Two Collieries to Resume To-day
After seven days' idleness, involving a production loss of about 24,000 tons, Burwood colliery will resume to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1944
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Miners' Pensions in Tasmania
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—New legislation would have to be introduced to overcome problems associated with implementation of a miners' pension…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canteens at Western Mines
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—From Monday all collieries in Portland district will benefit by the Government's canteen service. Ivanhoe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.l.p. and Miners
Newcastle A.L.P. branch adopted a motion last night viewing with apprehension a recent High Court decision which it was claimed,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Crisis In France, Belgium
LONDON, Wednesday. — The French Government has decided to block temporarily all dealings in gold or foreign exchange, says the "Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Beasley Asked to Arrange Coal Talks
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Asking the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) to arrange immediate talks between the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Future of Coal Depends on Research
There may be controversial phases in the letter addressed by the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Avoid Coal Crisis
Sir,—It becomes increasingly obvious that another coal crisis is inevitable unless prompt action is taken by the Federal Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Want Wage Pegging To Be Repealed Repeal of the wage-pegging regulations has been demanded by the Northern Miners' Board of Management
Minors' Federation leaders admit that a general stoppage may occur as a result of the ruling of the High Court that a decision of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Want Repeal of Wage-pegging "Use Industrial Strength to Gain Objective"
A threat of a general strike in the coalmining industry has developed as a result of the High Court decision to declare an award of the Local Coal Authority (Mr. J. Connell) invalid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Research on Unprecedented Scale Urgent and Imperative, Say British Scientists
Scientific research on a scale never before attempted in any country is advocated by the British Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, which includes distinguished professors and technicians, in order to (1) Utilise at least part…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Safety
Sir,—It is regrettable to think that any coalmine has to stop on a safety issue. Burwood, capable of producing 3000 tons of coal a day, was idle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fall At [?]lrington Colliery
Shiftmen at F[?] Colliery have been called on to work 12-hour shifts throughout the week-end to clear away an extensive [?] fall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Backing for Mine Reclamation
The Secretary of Aberdare Central miners' lodge (Mr. F. Creswell) directed the attention of the conference held at Cessnock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Start on Oil From Coal Is Urged
Establishment of the oil-from-coal industry by the Federal Government will be urged by a committee appointed last night at a representative Cessnock conference. The conference was addressed by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Coal Loss 20,000 Tons Not Due to Disputes
STOPPAGES at colliers in the North this week caused a loss of 33,950 tons, compared with 30,000 tons last week. More than 20,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Coal Oil Could Be a Commercial Success" Expert Tells Cessnock Meeting
The conference at Cessnock last night to consider the establishment of a plant for extraction of oil from coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Resumptions at Five Mines
Resumptions will take place at five mines to-day. They are Stanford Main No. 2, Hebburn No. 2, Bellbird (No. 1 tunnel). Burwood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Steps Up
With fewer than 500 men involved in stoppages. Northern coal mines today experienced their best production in recent weeks. Only one colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We Must Have Oil From Coal
FOR more than twenty years this district and the neighboring coalfields have been talking about oil from coal, urging its importance,…
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