"Miners Need More Meat, Fats"
LONDON, Sept. 15. A.A.P.—3More meat and fats must be made available to British miners if they were to get sufficient coal for the winter,…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 73 of 100
May Shelve Coal Bill If Any Votes Missed
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Coal Bill will probably be shelved if any Government members of the Legislative Council do not obey a State A.L.P. direction to attend the council on Tuesday to vote against opposition amendments…
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MELBOURNE: Australia's estimated internal demands for black coal in 1950 was 15,545,000 tons a year which represented 2,000,000 tons a year more than the present demand and 3.000,000 tons a year more than the present production,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Hold-up Averted On South Coast: Metropolitan Gets Ready
SYDNEY: In terms of an order by the Coal Commissioner (Mr. H. L. Williams), work has been resumed by the engine-drivers at Metropolitan mine, which will go back into production tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Board Attacks Coal Bill Changes
THE ACTION of the Legislative Council in rejecting the Coal Bill in the form in which it was sent from the Legislative Assembly was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Northern Mines Idle
Three mines were idle on the Northern field yesterday. They were Bellbird (clippers' dispute). Stockton Borehole (domestic issue), and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to Editor Christmas Coal
Sir,—Here is my proposal to produce coal to tide us over the Christmas holidays. No doubt a lot of coalminers are going to have their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Abolition Move Contract System in Mines
Abolition of the contract system in the coalmining industry is being proposed on the northern N.S.W. fields…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The rationing of goods trucks ceased from to-day because of the improvement in the large coal position, it was officially stated to-night by a Railway Department spokesman…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—General industrial consumption of coal in Australia was extremely inefficient, Mr. Ian McColl…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Bill Hopes Rise: Support Likely From Opposition
SYDNEY: The State Government's hopes of passing the Coal Bill in an acceptable form rose today with the disclosure that it could expect substantial support in committee in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Less Coal If Bill Defeated, Union Leaders Say
SYDNEY, Monday.—Defeat of the Coal Bill in the Legislative Council to-morrow would mean that even day-to-day production on the New South Wales coalfields could not be assured, leaders of mining unions to-day told a special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Houses Compromise on Coal Bill Control All Mines, Compensate Owners
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A compromise on the Coal Bill was reached to-night by the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. After a three-hour conference with Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Pensioners' Plight
Sir,—I would like to draw the attention of miners to the plight of the single men on the pension. In 1941 we were granted £2 a week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only 3 Mines Idle
Three mines were idle on the Northern fields yesterday. The resultant loss of coal—3840 tons—was the lowest for a week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Planning For More Coal
ALTHOUGH there may be some die-hards—at both ends of the scale—who will hold that "compromise…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Italy Wants Gold Back
PARIS, Sept. 17. A.A.P.—Italy claims the return of gold that was removed from her territory by the Germans…
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The plan to work on back Saturdays in order to offset the loss of production over the miners' holidays showed leadership. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Want Miners Rest Home at Lake
Establishment of a miners' rest home at Lake Macquarie is being considered by the Northern Miners' Federation. It is proposed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Rescue Award Claim Is Challenged
SYDNEY: The authority of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) to deal with a Miners' Federation claim for variation of an award covering permanent Mines Rescue Corps employees was challenged this morning by the secretary of the Western…
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