South, West Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Friday.—All mines on the western and southern New South Wales coalfields will be idle next Wednesday as a protest against the delay in hearing outstanding claims for improved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1947
2,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 106
"Speed Coal Loading by Conveyors"
Installation of electric coal-loading conveyors was needed to remove a hunkering bottleneck for ships at Newcastle, said the Secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →7000 Arrested for Looting Coal
HAMBURG, Feb. 21. A.A.P.—The police in the past eight days have arrested nearly 7000 coal looters in the Hamburg…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Strikes End; Good Coal Day
The settlement of three strikes and the best coal production for the week made yesterday Newcastle brightest day on the industrial front for some time. Principal happenings were—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaoled for Theft of £6000 Gold
PERTH, Friday.—George Lawrence Durant was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions to-day when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to Editor May Force Miners Into Direct Action
Sir,—The decision of the Miners' Central Council giving a maximum time of three weeks to start a hearing of the log of claims, is undoubtedly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Joint Coal Board To Take Over Next Week
SYDNEY, Friday.—The new Joint Coal Board was expected to take over the administration of the coal industry in New…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The general coal conference convened by the Federal Government in Sydney for Thursday had been post poned indefinitely, said the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosives Taken From Mine
About 1O00lb of explosives were stolen from the magazine at Waratah colliery, Charlestown, some time after 9 p.m. on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Mines May Resume To-day
One of the three Northern mines expected to resume to-day is MaitJand Main, which has been idle since January 31…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Seek Postponement Of Ballot For Presidency
Richmond Main miners' lodge is seeking postponement of the ballot for General President of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Customs Check To Stop Gold Smuggling
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Customs cheeks at airports and on the waterfront are being tightened in an effort to defeat the operations of a gang of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Top-dressed" Lawn With £300 Gold
KALGOORLIE, Sunday.—Because a Kalgoorlie prospector failed to tell members of his family not to touch a tub of loamy soil he had dumped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gas Explosion in Mining Museum
SYDNEY: An explosion, caused by leaking gas at the Mining Museum, George Street. North, this morning, shattered glass and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train, Bus, Hitch-Hike To Take Miners To Sydney
SYDNEY, Sunday—More than 1000 South Coast miners plan to board four ordinary trains at Wollongong on Wednesday morning to travel to Sydney for a mass demonstration outside…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →8000 Tons of Coal Lost: Four Pits Idle
Though only four northern mines were idle today, the production loss resulting from these stoppages was 8000 tons. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mines Health Bill 'Revolutionary'
SYDNEY: Revolutionary changes in the safety and health laws applying in coal mines in N.S.W. are affected through legislation which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →8800-Ton Coal Loss, Six Mines Idle
WITH five mines in the north and one in the west idle yesterday, the State's coal production loss was 8800 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Ballot Held Today
The ballot for the position of General President of the Miners' Federation was taken today at northern field mines. The move…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Polish Gold Released
LONDON.—Seventeen million dollars' worth of Polish gold deposited in Canada since 1940 has been released and will be returned to Poland…
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