Two Big Mines Resume To-day
Australia's two largest mines—Burwood and Richmond Main—will resume to-day. The Secretary of Burwood miners…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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N.Z. Miners Warned By Prime Minister
AUCKLAND (N.Z.).—Warning to miners that there was a grave danger that the Labor Government might be defeated in the general…
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KALGOORLIE, Sunday.—Three days after the First Hit Mining Co discontinue operations at the Roomerang mine, Burtville a miner…
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SYDNEY: The Queensland Coal Owners' Association has raised strong objection to the hearing by the Central Coal Authority of applications made by the Miners' Federation while members of the federation continue to support the Queensland meat…
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SYDNEY: Moves to get more coal for Bunnerong and the Railway Department were made today. The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) and representatives of…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Four South Coast mines are expected to be idle to-morrow, in protest against the dust menace, which caused a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →11,500 Tons of Coal Lost in North Today
With several of the northern coalfields biggest mines idle, today was the worst for production on the field for several weeks. Stoppages at seven mines involved the loss of 11,500 tons. Coal loss at 13 mines idle in N.S.W. today of 16,970 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortage Of Coal At Christmas Inevitable, Says M.L.A.
Mr. F. H. Hawkins, M.L.A., yesterday told Newcastle State A.L.P Electorate Council that he had been informed that if all the coal mines worked full time from now until the end of the year tHere would still be a shortage over the Christmas holidays…
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Mr. D. Watkins, M.H.R., has informed the Newcastle Federal Council of the A.L.P. that the Commonwealth Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eleven Northern Collieries Were Idle Today: Big Pits at Work
Though some of the big mines on the northern coalfields which had been idle yesterday returned to work this morning, there were several fresh stoppages and production loss, while not reaching yesterday's figure, remained high at 8700 tons…
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FACED with the prospect that nearly all the coal received from Newcastle this winter will go to public utilities, such as the railways…
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Six oversea vessels are waiting at Newcastle for bunkers. One has been delayed for 10 days, and another for eight days…
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In compliance with the direction of the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner. 578 tons of coal held by the Hunter District Water Board at…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Coal Authority (Mr. Willis) to-day adjourned the Miners' Federation claims for extra annual leave and…
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Indications last night were that yesterday's heavy coal loss was not likely to be repeated to-day. Big mines which were idle yesterday and expected to resume this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Club Rooms at Branxton Firm's Plan for Ayrfield Miners
About 55 acres at East Branxton have been bought by Messrs. R. W. Miller and Co., proprietors of Ayrfield No. 3 mine on the Rothbury…
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Opposition to the granting of a mining lease of 45 acres of land at East Maitland was expressed by the Maitland 'Town Clerk (Mr. E. W…
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SYDNEY: Two State Ministers will confer with the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Williams) to-morrow in an endeavor to secure…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said that the Coal Bill had not yet been finally drafted. The legislation was…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—New South Wales railwaymen right ban the haulage of one except for the railways and other essential services, the state Secretary of the…
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