Meet Craft Unions Miners' Offer to Discuss Bill
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to ask representatives of mining craft unions to confer with the council next…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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8220 Tons of Coal Lost in State
The coal production Joss yesterday was 8200 tons making the total for the first two days this week 15,850 tons…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State's economy was in the balance because of the transport crisis, the Secretary of the Loco. Enginemen Union (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Session to Be Short Coal, Crimes Act Bills
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two bills to be presented to the short session of State Parliament late in August will probably be referred to at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Every Coal Mine in State Producing Today
For the first time since June 7, all coal mines in New South Wales worked today. On only three other occasions this year have there been no State stoppages. WITH the State's transport system…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Approve Coal Bill Miners Want State Ownership Next
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A conference convened by the Miners' Federation unanimously agreed to-day that there should be nationalisation of the coal industry. The conference was convened to commemorate the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Injured in Mine
When he was caught between a skip and a cage door, David Jones. 37, of Stony Creek, employee of Stockton Borehole colliery, had his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Western Mine Reopened
LITHGOW, Wednesday. — The Commonwealth Portland Cement Company has reopened the old Boulden colliery, which had been idle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rail Trucks Keep Mine Working
The economic effect of the cut in goods transport, owing to the coal shortage, was illustrated to-day, when five trucks had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Loss Over 5000 Tons
More than 5000 tons of coal production was lost yesterday as a result of the idleness of rive Northern mines and the partial idleness of two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Senator Denies Coal Bill Nationalisation
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Power given to the Joint Coal Board to control and manage mines and to acquire and operate mines was not dogmatic nationalisation, the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) said in the Senate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Committee to Investigate Oil from Coal
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The extraction of oil from coal by the low temperature carbonisation process is to be investigated by a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to Editor Nationalisation of Coal Industry
Sir.—Admittedly the Coal Bill is the most revolutionary piece of legislation passed by any Government and, if administered by a competent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Open Cut Mining at Muswellbrook
There is plenty of work for bulldozers in open cut mining. This one is removing overburden at Muswellbrook open cut mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Commission Has No Funds For Road Repairs
The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner advised Lower Hunter Shire Council yesterday that it was not empowered to make an advance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →25,000 May Lose Jobs Soon, Say Ministers Mr. Baddeley Asks For More Coal
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—state Ministers warned to-night that, owing to the traffic crisis, many people faced unemployment in New South Wales. "Unless more coal is produced within the next few weeks,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Asked to Avoid Stoppages Leaders Accept Coal Bill
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Central Council to-day accepted the Coal Bill as the most advanced legislation on coal yet introduced, but stated that it was short of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Mines Worked
ALL mines in New South Wales worked yesterday for the fourth time this year. The last time was on June 7…
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Sir,—Mr. Booth, M.L.A. hit the had right on the head when he stated that the living conditions of the miners in the Kurri Kurri area were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners "Fanatics" Says Senator
CANBERRA, Thursday.—A "spineless policy of appeasement" towards a few extremists was the main cause of the coal problems, the Leader of the Opposition (Senator McLeay) said in the Senate to-day…
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