"Mine Fire Fumes Unbearable"
The secretary of Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge (Mr. Cresswell) who was a member of the Miners' Central Council, had received an urgent…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 100
All Mines in South Idle
The coal production loss on the South Coast as a result of the idleness of all mines yesterday was 11,763 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nationalise Mines Next—mr. Grant
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners' Federation would urge the Federal Government to nationalise the coal industry after it has been placed under State control, the Miners' General Secretary (Mr. Grant) said to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supplies Of Coal Are Short
SYDNEY: All mines throughout the State will be idle on Monday because of May Day causing a drop in production…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mrs. Panhurst To Leave Miners' Office
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners' Federation is to lose an employee who has been on the inside of every big coal crisis during the past 10…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosive Factory Dispute May Hit Miners
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The mining industry in Australia will be affected by the trades Hill Disputes committee decision to-day to declare…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Praise Work at Aberdare Central
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Northern and Central Executives of the Miners' Federation paid tribute to-day to the work of proto men and the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria To Ask For More Coal
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Victorian industries would be in a critical position next week because of the acute coal position, the Premier (Mr. Cain)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Manager Denies Claims By Mr. Crook
More had been spent in dealing with the fire at Cessnock No. 2 mine than on reclaiming the workable portion of the pit, the Manager (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal City Does Not Look The Part
Your eye ranges along a coast of cliffs and beaches with glimpses of red-roofed houses and is caught by an isolated knob near what appears to be a seaside resort. Some smoke hovers in the background, but the sun…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strike In U.S. Takes Serious Turn "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, May 3.—The strike of 400,000 coalminers, which threatened fuel, power, light and transportation restrictions here, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drama of The Goldfields
GAVIN CASEY, whose two books of short stories, "It's Harder for Girls" and "Birds of a Feather," won him high praise, has written…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Call to Seize U.S. MINES "Soft Coal Strike Revolutionary"
WASHINGTON, May 5. A.A.P.—Claiming that the soft coal mines strike, now in its 35th day, was political and revolutionary in character,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Claims "Greatly Exaggerated"
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Statements made at last week's meeting of the miners' Central Council, that "fire, flood and collapsing pits" were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Want Socialisation of Mines
"The Government has made a commendable move in the mining industry, but it should go a step further and socialise the industry,"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further Loss In Coal Supplies
SYDNEY: With coal stocks low, threatening rationing in N.S.W. and other States, and an industrial crisis looming which may stop all coal production, 46,000 tons of coal output was lost today by the May Day holiday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →See Mr. McKell To-day On Coal Pillars
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Officials of the Miners' Federation will discuss with the Premier (Mr. McKell) to-morrow the union's proposals against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dissatisfied Coal Customer
Victoria's determination to plan for the day when it will be less dependent on New South Wales coal is of more than passing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to Editor Cessnock Colliery Fire
Sir,—Although the management and staff have done and are doing, a good job in dealing with the fire in the workings of Cessnock No. 2 colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Steps Up Brown Coal Plans
The new coal crisis facing Victoria has rallied public opinion behind the Government's plan—foreshadowed last week—to make gas from brown coal in Gippsland and take it 70 miles by pipeline to Melbourne…
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