Oaklands Coal (To the Editor)
Sir.--I note in your issue of the 9th instant a rather lenthy article under the heading "Black Coal Discovery at Oaklands. Riverina NSW," by one…
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Victorian Brown Coal Foe U.s. Experiments
SYDNEY, Monday : The Victorian Premier (Mr Hollway) said on his arrival at Mascot today that samples of Victorian…
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SYDNEY, Tues.; The president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr Williams) commenting today on the Victorian crisis, said, “If there…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday : NSW mineworkers continue to maintain their high production drive. They produced at least 54,000 tons…
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Asked today whether the shipping tie-up problem could be overcome by the transportation of coal from NSW by re[?]…
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HOPES held by Government and Ministers last night that the coal crisis in Victoria caused by the Seamen’s Union blockade would be averted to some extent, have been dashed by the Victorian…
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SYDNEY, Friday : Figures released by the Joint Coal Board today show that last week’s coal production in NSW was the…
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Eight people were reported killed and many injured when a hurricane blasted the mining town of Roodepoort, 12 miles from Johannesburg, says Renters. Walls toppled like cardboard, roofs were blown off, and…
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SYDNEY, Monday : For the first time in eight years Labor Party candidates have been elected to all executive positions…
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SYDNEY, Monday : Every coal mine in NSW worked today, miners passing the maximum output of 56,000 tons…
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Water conservation and the generation of electricity by water power are in the news. Massive developments are planned in these fields, but it is unlikely that the great dams and river diversions will reach the production stage for many years…
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One of the comrades who expends much time and energy in helping to implement the avowed policy of keeping the country constantly short of coal, declared last week that one of the foundation causes of unrest among the miners was…
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NEW YORK, Sun.: There is so much soft coal grassed in the United States that industry would not be surprised if John…
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SYDNEY, Mon. : A plan to salvage £151.000 worth of gold bullion from the sunken liner Niagara has had to be [?] by a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Output of 55,530 tons from NSW mines today was the highest for over a week…
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SYDNEY, Wed; “A special word of praise is due to the miners for their achievements during the past few weeks,” said the senior…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday: Two freighters will arrive in Melbourne next month with cargoes totalling 15,000 tons of coal from…
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VILLIERS Stokes candidate, Mine Host this morning ran the best trial seen at Moorefield for 10 years when he ran six furlongs In the fastest time since dual Derby winner, Reading, set the coarse record…
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SYDNEY, Tues. : Miners’ leaders stated tonight NSW mineworkers would have three weeks’ holiday at Christmas. The…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: In a review of NSW coal production during, the current year, the Research Service says there Is no cause…
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