Coal Miners’ Excellent Week
SYDNEY, Thurs.—New South Wales mineworkers produced 307,919 tons of coal in the five working days last week. It was…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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All Mines Work
CESSNOCK, Thursday. — The whole of the mines on the South Maitland field are at work, to-day. This week has been one…
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LONDON, Dec. 8 (A.A.P.) — British miners last week created a new record for the year by digging 4,572,000 tons of coal,…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—The New South Wales Railways Department will divert coal trucks during the Christmas holidays to…
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The British Nationalised Coal Mines made a profit of £2,350,235 sterling for the third quarter of 1949, compared with £3,832,650 and £2,491,883 for the first and second quarters, respectively…
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CESSNOCK. Friday. — Struck by a piece of coal at Abermain No. 2 colliery to-day, Bernard McGroray 35 miner of Comfort-ave.,…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.—The coal loss on South Maitland field today was 1560 tons. Mines idle were Aberdare colliery (1360…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Coal Record
British miners last week created a new record for the year by digging 4,572,000 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Board on Mine Fatalities
Following the death of a miner in a fall of coal at Stanford Main No. 1 Colliery on Tuesday morning, the Northern Miners' Board of Management…
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LONDON, Dee. 7. — British nationalised coal mines made a profit of £2,360,235 sterling for the third quarter of 1949, compared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nationalised Mines Show Profit. London
British nationalised coal mines made a profit of £2,350,235 sterling for the third quarter of 1949, compared with £3,832,650 and £2,491,883 for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Officials Want Play Script Altered
National Coal Board officials who in London on Wednesday saw the opening performance, of Jack Buchanan's new play have demanded an alteration in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Interference With War Pensions Criticised Paxton Mine Pensioners' Meeting
The new amendment passed by the State Government whereby burnt out Diggers, who were entitled to receive war service, pensions at the age of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →National Coal Board Says New Plan Is Objectionable
LONDON, Dec. 9 (A.A.P.)—Two representatives of formance of Jack Buchanan’s new West End play, “Castle in the Air,” afterwards told the impresario, Stanley French, that “objectionable references” to the Coal Board must be…
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A new experiment which may double coal output starts shortly at the Boisover colliery in Derbyshire, England"…
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The Coal industry Tribunal Mr. F. Gallagher, will give his decision on the Miners’ Federation claim for a 35-hour week…
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The coal industry tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) to-day rejected a claim by the Miner's Federation for a 35-hour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader: A New Day Dawns Rejection of 35-Hours Week Claim Coal Industry Tribunal Presents Judgment
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Cool Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) to-day rejected the claim by the Miners’ Federation for a 35-hour week. In e lengthy judgment, Mr. Gallagher said there were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Accidents
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Ernest Peters 29; of Melbourne-street, Aberdare, a wheeler employed at AbradeExtended colliery was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →K[?] Mine Accident
Struck by a piece of coal at Hebburn No. 1 Colliery, James Bainbridge, 47, miner, of Deakin-street, Kurri Kurri, received an injury to the right eye…
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