Two Mines to Resume
John Darling and Pacific collieries are expected to resume to-day Pacific was idle seven working days over a safety issue. This morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1944
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Coal Strikers Resume in Britain
LONDON, April 10. A.A.P.—The Press Association states that the Yorkshire coal strike will end on the morning of April 12. A majority…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Coal Control Act Is Generally Useful" But Miners' President Sees Defective Features
While he thought that the Coal Control Act was generally useful and would assist to obtain maximum production,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yorkshire Miners Back
LONDON, April 11. A.A.P.—Most of the miners on the Yorkshire coalfields were back at work to-day, including the 7000 men in the Doncaster…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Shipyards and Mines Resume
LONDON, Tuesday.—Peace has been restored to British mines and shipyards. The Yorkshire coalfield is again in full…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Coal Loss 5200 Tons
Idleness at six mines and partial idleness at another caused a loss of production of about 5200 tons of coal on the Northern field yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australian Coal Stocks Low
ADELAIDE—South Australian coal reserves are dropping to a record low. On Saturday, stocks were 51,900 tons, a drop of 9500…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hydraulic Stowage to Save Valuable Coal
GREAT changes are taking place in mining practice. These have been found necessary in the successful working of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining At Beresfield Minister's Letter to Tarro Shire
Following complaints by residents of the area regarding mining operations at Beresfieid, Tarro Council was to-day told that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charges May Be Dropped If Miners Maintain Coal Output
WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—When application was made to Mr. Pickup, S.M., at Wollongong Police Court to-night for a further…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Machineman Hurt
A machineman in Stockrington No. 1 colliery, Peter Barrass, 49, of Minmi, had the calf of his right leg extensively lacerated at work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning Started Mine Machinery
LITHGOW, Wednesday—Lightning struck a switch at Tyldesley colliery, at Cullen Bullen, and set the haulage machinery working. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Western Mines Need Wheelers"
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Unless wheelers were immediately released from the Army for work in mines coal production in the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Northern Mines Idle
Idleness of three Northern mines yesterday caused loss of production of 4200 tons of coal—1000 tons less than Tuesday, when seven mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Right of Choice
A report that the Federal Government contemplated extending the term of officers of the Miners' Federation was publicly referred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raf Mine Layers Do Havoc
LONDON, Wednesday.—Night aircraft of RAF Bomber Command in four years' mine-laying activity in enemy waters have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister to See Kent Colliery Land Subsidence at Beresfield
The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) promised that he would make a personal inspection of Kent colliery, at Beresfield, in a letter to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tried to Smuggle Gold Out of India
LONDON. April 12. A.A.P.—Indian Customs officials seized a quantity of jewellery, also 28,000 gold sovereigns, valued at about £105,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talks on Coal Control Act Lodge Members Show Little Interest
Little interest was shown by members of miners' lodges in the North in talks by Central and Northern executive officers on conferences of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dust Problems in Coal Mines
It was thought at one time that dust troubles would not attack workers in any but the metalliferous mines, but it had since been…
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