"Coloured Labour Threat to Queensland Coal"
BRISBANE, Thursday. — A claim that the Federal Government was using taxpayers' money to enable the importation of…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
705 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 12 of 36
Setback to Coal Code
NEWCASTLE, Friday. — The biggest Northern miners' lodge, Richmond Main, has rejected the Northern Miners' Management…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Gloves; Sandals Found On Mummified Queen
CAIRO, Friday, (A.A.P.). — Gloves of pure gold were found on the mummified body of a woman—dead 2500 years—which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pillar Coal Decision Vital
The decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) recently, authorising the mechanical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holidays Create Serious Coal Shortage
SYDNEY, Monday.—New South Wales faces its most crucial coal production period during the next two weeks. There will be only eight instead of 10 production days during that period, because…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Horses In Wagga Gold Cup
SYDNEY, Monday. — Sydney will have three representatives in Wednesday's Wagga Gold Cup—Leetona, Red Gem and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Is Light & Power
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Continued on Trove, page 24 →General Pension Review Includes Miners
CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Federal Government favoured the deferment of the question of miners' pensions…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Labor Caucus decided to- day to bring down a bill to implement the miners' long…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Threaten Strike Over Road Conditions
Stop-work action is being threatened by members of the Old Mt. Kembla Colliery Lodge because of the condition of the…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—By encouraging overseas firms to develop open-cut mining, the Commonwealth Government is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bank of England Sells Mining Shares
LONDON, Thursday, (A.A.P.).—The Bank of England has agreed to sell, to a group of British, South African and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Burned By Live Wires At Keira-Colliery
John Bannister, 46, of Grey Street, Keiraville, suffered second degree burns when he came in contact with live wires while…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fool's Gold of the Sea
While not every family has the opportunity of digging for gold in their backyard with good results that families in Wedderburn are obtaining, many fishermen and sailors often believe that they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hey There! a Weekly Feature Comprising Articles and Items of General Interest to Men What Coal means to Civilisation
In these days of industrial unrest, the threat of strikes on the coalfields makes headlines in the daily papers and thows industrialists into panic. To the general public, coal is important because it provides them with gas, in most cases with power for domestic purposes, and for industries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owners Plan Advisory Committee to Control Machine Pillar Mining
SYDNEY, Monday. — The coalowners are to set up a special advisory committee to supervise the mechanical extraction of pillar coal from New South Wales mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor Protests On Mine Pensions
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Rejection by the Federal Government of vital amendments to the Miners' Pension Act brought heated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£2 Fine For Fighting In Mt. Keira Colliery
Prosecuting an employee in the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for fighting in a mine, a representative of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ironworkers, Miners Move Against "Red" Bill
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—-A deputation from the Federated Ironworkers' Association will go to Canberra tomorrow to protest against the Anti-Communist Legislation. This represents the first…
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