Seven Mines Idle in North
SEVEN MINES were idle yesterday in the Northern District, but five are expected to resume to-day. There was no work at John…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
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Coal Position Prevents Rail Restoration
CANBERRA,—Because of the coal position there will be no restoration yet of railway services to the schedules in operation before the cut last…
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BRISBANE: Four men have been entombed in a colliery as the result of an explosion today, and little hope is held of rescuing them. The explosion occurred at 7.30 this…
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John Darling Colliery, which had been idle on the two previous working days this week because of a breakdown in the…
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PACIFIC Colliery, which has been idle since Friday, is expected to resume this morning. Yesterday the District President of the Miners'…
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LITHGOW, Thursday.—The ballot for Mudgee line councillor of the Western district of the Miners' Federation has resulted in the…
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Operations of the Newcastle Coal-mining Co. Ltd. for the half-year ended December 30 resulted in a lose of £980…
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Today's production of coal on the northern field was the best for a long time. Only three mines were idle — one because…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Accidents, sickness and fatigue were responsible for absenteeism at Wonthaggi mine, said the Secretary of…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) announced that arrangements had been made for a special medical survey…
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IPSWICH, Thursday.—Although all hope had been abandoned at 9 p.m. that four men entombed in the New Ebbw Vale colliery, at Woodend, might be alive, about 60 miners are working on to re-open the…
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Three mines idle on Wednesday resumed production yesterday. Three pits idle yesterday are expected to resume to-day. Coal production was…
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Information to be placed before the coal inquiry was collated in Newcastle yesterday by the general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant), in collaboration with the Northern District secretary (Mr. J. B. Simpson). With the Northern District Pres[?]…
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The manager of Lambton Colliery, Peter Brownlee, appealed at Newcastle Quarter Sessions today against his conviction by a magistrate for a breach of the National Security (Coal Control) Regulations…
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SYDNEY. — A special medical survey of 100 men from Wongawilli Colliery, to determine whether there is an undue…
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TREATMENT of pillars in coalmines by water under pressure could save thousands of lives because it eliminated dust, said the…
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The General Secretary of the Ministers Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) conferred yesterday with the Secretary of the Northern District…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Dismissing three charges against the manager of Olstan colliery, near Fassifern, Mr. Atkinson, S.M., said in the Special…
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On adjourned charges of absenting themselves from work on November 10 and 13, two men from Abermain No. 1 Colliery…
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IPSWICH, Friday.—Efforts to reach the four men entombed in New Ebbw vale mine have failed. The men were buried when an…
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