Northern Coal Loss 6100 Tons
COAL loss on the Northern field yesterday was 6100 tons. Mines on strike were —Aberdare Extended: Dispute over…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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Gold Meade Jumps 8ft. 6in
CAIRNS, Thursday.—Clearing 8ft. 6in. in the open high jump at the Cairns Show to-day, A. L. Payne's Gold Meade,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Better Coal Output; 3 Pits Idle
Coal production loss on the northern field due to stoppages today amounted to 3600 tons, bringing the total for the week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to Editor Oil-coal Plant
Sir.—"Technician's" letter in your issue of July 19 is so phrased as to raise a grave doubt whether he is possessed of sufficient technical…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Warned; No Order If Do Not Return
SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Central Coal Authority (Mr. Willis) said to-day that he would not order compensation payments to contract miners who lost earnings when doing other work if there were any more stoppages at South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Review Threat Of Stoppage At 13 Collieries
The proposed stoppage of enginedrivers at 13 mines on the South Maitland field on Monday to discuss a dispute at Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farewell Dinner to Mine Official
Mr. James Johnstone, who will retire from his position as superintendent of collieries for J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Medical Board for South Coast Miners
SYDNEY, Friday.—A special medical board to examine South Coast coal miners, reported to be suffering from dust, will be appointed,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labour's Future Linked With Coal Reforms
The success or failure of the sweeping reforms proposed for the coal industry would depend on the three persons appointed to the Joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Craft Unions Move To Combine
Mining craft unions met in Sydney yesterday are reported to have agreed unanimously to from a combined organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Craft Unions Do Not Want Miners Aid: Will Stand Alone
There was no need for the Miners Federation at this stage to concern itself about securing a coverage for combined craft mining unions in the Government's new Coal Industry Bill, said the General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seek Removal of Penalties on Mineworkers Leaders Discuss New Coal Bill
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Federal Government will be asked by miners' leaders next week to remove the disciplinary clauses in the new Coal Industry Bill which impose gaol and fine penalties for mineworkers holding…
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A conference between the Miners' Federation and the craft unions on the Coal Bill would be futile, the Chairman of the Craft Unions' Committee (Mr. Wilson) said last night. Mr. Wilson was referring to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Want Labour Men on Coal Board
NEWCASTLE Federal Assembly of the A.L.P. yesterday expressed the view that the three men appointed to the Coal Board should be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mare's Win Saved Beckett Returning To Mine
Flying Cloud's narrow win in the N.J.C. Handicap at Newcastle races on Saturday saved Darrell Beckett from returning to work in the mine. After riding the mare in a trial on the Cessnock course…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Open Cut Mining At Yallourn
To secure coal more suitable for industrial users, Victorian authorities are opening up the old open-cut at Yallourn, on the opposite side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Averting of Threatened Coal Stoppage in North Cuts Losses
With the threatened stoppage by engine-drivers and firemen at 12 mines in the Cessnock district averted, coal production loss on the northern field today was not as heavy as had been feared. The loss on the field due to stoppages was about 5400 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Chief's Orders; Cessnock Pits Work To-day Pre-stoppage Conditions Pending Conference
The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Williams) yesterday issued an order directing enginedrivers and firemen who had decided to lay 12 Cessnock mines idle to-day to work. The order, which was issued under National…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Zara Street Coal Today
THE TINY MOUND OF COAL left at Zara Street Powerhouse is sufficient for only about one day's supply. Coal stacks, which a few months ago covered all the area of bare earth shown in the foreground of this picture and more, have been dwindling successively and have been at their present stage for about a week. The powerhouse burns between 600 and 700 tons of coal daily. It is carrying on "from hand to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →July Was Blackest Coal Month
SYDNEY: The coal loss in N.S.W. this month from strikes will amount to more than 212,000 tons—by far the heaviest…
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