Gold Taj Beats Youngsters
SYDNEY: Making her record two wins in three starts, Gold Taj scored comfortably in the Nursery Handicap at…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 100
Year's Coal Loss May Exceed 3,000,000 Tons
SYDNEY, Monday.—The loss in coal production could easily be more than 3,000,000 tons for the year, said Mr. R. V. Brierly, Managing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. R. W. Davie Says in London: Mining Control Lesson for U.K.
LONDON, December 31.—No one in the British coal industry believes that nationalisation will result in an increased output, said Mr. R. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hope Abandoned for Trapped Miners
PINEVILLE (Kentucky), Jan. 1. A.A.P.—All hope of saving the remaining 16 entombed miners trapped in a coalmine has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Staffs to Stop to Discuss New Award
The State Council of the Australian Collieries' Staff Association will meet soon to fix dates for stop-work meetings throughout the State to discuss the decision of the High Court to uphold an appeal by colliery proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Says Coal Still Has Future
DESPITE the discoveries on the use of atomic energy, coal would not be displaced for some time, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →B.H.P. Reserve Coal Public Services Benefit
In keeping with an arrangement with the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell), a substantial tonnage of general purposes coal has been loaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Normal Coal Shipments Are Likely for Other States Next Week
If there are no serious interruptions of work on the northern coalfields next week, it is expected that shipments will have been made, by the end of the week, of about 30,000 tons to Victoria and 20,000 tons to South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. James Inspects British Mines
After inspecting roof control by pneumatic stowing in British coalmines, the Australian Coal Liaison Officer (Mr. R. James, M.H.R.) considers that a large percentage of the valuable Maitland seam can be recoverd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Little Absenteeism Expected When Miners Resume on
The decision of the Colliery Staffs' Association to conduct stopwork meeting next week will not interfere with a resumption of work in New South Wales colmines. The miners are due to go back to work on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Mines Not Likely To Work Without Staff Men
It is considered most unlikely that mines on the northern field would work in the event of a stoppage by members of the Australian Colliery Staff Association. On this field, it is understood, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Northern Mines Expected to Work Collieries Being Prepared
All mines on the Northern field are expected to work on Monday. Preparatory work by safety and maintenance men has been going on since yesterday. Reports from Lakeside resorts where mineworkers are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Staff Council May Defer Action
Colliery staff men will commence work with the miners on Monday. The decision regarding their threatened stopwork meeting is likely to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Investigate German Coal
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Two Victorian Government experts will join the Commonwealth delegation to Germany to investigate the latest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Gold Plate At King's Banquet
LONDON, Friday.—The King's banquet in St. James' Palace next Wednesday night for delegates to the United Nations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overcome Legal Bar to Award Colliery Staffs Hopeful
The Collieries' Staff Association is hopeful that legal technicalities which upset the recent award made by the Chairman of the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →10 Nations Sign Coal Plan
LONDON, Jan. 6. A.A.P.—Ten nations signed an agreement to establish a European coal organisation, the signatories being England,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →White Sugar Soon If Coal Assured
MELBOURNE: If the coal position improved it should not be more than a couple of months before white sugar was available in full quantities, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Fall Caught Miner
Caught by a fall of coal in Pacific Colliery, L. Mitchell, 28, miner, of Booragul, had the great toe of his left foot fractured. He also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Veteran Steamer Loads Coal
One of the few remaining four-mast steamers, the Period, is loading coal at Newcastle for Hobart. The Period (2791 tons) was built…
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