Strikers Asked to Resume Work Big Loss Of Coal SYDNEY
Engine-drivers and firemen who are on 24-hour strike at 13 mines on the Cessnock field will be asked at their stopwork meeting tomorrow…
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50,000 Tons of Coal Lost. Sydney
A stop-work meeting of members of the Cessnock branch of the FEDFA decided today to remain on strike at 13 mines in the Cessnock district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jew Mine Kills Policeman Jerusalem
A British policeman was killed and two other policemen were injured when an electrically detonated mine blew up therr car near Haifa, says…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Up of Mines May Be Averted Sydney
Threat of a tie-up of all NSW coalmines next week may be averted following certain assurances given to the Federated Enginedrivers and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fall in Mine Rocks Town Damage Estimated At Thousands of Pounds LITHGOW
Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused to homes in the Vale of Clwydd area of Lithgow today when there was an extensive fall in the old workings of the colliery. After preliminary rumbles throughout the day it was apparent that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Not to Strike Wollongong
Threatened stoppage of southern mines were averted at the last minute and [?] meeting which were to have been called early next week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Industry
In recent issues of the "Free Press" have appeared references to the mining industry following upon a move by the Rutherglen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Cutting by New Process
Use of compressed air blast instead of explosives in coalmining is being widely adopted in USA. Many mine operators believe that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Boats Held Dp Trimmers Cease Work Sydney
Industrial hold-ups in three States are threatened unless the Federal Government announces tomorrow that it is prepared to hear claims by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mining Industry Facts. and Figures Armed Hold-up in Rutherglen in Early Days (To the Editor)
Sir.--In my previous article I forgot to say that what gave me the urge to write it was, as well as supplementing your remarks on the prospects of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal for Victoria CANBERRA
Arrangements have been made to send 30,000 tons of coal a week by rail and sea from NSW to Victoria, staled the Prime Minister in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Costly to Tax- Payers Government’s Coal Mine Venture. CANBERRA
Coalcliffe colliery on the south coast of NSW, which was taken over by the Government during the' war. was handed back to its owners on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steelworkers Lose Jobs; Lack of Coal Sydney
A large number of men are to be [?] down at the steel works at [?] as the result of the coal shortage output will be substantially…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gas Rationing in Melbourne Shortage of Coal MELBOURNE
Despite the announcement by the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) in the House of Representatives yesterday [?] had arranged for 30,000 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sugar Famine Threatens N.S.W. Because of Coal Shortage Sydney
A sugar famine in NSW is threatened following the closing down today of Pyrmont works of Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd because of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Losses Higher Sydney
Coal losses this week totalled 79,830 tons, making a total for 20 weeks 947,635 tons, compared with 520,518 tons for the first 20 weeks last year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Welsh Experts Report On Dust In Mines SYDNEY
Professor David Jones, of Cardiff University, Wales, a world authority on dust in coal mines, will leave tomorrow for New Zealand after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State-federal Coal Clash New Authority Planned Sydney
Announced decision of the State Government to create a new coal authority to control the State coal mine at Lithgow and other new mines to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria’s Coal Worries 30,000 Tons Weekly Promised Melbourne
Following representations made to the Prime Minister by the Premier (Mr Cain) to ensure that shipping was made available…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tanker Hits Mine and Sinks London
Reuter’s correspondent in Parls says that the French tanker St. Yees, which was carrying 4500 tons of petrol hit a mine and sank outside La Rochelle. There were no…
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