Not Enough Coal For All Ships
Three ships which had been scheduled to take coal cargoes from Newcastle this week were unable to do so because…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 100
Federation Plans To Celebrate 150th Year Of Coal Discovery
SYDNEY: The Miners' Federation has organised a series of functions to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the discovery of coal in Australia. A meeting in the Sydney Domain…
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SYDNEY: In the face of warnings that industry and the whole economic structure in N.S.W. was threatened by the failure of miners to produce sufficient coal, eight idle mines…
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MELBOURNE: Melbourne firms forced into using substitute fuels have found running costs prohibitive but few have other complaints. The…
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The face of Blair Athol (Queensland) open-cut coal seam, estimated to contain 206 million tons of coal in five square miles. The Picture shows the layer of overburden above the pure coal…
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Two urgent coal shipments for Melbourne and one for Adelaide left Newcastle on Saturday. They were —Melbourne: Fawkner Park, 4000…
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Miners from Branxton, working at four collieries near West Maitland will have no transport in the near future unless the Louth Park…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Miners leaders will recommend acceptance of the Coal Bill to the Miners Federation Central Council in Sydney to-morrow. The General Secretary (Mr. Grant) said…
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THREE of the largest mines on the Northern field —Burwood. Aberdare Extended and Abermain No, 2—will resume to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Threat to Stop Bus Takes Men To Four Mines
If Louth Park-road. near West Maitland, is not improved a bus carrying miners from Brauxton to Bloomfield and Stanford Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Put Coal To More Use, Says M.L.A.
Production of more coal was not needed so much as better use of the coal the country did produce, Mr. J. Arthur, M.L.A…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) told union leaders to-day that he was unable to divert more coal to give better railway services in New South Wales…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Central Council to-day adopted the award of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. Willis) of 5/…
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SYDNEY: With the N.S.W. Railways carrying less than a week's supply of coal on the present basis of supply and consumption, there will be no alternative to a complete collapse of…
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The Government having refused to accept amendments to the Coal Industry Bill, the Central Council will now express the final opinion…
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CANBERRA: The Government has opened negotiations to secure Mr. Asdruebal James Keast, mine superintendent of Zinc Corporation Ltd., Broken Hill, as chairman of the Joint Commonwealth-New South Wales Coal Authority, but there is no…
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The Coal Bill passed all stages in the House of Representatives early this morning. Debate, Page 3…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) was attacked by Mr. White (Lib., Vic.) in the House of representatives last night. He said Mr. Wells was a communist and that "his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oppose Coal Bill Penal Clauses
Cessnock sub-branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association decided to support the main provisions of the Coal Bill, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Mines Idle Today: Two Partly Manned
With five mines idle, and two only partly manned, production loss on the Northern field today was 5000 tons. Elrington and Northern Rivers were again idle, but efforts are being made…
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