One-Fifth "Stone, Metal" In Coal
ARMIDALE, Wednesday.—According to Armidale Council's gas department Manager, the council has been paying for 10 to 20 per…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Urges Extracting Machines For Coal Pillars
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Government's veto on the use of mechanical units on coal pillars was causing an enormous and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Borehole Day-Wage Men "Ahead Of Miners"
STOCKRON Borehole colliery was idle because the increase of 3/ a day given to day-wage men by the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →British Miners Have Not Kept Bargain: Morrison
LONDON, Thursday: In many British pits' miners had not fulfilled their promise to cut more coal each day in return for a five-day week, declared the Lord President of the Council (Mr. Morrison) last night. "Absenteeism has been reduced, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plan Stoppage Of Queensland Mines For Day
SYDNEY, Wednesday — Queensland miners would proceed with for a one-day stoppage on September 3 because the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Says Britain's Coal Production Target Too Low
LONDON, August 20. A.A.P.—The report of the General Council of the Trades Unions Congress, which will be presented at the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Craft Unions Get Wage Increases
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—More than 2000 members of three mining craft unions in New South Wales were to-day granted wage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Waterfront Idle After 5Pm Today: Coal-loading Is Only Exception
After 5 o'clock this afternoon work on the Newcastle waterfront will be at a standstill, with the exception of coal, loading operations on a few colliers and vessels taking bunkers. Wharf laborers have refused charter for the five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Banks Up at Basin
Top: Held up by the tally clerk's dispute, the French ship, Capitaine Illaiquer, waits by a line-up of idle cranes in the Basin yesterday. The Capitaine Illiaquer is in port to load 2600 tons of coal for Noumea, Bottom: Congestion on the coal lines—tightly-packed and fully loaded, these coal trucks at the Basin are immobilised by the dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Loss Was 6710 Tons
The coal production loss throughout the State yesterday was 6710 tons. Northern mines idle were—Stockton Borehole: Continuation of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Lodges To Recommend Back Saturdays
A conference of Northern District miners lodges decided by 53 votes to three yesterday to recommend to members that they adopt the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week's Coal Loss Was 15,050 Tons
This week's coal loss as a result of stoppages at N.S.W. mines was 15,050 tons. Two mines and part of another…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Miners Agree To Get More Coal
LONDON. Aug. 22. A.A.P.—The miners have agreed upon getting more coal, and upon further efforts to cut down absenteeism…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Engineer Farewelled
Staff and surfacemen of Stockrington No. 2 colliery entertained Mr. W. Craze, who is to take up a staff position as engineer at Stockrington…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appointed Miners' Health Officer
SYDNEY, Friday.—Dr. W. E. George, of Broken Hill, had been appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Joint Coal Board's medical bureaus for mineworkers, which would be set up at Newcastle, Cessnock,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Northern Mines Idle
Yesterday was a good coal producing day in New South Wales. Only two mines and a section of another mine were idle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hope To Meet Coal Board On Claims
SYDNEY, Friday.—Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association officials hope to confer with the Joint Coal Board early next week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owners Say Rail Freights Danger To Coal Industry
SYDNEY, Friday.—Representatives of coalowners had warned the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Mine Idle in North
All mines in the North except Burwood, where there is a strike in the Borehole seam section, are expected to work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Unions Continue Merger Talks
Representatives of the Miners' Federation, Federated Mining Mechanics' Association and the Amalgamated Engineering Union continued discussions…
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