Coal Production Maintained
SYDNEY, Monday : Coal production in NSW for the first 24 weeks of 1948 was maintained at the level of 1947, the fall in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining & the mines, 1948
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Victoria Buying Coal From Great Britain Melbourne
NEGOTIATIONS have been completed for the supply of 20,000 tons of large coal and 100,000 tons of small industrial coal to Victoria from Great Britain,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Danger Seen in Low Coal Stocks Sydney
BECAUSE of Australia’s dangerously low coal reserves a disaster such as one due to enemy attack would bring the country’s industrial machinery to a standstill in a matter of days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Famine Puts New Strain on Country Roads
A fresh plea for the greater expenditure of money on roads was made in the Legislative Assembly by the Leader of the Country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Coal to Cost Victoria £7 a Ton
MELBOURNE, Wed. : The cost of the 120,000 tons of British coal to be imported into Victoria later this year would average…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shortage May Force Greater Use of Oil Cost Factor in Relation to Losses
Discussing the coal shortage and the attitude of the miners, Mr. P. S. Vincent (C.P., Raleigh) a former Minister for Mines & Forets, said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Increased Coal Production for Wheat Transport
The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA) said last week that the Joint Coal Board had promised to make an additional allocation of 1000 tons of coal weekly available to the New South Wales Railways to be specially earmarked for transporting the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →10 N.s.w. Mines Idle Yesterday
SYDNEY Thurs.: Miners at Hebburn No 1 colliery on strike today because they claim that the 4/ basic wage increase…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Council Correspondence North Deniliquin Mining Lease for Review
Among matters dealt with at Wednesday night’s Municipal Council meeting was a letter from the Minister Lands, regarding Mr. L. Bode’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Unions Again Defer Decision
SYDNEY, Mon.: Combined Mining Unions’ Council today again deferred decision on back Saturday work in NSW mines this year,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bitter Clash Over Coal
CANBERRA, Tues. : Discussion on coal distribution in Australia was almost broken up at the Premiers’ conference today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Step Up Coal Production
CANBERRA, Tues.: The Joint Coal Board has planned to increase coal production in NSW from 12 million tons annually…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decline-in Gold Mining Since War
CANBERRA, Thurs. : Australian gold mined had declined steadily since before the war, and in the 12 months ended last June was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To The Editor Coal Miners Lose Nine Millions by Strikes
Sir,—In the summary you published on August 17 of the Research Service’s “Report on Coal,” an item I found interesting, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Bar Poles and Balts
SYDNEY, Wed.: The national convention of the Miners’ Federation today decided to oppose the employment of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →To Avert Coal Stoppage
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Two compulsory conferences will be held in Sydney tomorrow to try to avert stoppages on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Edition in Gold Presentations to "P.t." Staff
While Deniliquin's' celebrations were in full swing on thursday morning a very happy little cere-mony was conducted at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Calwell’s Challenge to the Miners’ Federation Canberra, Friday
“WE cannot get too many Polish miners into this country and the Government will not be intimidated by anybody,” said the Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Miners Are Slandered”
CESSNOCK, Sun.: The Prime Minister today appealed “as a private citizen” to mineworkers at Cessnock to give of their best…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chifley Charged with Apologising for Miners
SYDNEY, Mon.: Public would appland infinitely more if the Federal Government ensured the Australian standard of living…
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