Senate Passes Coal Bill
CANBERRA, Friday.—The Coal Bill passed all stages without amendment in the Senate to-night. The bill is to establish a joint…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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It Rests With the Miners
If it was merely a coincidence it was at least a happy one that every mine in New South Wales worked yesterday following the…
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SYDNEY: After yesterday's strike-free record for the Australian coalfields, 1400 mine workers at four N.S.W. collieries are idle today for a loss in output of 4500 tons of coal…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for Supply (Senator Ashl[?]ll probably announce shortly th[?] the Government has received the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deputy Caught by Coal Fall
John Sproston, 36, of Dudley, a deputy at Crofton Colliery, suffered a probable fracture of the spine, injuries to the ribs, lacerations to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Food for More Coal
BERLIN, Thursday.—Coal miners in the U.S. zone of Germany are to get more food in the hope of raising coal output…
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Mr. J. Johnstone, who retired from the position of Superintendent of J. and A. Brown and Abermain Seaham Collieries Ltd., said last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Town Pegged Out as Gold Claims
PERTH, Thursday.—citizens have pegged out almost the entire town of Norseman. 100 miles south of Kalgoorlie, as gold…
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Because it appeared that no Government or local government authority was prepared to provide the finance to repair Louth…
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GRAFTON, Friday.—An investigation of the coal resources at Nymboida was urged to-day at the meeting of Nymboida Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →150 Years Of Coal
FIRST coal discovery in New South Wales was at Wollongong in 1796. For long a subject of debate,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opal Rush Over, Miners Quit
ADELAIDE, Friday.—The Coober Pedy opal rush, which was recently boomed as promising vast riches, appears to be petering out, although…
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With three mines idle over disputes and another idle because of a safety issue, 4400 tons of coal was lost to production yesterday…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The future of the Wonthaggi State mining industry was discussed by a deputation to the Premier (Mr. Cain) from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young Miners Complain Not Allowed To Leave Industry
SYDNEY, Friday. — Complaints were made to the Miners Central Council to-day that colliery managements were preventing young miners from leaving the industry to seek other work…
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SYDNEY, Friday. — Expressing alarm at the threat to the employment of thousands of workers, the National Council of the Federated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£50,000 for Leigh Creek Coal Field
CANBERRA, Friday.—The Prime Minister, (Mr. Chifley) announced that the Commonwealth Government had made a grant of £50,000 for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. W. C. Taylor May Be New Coal Tribunal
Mr. W. C. Taylor, Deputy Director of Australian National Airways is expected to be apopinted as the Tribunal under the Coal Act carried by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Large-Scale Dismissals In Sydney As Result Of Coal Shortage
SYDNEY: Large-scale dismissals of employees are taking place in Sydney as a result of the coal shortage. ABOUT 200 day laborers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enginemen Seek Rail Coal Priority
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A demand for sufficient coal to meet full railway requirements in Australia was made to-day by the Stats Council of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen…
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