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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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"Every miner in Australia today is working as hard and is producing as much coal per day as any miner in the civilised world, but in spite of all his efforts, this fact stands out—70 per cent, of the nation's most valuable asset, coal, never reaches the surface," said Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., for Kurri, and Chairman of Committees in the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The joint A.L.P. Miners' Federation sub-committee decided to-day to ask the State A.L.P. conference in Sydney next week-end to agree to Government control of the New South Wales coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Members of the Miners' Federation are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the Federal Government's deliberations on the proposal to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—As a retired miner, I want to express disgust at the action of the Central Executive of the Miners' Federation in meeting the Communist…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The midday Flyers which leave Newcastle at 1.25 p.m. will not run as from Monday. The coal shortage is ascribed as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By consent, an award for £5/15/ a week for three weeks, from January 7, was made in favour of William George Preston at the sitting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COAL production loss yesterday was 8700 tons, highest for a fortnight, but five of the six mines idle in the Northern district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—"Also a Miner," by his remarks ("N.M.H.," 7/6/'46), clearly indicates that he is not acquainted with the rules of his own union, when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CANBERRA: Joint Commonwealth-State control of the coal industry decided upon by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and the N.S.W. Premier (Mr. McKell) is as close to nationalisation as is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Thursday.—A joint Commonwealth-State authority would be set up to recognise and rehabilitate the coal industry in New South Wales, said the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and Premier (Mr. McKell) in a joint statement to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern District Vice-President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) today claimed that Northumberland No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A number of matters concerning northern mines will be heard by the Local Coal Authority (Mr J Connell) next week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There have been so many plans for rehabilitating the coal industry and so many experiments were made by the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, June 14. A.A.P.—Britain's coal output jumped by 450,100 tons weekly in May compared with April…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Minister for Transport (Mr. Stoneham) has received satisfactory reports on the use of pulversied brown coal in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LITHGOW, Friday.—The Local Industrial Authority (Mr. Ray) has decided on a formula for promotion to higher paid jobs to members of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A PROTEST is to be sent to the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) by the coal industry combined craft unions for not having been invited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY: Cuts in rail services due to low coal stocks have caused surprise in some circles, in view of the high production…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It was stated in Sydney last night that although more than 630,000 tons of coal has been produced on New South Wales coalfields during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CANBERRA, Friday.—The joint commonwealth-State authority will be given a free hand to rehabilitate the coal industry in New South Wales. The authority, which will comprise no more than three members, will be…
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