Big Loss in Coal Production
CESSNOCK, Friday. — Several mines are idle on the Maitland field to-day with a resultant loss in production of 3300 tons…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Coal Board Knock-out Competition
The second round of the Coal Board Soccer Knock-out for the all age grade will be held on Sunday. Fixtures: Aberdare Rangers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Baddeley Under fire On Coal Post
Opposition members protested in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night against Mr. Baddeley's appointment by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mechanical Extraction Of Pillar Coal. Experts' Capabilities Questioned
When the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt) suggested in the Legislative Assembly that the Government should adopt the three overseas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity Supply Discussed by Shire and Municipal Authorities Position of Coal Company "Unsatisfactory" Shire Resents Company's Statement
The matter of electricity in the Municipality and Shire has been one which Aldermen and Councillors have discussed at length on a number of occasions in recent months. At the last meeting of the Upper Hunter. Shire Council, electricity was again…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Rates
SINGLETON, Saturday.—Singleton Municipal Council last night decided to co-operate with Blaxland Shire Council in an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Change in Dollar Price of Gold
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. — There will be no change in the dollar price of gold. This was stated at a press…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Found by Mine Detector
A cow became ill at Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire (Eng.), on Saturday. A local Territorial Army officer ran a mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Shares Rise
SYDNEY, Monday.—Gold share prices on the Stock Exchange throughout Australia racketed to the highest level for a long time…
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Seventeen nations are affected by decision to apply the results of the dollar conference to all Marshall Ald countries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reaction in Sydney All Gold Share Prices Up
Sydney businessmen and financial houses took the news quietly. Share prices on the Sydney Stock Exchange…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Keen Tussle Likely for Miners’ Executive Post If Mr. Crook Becomes An M.LA
SYDNEY, Monday.—If the northern miners’ president Mr. W. Crook, wins the Cessnock by-election on October 8 as seems likely, he is certain to resign from His position in the Miners’ Federation, and Communists are believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plenty of Bosses for Coal Mines
Appointment of Mr.Baddeley at £50 a week as Director of the State Coal Mines Control Board increases to eight the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boom In Gold Mining Certain
LONDON, September 20.— There will be a boom in the gold mining Industry In South Africa and other sterling countries as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murrurundi Coal Deposits
The Under-Secretary of the Department of Mines has informed Mr. R. B. Nott, MLA, that prospect boring for coal will be under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Losing Coal Market Evidence Before Coal Tribunal
New South Wales coal was losing its market because of increasing prices, to Victorian brown coal briquettes, Mr. R. V. Brierley told the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federation Stopped Labour For Mines
SYDNEY, Tuesday—The manager of Wanthaggi State coal mine (T. Johnstone) to-day told the Coal Industry Tribunal that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners on Strike General Work Stoppage
NEW YORK, Sept. 20,— All 480,00 members of the United Minewarkers’s Organisation went on strike to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Pits Could Take 5000 British Miners
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Opening of new coal mines in New South Wales could absorb 5000 British caolminers in the industry, Mr. J. Johnston, an Australian coalmining expert, told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Usual Promises" Given Report to Paxton Mine Pensioners
The secretary and treasurer reported to a meeting of Paxton and District branch of the Retired Mineworkers' Association that they had interviewed…
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