Coal Shipments in February High
During February 275,264 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle. Victoria received 106,242 tons, South Australia 61,828. Western Australia…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 100
Nine Mines Idle in the North
Nine collieries were idle on the northern field today. Coal loss involved was 6400 tons. Idle pits were Bellbird (three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"No More Interest in Mines Inquiry" Says Wells
SYDNEY.—"The Miners' Federation has no further interest in the coal inquiry insofar as it affects N.S.W. apart from the questions of pensions and compensation." Miners' General President (Mr. H. Wells) said this today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Commonwealth-wide Claim for Holidays and Sick Leave
SYDNEY.—All people in the coal industry, both employer and employee, must get a fair deal out of it. If the coal could not be produced in the postwar period as cheaply as it was now, then those people wanting coal would have to be prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Judge to Replace Board in Making Coal Report
BECAUSE of the withdrawal of the Miners' Federation, the public sitting of the Commonwealth coal inquiry has ended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strikes "Not Cure" for Mining Ills
PEOPLE in the coalmining industry were generally the best paid, but because of strikes they were worse off financially than those in much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Staff Award Hearing
The Central Reference Board will meet in Sydney on March 18 to deal with the Australian Colliery Staffs' award if an order to proceed is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Suggest Later Starting Time
MINERS' lodges in the North Will be asked to consider an alteration of working hours to permit a later start…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Coal Loss in State
More than 9000 tons of coal was lost in the State because of stoppages yesterday. In the North 5600 tons were lost at seven collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Job for British Miners' Secretary
LONDON, March 6. A.A.P.—Mr. Ebby Edwards, Secretary of the Mineworkers' Federation of Great Britain, has accepted an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss Down Today 4550 Tons
Coal loss today was 4550 tons but the stoppage at Aberdare is due to a breakdown in the haulage system. The men reported for work this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Cut Coal Output If More Leave"
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Addressing the Central Coal Industrial Authority, the Secretary of the Northern Mineowners' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Ask A.W.U. to Vacate Office
The miners' Northern Board of Management decided yesterday to request the Australian Workers' Union to vacate in a month an office it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners to Join A.L.P. Without Ballot
The miners' Northern Board of Management will affiliate with the Australian Labour Party without taking a ballot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rely on N.S.W. PLANS Why Miners Left Inquiry
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation would rely on arrangements made in New South Wales to seek improvements, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Gold Controls Trade'
Sir,—The Bretton Woods agreement had made confusion even more confused mainly because most critics object to a return to the gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Loss Was 4540 Tons
Yesterday's State coal production loss was 4540 tons. Richmond Main, second largest producer in the North, remained idle,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Research Board Urged For Mining
While most aspects of the mining industry are frequently discussed, little is said of the urgent need to establish a research organisation to assist the Mines Department to investigate the causes of dangers and to create ways to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Five Mines Idle, 2790 Tons Lost
With five collieries idle yesterday the State lost 2790 tons of coal. There of the idle mines were in the North. They were Pelaw Main, Bellbird No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Off Gold Standard'
Sir,—There appeared in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on March 8 a spate of letters from currency quacks who would abolish capitalism…
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