Miner Injured in Fall of Coal
Caught in a fall of coal at Bellbird Colliery yesterday, James Davice, 20, suffered a [?]ractured right arm, injuries to the chest, lacerations to the…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Wave of Relief Coal Strike Called Off
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Stocks advanced sharply on the New York Stock Exchange late yesterday after news that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Miners Strike 400,000 Walk Off Job
America's 400,000 soft-coal, miners began to walk off the job last night. Their action signalled the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Million Ton Coal Lag Despite New Production Records
Despite the recent all-out production effort by miners who are daily smashing records, coal production in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Union Official Says Men Going From Open-Cut Mines
SYDNEY, Friday.—During the hearing of an application to Mr. F. Gallagher, chairman of the Central Coal reference Board, for the abolition of the “dog watch” at three open-cut mines in the western district, Mr. A. Richards,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →400,000 U.S. Miners Strike Again Fight for Better Terms
As a result of the failure of the men's leader. Mr. John L. Lewis, to negotiate with the mineowners a new contract with better terms for miners,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not Practicable to Establish Oil From Coal Plant Premier's Reply to Mr. Booth
He had been advised that it was agreed that the results of experiments carried out on Maitland coal indicated that oil comparable with those obtained from British coals were by several tried processes, the Premier (Mr. McGirr)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity Increase in Scone May Be Challenged Muswellbrook Coal Co.'s Action Questioned Scone Council to Seek Legal Opinion
The Scone Municipal Council may challenge the Muswellbrook Coal Companys intention of increasing the electricity charges within the Municipality. This decision was reached at Monday's meeting of the Scone Aldermen, When, in a Mayoral minute, the Mayor of Scone Ald. W. T. R. Cooper, announced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat To Coal Haulage
NEWCASTLE, Sat—Members of Port Waratah branch of the Australian Railways Union are meeting at Tigh[?] Hill to decide their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Claim On Miners' President
BIRMINGHAM (Alabama),, Dec. 3. — A claim for 500,000 dollars against John L. Lewis, president, and the United Mineworkers’ union…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Objected To Explosives
CESSNOCK, Monday.—Bloomfield new tunnel colliery was idle to-day because of an objection by the m[?]n to the quality of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Carpenter Injured
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.— Edward Hyle, 86, of Quorrobolong-street, Aberdare, a carpenter, employed at Pelton colliery, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bonus Urged for Miners
Addressing a campaign meeting at Singleton last night. Dr. J. J. G. McGirr, Country Party candidate for Paterson, said he was very much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Miners Hurt
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Dudley Pyne, 28, of Racecourse-rd., Cessnock nock, a miner employed at Bellbird Colliery was accidentally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liddell Miners' Request Rejected Northern Miners' Board Refusal
A request by Liddeli miners that they be allowed to commence their annual leave on December 23 instead' of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Tribunal Sitting
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will be in Newcastle to-day, to-morrow and Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deplored Increasing Mine Deaths
The Northern Beard of Management of the Miners' Federation yesterday passed a resolution deploring the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adequate Coal For Xmas
NORTHERN MINERS' BOARD REFUSAL Maintenance of the present coal production would ensure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Production of Coal Continues at High Level
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Production on the South Maitland filed this week has been maintained at a very high level. On…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crisis in British Coal World Markets May Be Lost Shortly
LONDON: Great Britain it in danger of losing her traditional place as one of the world’s great coal-exporting nations, according to some experts here. They suggest that present trends presage a crisis which…
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