Inglewood Coal
At the December meeting of Inglewood Chire Council, a letter was received from the Premier of Queensland, advising that arrangements had…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
309 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 16
Northern Rail Services Restoration Hinges on Coal Supply Effect of Miners Holiday
Any restoration of rail services in the north cannot be considered until the effect of the coal miners' three weeks'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Manual Labourers Miners Are Best Paid
Miners are easily the best paid manual labourers in Australia, according to the latest quarterly business survey of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Central Queensland Coal Basin One of Biggest in World
Central Queensland's coal resources were contaned in one of the biggest coal-bearing basins in the world, the Minster for Mires (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Britain's Industrial Front 1948 Coal Exports Begin
On January 1 Britain began exporting 200,000 tons of coal a week, an increase of 8000 tons a week on the figure which previously had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shortage Brings Cut in Rail Trucks
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—One immediate effect of the coal crisis was the announcement to-day by the Railway Commissioner,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Mines Cease Work Prodoction Loss Of 40,000 Tons Cut in Rail Trucks Announced
All coal mimes on the northern fieid are idle to-day as the result of stop work meetings being held by members…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North-west County Council Coal Board Representatives Investigate Ashford Coal
The President (Cr. D. G. Mather) told a meeting of the North-west County Council this morning that, at the request of the Council, three representatives of the Coal Board visited Inverell on January 5th, and accompanied by him, had made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike May Stop Steam Trains
SYDNEY, Friday.—A prominent Sydney legal [?]utherity last night expressed the opinion that it was doubtful wnether the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Picnic Cancelled Because of Coal Shortage
Special trains which were to have brought picnickers, from northern stations to Armidale for the annual Railway picnic to-morrow have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Estimate of Probable Use of Ashford Coal
Inverell Chamber of Commerce will make an intensive drive to obtain an estimate of the probable demand for Ashford coal in the event of the mine being worked This information has been asked for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →French Socialists Hit at Devaluation Plan Vote Against Free Market In Gold
PARIS, Wednesday— The Socialist Party jeopardised the scheme for the devaluation of the franc when it decided to reject the Government's proposal to establish a free market in gold…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Franc Devaluation in Jeopardy French Socialists Reject Scheme Premier Asked to Modify Plan For Free Gold Market PARIS
The Socialist Party jeopardised the scheme for the devaluation of the franc when it decided to reject the Government's proposal to establish a free market in gold…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Estimate of Market for Ashford Coal
Inverell Chamber of Commerce will make an intensive drive to obtain an estimate of the probable demand for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fluorescent Lighting for Miners May Revolutionise Coal Face Conditions
London: Tests are being carried out in Britain to determine whether fluorescent lighting provides the most…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NEW S.A. Coal Field Discovered Near Murray Bridge
The Premier of South Australia (Mr. Playford) said that the discovery of a new coal basin at Moorlands, near Murray Bridge, two…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fluorescent Lighting for U.k. Mines
Tests are being carried out In Britain to determine whether fluorescent lighting provides the most suitable form of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Adverse Balance for 1947 Heavy Drain on Gold, Dollar Reserves Large Deficit With Western Hemisphere LONDON
Britain's adverse balance of payments in 1947 was £675 millions, compared with £380 millions in 1946, says a White Paper which the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Stafford Cripps) issued last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →35-Hour Week For Miners Would Cause Chaos in Industry
The coal miners' demand for a 35-hour working week, if granted, would cause chaos in Australian industry because Australia was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Week's Coal Loss Highest This Year SYDNEY
Coal output loss from strikes this week was more than 51,000 tons the highest weekly loss this year…
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