Coal Industry Inquiry Preliminary Meeting January 23 SYDNEY
Preliminary meeting, of the Commonwealth Board of Inquiry into the coal industry will be held on January 23…
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Eight Mines Idle SYDNEY
Eight collieries were idle or partly idle today, causing a loss in production of 5500 tons. Loss for the week was 29,400 tons, and so far this year the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Sold Miners A Pup” SYDNEY
The official ALP journal. “The Standard,” declares today that the Federal Government, in appointing a royal commission to investigate the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coalcliff Colliery Miners’ Secretary To Recommend Resumption SYDNEY
The national secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr G. W. S. Grant) will recommend to the Southern Delegate Board tomorrow that work be resumed at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Owner Found Dead In Mine SYDNEY
Thomas Guilford, 55. Dart owner of Bulli Main colliery, at Wombarra, was found dead in the mine early this morning alongside an electric motor, about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Policy of Despair” Nationalisation of Coal Mines LONDON, Jan. 22
Nationalisation of coal mines is the [?] of despair, says Robert Foot, chairman of the Mining Association, in a report to colliery owners on the industry’s future,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Restoration of Trains Without Coal
SYDNEY, Tuesday: There is no chance of restoring all country train services, together with sleepers, until coal production improves, said a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Inquiry Commission Today SYDNEY
A preliminary sitting of the Coal Inquiry Commission begins tomorrow. Today’s State conference of tie Federated Engine-drives and Firemen’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Strikes Continue 10 Idle Yesterday Sydney
The Coal Commissioner (Mr Mighel) to-day described as "nonsense" a report that experienced miners would he called for to work on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Full Train Services When Coal Position Improves Sydney
There would be no chance of restoring all country train services together with sleepers until coal production improves, said a Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oaklands Coal Fields Question of Degasification No Action Yet Taken by Public Bodies
When nobody does anything, nothing can be expected to be done. Opportu[?]ty, is said to knock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →10 Mines Idle SYDNEY
Ten coalmines were idle today throughout NSW for a loss of over 8000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers To Distribute Coal LONDON. Jan. 23
The War Office has detailed soldiers to assist in the distribution of coal to London’s cold homes. They will begin This morning the shovelling’ of coal into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Inquiry Adjourns to March 5 SYDNEY
After sitting for about two hours, the Board of Coal inquiry today was adjourned to March five. Decision was reserved concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Importance of Acceleration SYDNEY
It was of vital importance that coal production should be accelerated, said the Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) today in discussing requirements of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appeal To Miners SYDNEY
National secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr Grant) today appealed to coalminers miners in refrain from unnecessary stoppages for the duration of the coal inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gasification of Coal (To The Editor)
Sir,--I note with a considerable amount of interest that there are some people who are interested in the welfare of the Oaklands coal field and its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Supply Research Gas From Oaklands Coal Bed by Process of Degasification
So much has been published in the Press on the subject of "substitute fuels," and what is done in Russia and other countries in the way of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Black Coal Production Records Broken SYDNEY
Australian production of black coal in 1044 amounted to 13,737.075 tons as against 14,163.985 tons in 1943 and 14,950,208 in 1942…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →M’s.P. Mining in Italy LONDON, Jan 26
The Foreign Secretary (Mr Eden) announced in the House of Commons today that Messrs R. H. Bernays and J. D. Campbell. Members of…
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