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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

315 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 16

New Zealand to Nationalise Coal Mines

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Saturday. — The New Zealand Government is contemplating placing under State Government control all coal…

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Unemployment May Follow Coal Cut

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday. — The announcement by the Acting Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. A. E. Warburton, on…

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Twenty Per Cent. Coal Cut Announced

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

Coal supplies to all consumers except essential undertakings will be cut by 20 per cent as from to-day. This will have a direct effect on…

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Coal Shortage May Cause Loss of Jobs

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- According to the managements of foundries, textile mills and other Industries directly concerned in…

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N S.w. Wants Coal From Queensland

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Four States are suffering serious industrial troubles due to the latest coal cut and the Joint Coal…

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Mining Experts Visit Plant at Drake

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 5

TENTERFIELD : Mr. Oliver Woodward, technical director of Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Co. of Australia, Port…

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State-wide Coal Strike Likely

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 8

Efforts by the Joint Coal Board to offset the present acute coal shortage by appealing to all New South Wales miners to work to-day at special rates…

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155,000 Coal Miners on Strike in U.s.a

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday— Amid protests of “Let Senators mine the coal” soft coal miners by thousands left their coal pits yesterday in a walk-out protesting against the final…

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"Let Senators Mine the Coal" Widespread Protest at Passage Of U.S. Labour Bill 155,000 Miners in Nation-wide Walkout Washington

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1947 · page 2

Amid protests of "let the Senators mine the coal!" soft coal miners by thousands left the coal pits yesterday in a walkout protesting against the final passage of the Taft-Hartley Labour Bill…

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Coal Production Record in Sight

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1947 · page 6

New South Wales coal production during June was expected to be the best monthly output for several years, the Minister for Supply and…

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French Coal Strike Over Paris

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 1

A settlement of the French coal strike seems imminent. After a meeting with Robert Lacoste, Minister for Industrial Production,…

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French Coal Strike Settlement Imminent PARIS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 1

Settlement of the French coal strike seems imminent. After meeting Robert Lacoste, Minister for Industrial Production, miners union leaders said "we…

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MacARTHUR Edict Arouses Resentment Gives Japs Phosphate Mine On Anguar Island Action Described as Most Incredible Yet TOKYO

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 1

"This is the most incredible action General MacArthur has ever taken" said a high Australian official…

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U.s. Coal Strike Cuts Steel Output

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Saturday. -- The Pittsburgh Steel Corporation announced today that operations have been curtailed 55…

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Miner Killed in Fall Down W.a. Mine Shaft

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 1

KAIGOORLIE, Saturday. -- Stephen Tinkler, 57 married, of Boulder, was hurled 400 feet down Lake View shaft yesterday…

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Gold Mining Town

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 July 1947 · page 6

OTTAWA, Monday.—The booming gold town of Yellowknife, on Great Slave Lake in Canada’s far north, has embarked on a plan of controlled…

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No Dead-enders Mining Will Have a New Meaning

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 July 1947 · page 6

A firm in Brooklyn, U.S.A., made the headlines recently because, in the interests of better harmony between bosses and employees, they agreed to…

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Ironworkers Seek Miners' Aid

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday. The Ironworkers' Union had sought the aid of the Miners' Federation in its efforts to…

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Big Concession To United States Miners

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday.—John L. Lewis is reported to have won the biggest concession ever granter by the major soft coal…

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Ironworkers Seek Support Endeavour to Enlist Mines' Aid In Log Claims Newcastle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 2

The Ironworkers' Union had sought the aid of the Miners' Federation in its effort to force the B.H.P. to concede a log of claims…

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