Acute Coal Position In Victoria
MELBOURNE. — Victoria's need of her brown coal to maintain electricity supplies may become so…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Letters to Editor Mine for Greta
Sir,—Now that the Labour Government has been returned in New South Wales, I hope the Premier (Mr. McGirr) will put into operation…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Frank Young, 21, of Superba Parade, Mosman, was fatally gassed to-night. He was overcome by escaping coal…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. J. D. N. Bowdler has resigned as Manager of the National Shale Oil mine at Glen Davis to accept the position…
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THIS district will applaud the assurance of the Chief Welfare Officer of the Coal Board (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal For Industries Will Depend On F.E.D.F.A. Vote
Vital issues will be affected by the decision which the F.E.D.F.A. members will make at their meeting at Cessnock this afternoon. Coal stocks in the heavy industries have rarely been lower, public utilities have gradually…
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The decision of the Cessnock sub-branch of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association to resume work,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners To Fight Owners' Move
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Federation will challenge "with all the resources at its disposal" an application by the coalowners to the Coal Industry Tribunal for a reduction in tonnage rates paid to miners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shortage Upsets Ship Schedules
The coal shortage has disorganised shipping schedules for Newcastle this week. It was planned to ship 61,000 tons…
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The coal production loss yesterday was 20,000 tons. Most was because of the idleness of 11 mines and three open cuts in the northern district…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Army authorities had been ordered to vacate portion of a large area of timber country near Singleton, so…
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Coal shipments from Newcastle this week will fall below 25,000 tons. If the mines do not work to-morrow the figure will be further reduced…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' (General Secretary (Mr. Grant) will leave Sydney for New Zealand next Monday to attend the N.Z…
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LONDON, May 20. A.A.P.—British miners had produced 4,056,800 tons of coal in the week ended May 17, the second…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Fuel Minister Mr. Shinwell) said yesterday that 4,056,800 tons of coal were produced in the…
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LIHTGOW, Tuesday.—After discussions with the employees this morning, the management of the Vale of…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There was no threat to the living standard of the miners in the coalowners' application for an adjustment of hewing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Supplies At Steel Works Practically Exhausted
COAL RESERVES AT STEEL WORKS are practically exhausted. Photo shows the coal storage bridge at the Broken Hill Proprietary Company's Steel Works at Newcastle today. This space permits the storage of 120,000 tons of coal, about four weeks' supply for the industry when operating normally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Tribunal Granted Mining Craft Unions
CANBERRA: Craft unions in the coalmining industry have been granted the special tribunal they demanded. The duties of the chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board have…
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Sufficient coal was available during the day only to work two of the nine ships in port waiting for coal cargoes. By tonight it is expected that another two ships will be able to commence loading…
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