Coal Tribunal At Newcastle Next Week
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal will meet in Newcastle next Tuesday and Wednesday to hear evidence from coal owners'…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Explosion 1100ft. Down Mine; Two Men Injured
MELBOURNE, Friday.—An explosion at the 1100ft. level in Central Deborah gold mine, Bendigo, early to-day, is believed to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State To Amend Act For Mine Pensioners
A drafted amendment to the State Mineworkers' Pension Act would be submitted to the Federal Government for approval, it was reported to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Power Borers in All N.s.w. Mines by October 31
SYDNEY, Friday.—A general order requiring the introduction of mechanically operated boring machines throughout New South Wales coal mines, by October 31, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attract Miners With Homes
PERTH, Sunday.—At a conference of State Ministers at Canberra on August 12, the Federal Minister for Works and Housing (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Report on A.l.p. Conference
It was delegates who attended the June Conference of the Labour Party conferred at Federation House, Newcastle, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Gallagher to See Coal Boring Plant
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. J. Gallagher) will inspect coal boring machines at Stanford No. 2 colliery to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bargain Horse Won £32,250 Gold Cup
NEW YORK, July 20. A.A.P.—Known as the greatest bargain horse of the track, Stymie, bought for £470 in 1943, won the £33.250…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wonthaggi Miners Stop Work
MELBOURNE, Monday.—At a stopwork meeting to-day, the miners at Wonthaggi decided to stop out until the management of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All Northern Mines Worked
All mines in the Northern district worked yesterday. The only mines in the State not to work were South Bulli (1500 tons), on the South Coast,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Claim For Day-Wage Men
Hearing was continued today in Newcastle by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) of the claim by the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Mines Idle: 2500 Tons Lost
After the day of peak production on the northern coalfields yesterday when all mines worked, four pits and part of another…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Week's Coal Shipments Set At 82,000 Tons
More than 82,000 tons of coal will be shipped from Newcastle to Sydney and interstate ports this week. Average weekly coal cargoes from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Examination Of Coal Mine Managers
Candidates who passed the examination for certificates of competency as coalmine manager and under managers, held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Work At Six Mines; Coal Loss 2000 Tons
Four Northern mines were idle yesterday, and there was only partial production at another. On the South Coast. South Bulli…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Claim Opposed
Evidence opposing the Miners' Federation claim for increased rates for day wage men was given before the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blair Athol Coal Output Up
ROCKHAMPTON, Wednesday.—Within 12 months the coal output from the Blair Athol fields has been increased by 600 per cent. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State's Coal Loss 3650 Tons
The coal production loss in the State yesterday was 3650 tons. Two northern and one southern mines were idle because of industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →27 Killed When Train Hit Mine
NANKING, Thursday.—Twenty-seven passengers were killed and many injured when a train struck a landmine east of Tientsin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Week's Coal Loss Will Be Heavier
Coal production loss due to stoppages on the northern field will be considerably higher this week than last. Five mines were out of…
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