Great Britain Must Get More Coal
LONDON, Saturday.—The Government might not be able to honor clothing coupons unless Britain got more coal, said Sir Stafford Cripps,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1947
2,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 106
Coal Core Of World's Social Problems
GENEVA, April 25. A.A.P.—Mr. C. J. Phelan, the Director-General of the International Labour Office, told Government, employers and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Wallsend Prepares Plans For Coal Board
Anticipating an early visit to West Wallsend by a member of the Joint Coal Board, West Wallsend District Progress…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Marquis of Bute Dead: £100,000 Year From Coal
LONDON, Friday: The death is announced of the Marquis of Bute, one of the wealthiest men in Britain. He owned 117,000 acres of land,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Appeal For More Amenities In Mining Towns
"Is it any wonder that most young couples show no desire to make their homes in mining towns?" asked Councillor H…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bright Future For Coal Is Opinion Of Mining Expert: No Substitute
The future possibilities of coal, far from diminishing, were constantly expanding, and its future as a commodity was bright, Mr. John C. Webb, mining expert, told members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hope Gone for Trapped Miners
MALARTIC (Quebec), April 27. A.A.P.—All hope has been abandoned for the 11 men who have been trapped in the burning, smoke-filled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labour Man New Victorian Miners' President
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Mr. J. Bird (Official Labour) was to-day elected President of the Victorian Miners' Federation in succession to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta Coal Laboratory To Probe Mining Evils
The establishment of a coal research laboratory at East Greta Junction by the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association provides for a systematic approach to eradicate many evils of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Research by Colliery Chemists
A scene inside the Northern Colliery Proprietors' coal research laboratory at East Greta Junction. The Chief Chemist (Mr. L. F. D. Cane), on the left, and his three assistants show a keen interest in an experiment. Established last year, the laboratory is doing good work in research into colliery dust problems. Story, Page 2…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manning The Mines
THE experts tell us that the output of the mines must be increased fivefold in the next decade or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dressed in Gold Brocade
Dressed in her gown of gold brocade, M.G.M. star, June Allyson —Mrs. Dick Powell in private life—waits for her dinner party guests. The gown is cut on princess lines with a round collar and short sleeves. Tiny matching buttons decorate the front of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Letters to Editor Dust in Mines
Sir,—Proposals propounded by Professor David Jones, on how to combat the dust menace, deserve consideration by those mostly concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australia Urges Mechanisation As Key-To Coal
GENEVA, Monday: The Australian Government delegate to the World Coal Production Conference here will press for maximum mechanisation, consistent with economic security for the mine-workers and maintenance of their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Exports May Exceed 50,000 Tons This Week
Interstate and oversea coal shipments from Newcastle this week are expected to exceed 50,000 tons. Of this amount 34,000 tons had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Says Coal Won't Be Replaced By Atomic Energy
Although atomic energy would be developed fairly rapidly, it was not likely to replace coal, Mr. J. C. Webb, lecturer-in-charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to Editor Mines Pensioners and Taxation
Sir,—Nobody can dispute that a mines pensioner is in a worse position than an old-age or invalid pensioner provided both are married…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A.L.P. Man As New Miners' Official
MELBOURNE.—Mr. Jim Birt. an Australian Labor Party candidate has been elected secretary of the Powlett branch of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Miners' Board Rejects Formula For Abermain Settlement
The Northern Miners' Board of Management today rejected the formula that came from a compulsory conference called on Monday by the Local Industrial Authority (Mr. J. Connell) for a settlement of the demarcation dispute at Abermain No. 1 colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Booth Urges Chair of Mining At University
As one of the first steps to rehabilitate the coal industry he would urge the immediate establishment of a chair of mining at Sydney…
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