Mine Deaths Story Refuted
BERLIN, Tues.: No lives were lost in the mine fire at Johann Georgenstadt, the semi-official East German News Agency reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining & the mines, 1949
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Nothing Definite On[?]r Oaklands Coal Yet
A much publicised Announcement that the Oaklands coal and kaolin fields had been handed over to the Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Wodonga and District Section Wodonga Has Victoria's Biggest Coal Siding
THE biggest coal siding in Victoria is located in Wodonga. It deals with coal, coke and min-erals passing between Victoria and N.S.W. In an average week 4500 tons of coal are handled…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nail Shortage Due to Coal Strike
Asked yesterday to comment on the acute nail shortage, a spokesman for a leading city store said the position was simply…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Highest Five-day Coal Output for Seven Yean
SYDNEY, Wed: Coal mined by NSW miners on five working days last week was the highest in seven years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →460,000 Miners Begin Walk-out
PITTSBURG, Thursday: The nation’s 400,000 soft-coal miners began walking off the job last night, signalling the start of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr Menzies’ Promise to Build Up Country’s Coal Reserves BRISBANE
A LIBERAL-Country Party Government would get coal reserves even if it had to import them, the Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr.. Menzies) told 3000 people in the City Hall to night. Twenty policemen stood guard at the entrance while Mr Menzies spoke…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Won’t “Play Ball” with Menzies
SYDNEY, Fri.: The general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr I. Williams) said tonight that Australian miners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"No Promises Made to Miners"
LITHGOW, Sunday : The Prime Minister said tonight that no promises had been made by Labor Parliamentarians that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →340 Miners Are Drowned
BERLIN, Mon.: A new Soviet zone uranium mine disaster, in which 340 miners were killed, is reported by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Coal Famine at Christmas
SYDNEY, Mon.: Coal held In dumps near Lithgow has risen to more than 60,000 tons because there are not enough railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Strike Near Bright
Two prospectors have struck a gold-bearing reef in the old Ml. Orient mine at Freeburgh, in the Bright district…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Oaklands Coal-field Handed Over to Victoria
The N.S.W. Government has handed over the Oaklands coal-field to Victoria for development. It is a pity they did not hand the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oaklanhs Coal Field, Handed to Vitoria for Development
[?] of good quality [?] for [?] and power [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners’ Weekly Record
SYDNEY, Wed.: N.S.W. miners last week made a new record when they mined 307,919 tons in the five…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Miners' Hours Not to Be Reduced
SYDNEY, Mon: Miners' leaders said tonight that the judgment today by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr Gallagher) rejecting the claim…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Board Sets Up Company
SYDNEY, Tues.: The Joint Coal Board has set up a mining company to control its open cut mines in this State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Week's Coal Production Down
SYDNEY, Wed: NSW mineworkers last week produced 300,312 tons of coal, official figures released by the Joint Coal Board today…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Tin Mining at Mullen-gandra Profitable
Tin mining interests in the Mullengandra district are optimistic as to the successful outcome of their latest operations…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Damage at Colliery
SYDNEY, Mon: Extensive damage was done to haulage gear, motors, equipment and buildings, by fire which broke out at Bellbird…
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