Demand for Coal Exceeds Record Output
Since 1939, annual consumption of coal in New South Wales had increased by 1,136,000 tons, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A.,. said last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1946
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Miners In Britain May Get Five-Day Week
LONDON, Wed.—The Government did not object in principle to the introduction of a five-day week in the mining industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Pattern for Research in Our Coal Industry
SYDNEY: With the successful British Coal Utilisation Research Association as a pattern, Australia could benefit in her postwar effort by uniting scientific research with her coal industry, says Mr. J. A. Dujhunty, of Sydney University, in an article in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Chifley Says Could Get Coal If Had Harmony
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—If the miners and owners would work in full time close cooperation, sufficient coal could be produced from present mines under present conditions to meet consumptive requirements, Mr. Chifley said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miner Caught by Coal Fall
Caught by a fall of coal in Waratah Colliery, Arthur Kentish, 19, of Harriett-street, Wallsend, miner, fractured a finger on the left hand, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expect More Coal; Federal Plans
CANBERRA, Thursday.—"I believe plans this Government has in mind will ensure that the miners can be assured of reforms in the industry," the Minister for Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) said in the House of Representatives to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →5-Day Week for British Miners
LONDON, June 27. A.A.P.—The question of introducing a five-day week for the coalmining industry in Britain would be considered as soon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protest on Policy on New Mines
SINGLETON, Thursday.—A large public meeting, sponsored by Singleton Chamber of Commerce, decided to protest against Government policy in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Increase in Open-cut Coal
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The amount of black coal produced from open-cut mines in New South Wales rose from 56,816 tons in 1942 to 523,072…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Loss Remains High In North
Coal production loss on the Northern field due to stoppages was again comparatively high today. There were three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State's Coal Loss This Week 23,000 Tons
THE STATES coal production was down 6000 tons yesterday as a result of the idleness of seven mines. Yesterday's loss made the total for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Government Attacked on Coal Lag 'Reconstruction In Peril'
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Australia's economic reconstruction was imperilled by the coal shortage, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) said in the House of Representatives to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Production
Sir,—Mr. R. W. Davie (Coal Proprietors) gives reasons for the parlous plight of the coal industry—absenteenism, strikes over frivolous and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Owners' Evidence on Miners' Claims
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) will hear evidence by mine owners' representatives on Monday, at 11…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South[?] Miners M[?]er Stopp[?]hreat
SYDNEY, Friday.—Miners' lodge officials in Wollongong to-morrow will discuss a threatened 24-hour stoppage on the Southern coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Worker's Death Due to Heart Failure
Death from heart failure due to coronary occlusion was the verdict of the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the inquest on Richard Kessell,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Show Historical Exhibition in State Coal Areas
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners' Federation will hold a special historical exhibition, in the windows of a number of city shops, shortly to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine Supt. Alleges Organised Effort To Reduce Coal Production
SYDNEY.—Mr. S. McKensey, superintendent of Hebburn, B.H.P. and Metropolitan Collieries, told the Central Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South Coast Miners' Ultimatum
WOLLONGONG: An ultimatum was issued by a mass meeting of South Coast miners today that unless the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Manager Against Increased Leave
SYDNEY: "There is no justification for any increase in the number of days of annual leave or the removal of the small amount of restraint now given mine managers under the present award," said Mr. S. McKensey, superintendent of Hebburn, B.H.P…
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