South Clifton Colliery Sale Talks Report
SYDNEY, Mon.—Negotiations for the sale of South Clifton colliery, formerly known as…
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Mining & the mines, 1954
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Miners' Federation Wants Sale of Colliery Prevented
SYDNEY, Tues.—The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation has sought the intervention of the Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) to prevent the Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concern Over Plan To Mine On Local Beach
Concern that an application for mining minerals at Kendall's Beach might interfere with plans for building houses there was voiced at at last meeting of Kiama Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman Wants Action Against Coal Dust From Lorries
"It is time the City Health Inspector should get busy on complaints about the dust from the many lorries transporting coal on district roads," Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Oppose Sale Of Colliery Meeting Today
SYDNEY, Tues.—A special meeting of District Executives of the Miners' Federation will be held tomorrow to consider steps to oppose the disposal of South Clifton Colliery…
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Bulli mine was idle yesterday following a dispute between the management and the men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners, Cochran Meet Today On S. Clifton Mine
SYDNEY, Wed.—Officials of the Miners' Federation will meet the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) tomorrow to discuss the proposed sale of South Clifton Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fined After Mine Dispute[?]
A dispute in the Mount Nebo Colliery in June last concerning the issue of rubber boots led to the appearance in the…
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South Clifton and Excelsior mines were idle yesterday in protest at the Joint Coal Board's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cloudburst Halts Mine
BRISBANE, Thurs. — A cloudburst at Collinsville today put the state-owned today put the State-owned mine out of production…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Dismissal Notices Withdrawn for Fortnight
SYDNEY, Thurs.—Dismissal notices given to miners at Hermitage Colliery, on the Western field, have been withdrawn for two weeks. This was announced to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor Caucus To Discuss Mine Sale
The proposed sale of South Clifton Colliery, by the Joint coal Board, is to be placed before Labor's Federal Caucus. This was intimated at a conference in Wollongong yesterday. The conference was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prosecutions Over Mine Administration Allegations
SYDNEY, Mon.—The Attorney General (Mr. Sheahan) will authorise the prosecution of two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Mine Conditions Compare Favourably with Most Other Countries
DARWIN, Mon.—Working conditions in Australian coalmines compare more than favourably with those in most other countries, including Great Britain. The Senior Vice Presi[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Chief to Investigate Colliery Fire
LITHGOW, Tues.—Minister for Mines (Mr. Buckley) said today that he would immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners Act on Behalf of Evicted Pensioner
The President of the Southern Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) has taken up the fight for an old age pensioner evicted from his home recently. Mr. Parkinson said…
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A conference with parliamentarians to discuss the sale of South Clifton Colliery will be held in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scientific Smuggling Gold
COLOMBO (Reuter).—International gold and now operating on a big scale from Ceylon which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Holidays
A joint-statement to clear up any misunderstanding over the holidays for miners in the Southern field was made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deputation on Colliery Sale
The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation has advised the Southern District that the deputation to the State…
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