25 Killed in Mine Fire
LONDON, Jan. 6. A.A.P.—Twenty-five miners, including six German prisoners of war, were killed in a fire in a Silesian mine, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1947
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Three Mines Idle in North
Coal output loss on the northern field as a result of stoppages to-day was about 3000 tons. A fresh stoppage at Bulli, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cold Wave Causes Coal Crisis
LONDON, Jan. 6. A.A.P.—A cold wave that is sweeping Europe has caused a coal crisis, which has practically paralysed industry and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' President Intense Interest In Vote
Australian miners having agreed to the reopening of nominations for the position of General President of their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' President to Stand Ballot Carried By 416 Votes
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Australian miners decided by a small majority to allow their General President (Mr. Wells) to stand for re-election when fresh nominations are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Accident
A shiftman who had his right hand bandaged when he injured it at Kalingo Colliery today, later suffered severe burns to the hand when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Conference Tomorrow
Tentative arrangements had been made for a conference tomorrow night between representatives of the Miners' Federation and the Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines in Corfu Channel
Following damage sustained by two British destroyers in the Corfu Channel, on the Albanian coast, nine British minesweepers have been sweeping the channel. Two petty officers are seen dragging ashore one of the German mines swept in the channel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Elrington Miners Meet To-day
Elrington colliery will not work again to-day, but members of the lodge will discuss a return-to-work proposal at a meeting this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eight Mines Are Idle Today
Coal production, which was resumed on Monday after the miners' annual holidays, slumped badly on the Northern field today w hen the idleness of eight mines caused the loss of 8300 tons. The eight mines were idle because…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Great Effort by Miners"
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Australia's coal, position was better at the start of 1947 than at the be ginning of 1946, chiefly because of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Loses Most Coal for Months
Today was the worst working day on the northern coalfields for many months. Twelve mines were out of operation for a loss of output of approximately 15,000 tons. About 30,000 tons of coal have al-…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Communists to Make Strong Bid for Miners' General Presidency
The Australian Communist Party will make a strong bid to win the ballot for General President of the Miners' Federation by supporting the nomination of Mr. Idris Williams, Victorian District Secretary of the Federation and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bad Day for Coal; 12,000 Tons Lost
THE coal production loss yesterday was about 12,000 tons, a bad start for 1947. Hopes were expressed when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines Pensioners
Sir,—According to reports it is proposed this month to better the conditions of workers in the mining industry by £1 a week increase,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Coal Losses Continue
Another heavy coal production loss on the northern coalfields today brought the week's total drop to more than 42,000 tons. This is the first working week in 1947 and the loss figure is one of the worst for many months. Serious repercussions are likely In…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women Volunteer to Load Coal
MELBOURNE, Thursday.âAn extraordinary meeting of the United Women's Movement decided this afternoon in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Submarines' Power to Save Coal
LONDON, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Submarines are to be used at the principal British naval dockyards to generate power in order to save coal,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forced Labour in Ruhr Mines Mooted
PARIS, January 9. A.A.P.—Extreme measures, even to the extent of forced labour, if necessary, to increase production in Ruhr coalmines,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Women Volunteer To Move Gas Coal
MELBOURNE: Volunteer members of the United Women's Movement may go to the wharves to load coal for the gas works during the week-end, the secretary of the U.W.M. (Mrs. H. A. Maine) said today…
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