the hearing of the miners’ claim for a 35-hour week was resumed to-day, the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Objection to Skips Miners Reduce Loading
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—A report by the Northern Colliery Proprietors’ Association states that some miners at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold Claim For Increase
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. — South Africa’s claim for a higher gold price than the existing 35 dollars announced will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Penalty Claim for Shifts in Open-cuts Coal Board Chairman Has No Jurisdiction
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The chairman of the Coal Reference Board (Mr. F. Gallagher) refused to hear a claim by the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association. The union was deregistered by the Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Council Coal Dearer
Maitland City Council has been advised of rises In the price of coal purchased from district collieries. Form September l the Increase on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pit Boy to Mines Chief
Mr. J. M. Backleley—appointed Director of State Coalmines on £2500 a year—offers a success story any coalminer could accept as a pattern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Support for Increase in Gold Price
WASHINGTON, September 14— The Australian ambassador Washington, Mr. N. Makin, told AA[?] that Australia would support…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greater Harmony at Mechanised Colliery Saturday Closing of Shops Caused Some Absenteeism
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The manager of Wallerawang colliery, Mr. Joseph Cook, told the Coal Industry Tribunal, Gallagher, that mechanisation had been one of the most important factors in promoting harmony at the colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Cuts Over Collieries
CESSNOCK, Thurs.—The northern miners’ president (Mr. W. Crooks) and the northern district check inspector (Mr. J. Barrett) will give a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Working Time of Miners
SYDNEY. Thurs.—Miners would average only 28 making hours a week if their 35 hours claim was granted, David Scott, manager of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →19 German Miners Buried
BERLIN, Sept. 15.—The “Social Democrat” said that 19 German miners were buried alive when a tunnel collapsed at the Soviet zone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Selling Gold On Free Market
WASHINGTON, September 15— South Africa’s move to allow gold producing countries to sell half their output in the free market was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Advertisements
CANBERRA, Friday. — The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, said the Common-wealth spent £24,634 on advertisements during June,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board and Rates
Singleton Municipal Council last night agreed to co-operate with Blaxland Shire Council in making representations in an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Long Service Leave To Miners
SYDNEY: The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley said in the House of Representatives to-day that the court had made its mind perfectly…
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