May Have Enough Christmas Coal
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Provided New South Wales mines worked fairly consistently from now until Christmas, no coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
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Coal Inquiry 'Impossible' Position, Says Judge
SYDNEY: "Quite impossible" was how the Chairman of the Coal Inquiry Board (Mr. Justice Davidson) described the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Australia was imperilled because of the shortage of coal, the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) told miners' meetings at Bulli and Coledale to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Poor Attendances at Mass Meetings Miners Endorse Proposed Five-Year Plan
Attendances at miners' aggregate meetings held on the Northern Coalfields yesterday to vote on the recent Convention decisions and to endorse the negotiations for the five-year plan were the smallest on record…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lack of Coal Forces B.H.P. CUT Hundreds May Lose Jobs This Week
A complete battery of by-product coke ovens will be closed at Newcastle Steel Works this week. The closure, which will affect…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Officials and M.l.a.'s Discuss Coal Plan
SYDNEY: The Federal and Slate Government proposed five year coal plan for New South Wales will be discussed in Sydney today by executive officers of the Miners' Federation with the State Members of Parliament representing coal mining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Law Experts Review Coal Plan
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) conferred with the Premier (Mr. McKell) and the Assistant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Dust Keeps Chemists Busy
Newcastle chemists treat a number of people daily for foreign matter in the eyes. "In most cases the foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to Editor Miners, Unsung Heroes
Sir,—Underground workers are unsung heroes, condemned daily by the Press and public who do not know anything about the industry…
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Coal production in the Northern District yesterday was the best for many weeks. All mines except Lambton B (900…
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DUE to the acute shortage of coal in Newcastle, three ships last week were unable to take 8000 tons of Borehole coal for…
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LONDON, Monday. — Prague reports the hanging of a Czech named Karl Carven for betraying anti-Nazi coal miners to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Mine Set-up Criticised by Judge
SYDNEY, Monday.—The fact that a deputy, as a member of the board of the State coal mine at Lithgow, could put the manager,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Short Circuit Coal Inquiry" Protest Made by Commissioner
SYDNEY: "It seems that an effort is being made to short-circuit the Coal Inquiry Board which is developing into a political wrangle," Mr. Justice Davidson, Chairman of the Board, said today after Mr. Harle (for the combined unions) had asked for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale Lashing Irish Coast Menace of Mines Still Acute
LONDON, Oct. 29. A.A.P.—A fierce southerly gale is lashing the south-east Irish coast, causing the menace of drifting mines to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hundreds to Lose Jobs To-day B.H.P. Retrench Over Coal
Several hundred employees of the B.H.P. Steel Works will receive their dismissal notices to-day. This is a result of the decision to close a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Taxitis' and Mine Absenteeism
In support of his statement that taxation was the cause of avoidable absenteeism, the manager of the State Coal Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improved Coal Production Maintained
The Improvement in coal output on the northern field which has been apparent this week was maintained today…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Cabinet to-night empowered the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) to proceed with the plans to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wind Effect on Coal Dust Pall
Sir,—Under the heading. "Coal Dust Keeps Chemists Busy," in this morning's "Herald," it was said that last week chemists had a busy time…
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