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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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Caldare open-cut colliery photographed in operation yesterday. Betwe en 500 and 600 tons of coal are produced daily. The Government plans include further open cots in this district to increase production…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CANBERRA: Federal Cabinet today suspended discussion on proposals by the Supply Minister (Senator Ashley) for disciplinary action against coalminers guilty of irresponsible stoppages. THIS means that the industry will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Tuesday.—There were unexploited coal deposits in Central Queensland which, if developed, would supply Queensland's requirements and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY: Coal losses today from 11 stoppages and one breakdown totalled 8850 tons, with prospects of a complete hold up if the engine-drivers decide tonight to withdraw their key members from all mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →INDICATIONS last night were that seven of the idle mines in the Northern District, would work to-day. With 12 Northern District and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Caught by a fall of coal in Waratah colliery, Roy Rowe, 21, miner, of Cardiff, suffered a lacerated back, and shock. Newcastle Ambulance took…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Today was a much better working day titan yesterday on the northern coalfields, but production was still down by about 3500 tons as a result of stoppages. Seven mines, including some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALTHOUGH it is highly desirable that the immense number of by-products in our rich coal should be exploited as speedily as possible…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Development of Blair Athol coal seam in Queensland would be considered by the Government soon. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Rosevear) was presented to-night with a life cold pass to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →KALGOORLIE.—Abandoned for 40 years, a shallow shaft 200 yards from the Broad Arrow Hotel. Broad Arrow, has yielded…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Besides wide powers over production and distribution, the Federal Government proposes to vest the projected new Coal Authority with powers to discipline both miners and mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A recommendation to tie up all New South Wales coalmines unless seniority dispute in Sydney naval stores is settled was agreed to by the Sydney branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir.—The figures quoted by H. Gregory Forster, Secretary Northern Collieries Ltd. ("N.M.H." 11/7/46), relating to alleged losses on the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—An article written by Mr. J. G. Arthur, M.L.A., gives costs, yield, products, etc., of a proposed low temperature carbonising plant at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →It is fair, and it is also completely necessary, that the proposed joint Coal Authority should have power to suspend or dismiss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ELRINGTON colliery, which has a daily coal production of 1100 tons, is expected to resume this morning. The miners' lodge decided last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In reply to W. Odgers, Warner's Bay, I know personally of a few collieries where the miners are prepared to take a reduction in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →CANBERRA, Thursday.—Inclusion in the new Coal Bill of powers to enable the proposed joint Coal Authority to eliminate contract working is understood' to be under consideration by the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Thursday.—A world authority on coal research and dust [?]batement would be brought to Australia to advise on dust problems in…
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