Cessnock Deputation To Coal Board On Aberdare Park
The Joint Coal Board advised Cessnock Municipal Council last night that the council's application for financial aid to develop a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1947
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Coal Won Exceeds Consumption
SYDNEY, Friday—Coal consumption this year had exceeded production by 46,040 tons, the Minister for Supply and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Output Down 6075 Tons
Coal production throughout the State was down 6075 tons yesterday, as a result of the idleness of five mines on the Northern coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sharp Increase In Gold Production
CANBERRA, Friday.—Suggestions to-night were that the Federal Government might lift the gold tax, to promote greater gold production…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Increase Coal Price In Public Interest"
SYDNEY, Friday—A possible increase in the price of coal might be necessary to improve output in the public interest the miners Northern President (Mr. W. Crook) told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Decision Reserved On Miners' Claim For Extra Holiday
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) to-day reserved his decision on an application by the Miners' Federation for the unconditional granting of an extra week holiday at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council. Progress Hall Site for Coal Point
At the monthly meeting of Coal Point Progress Association Committee, it was reported that a block of land in Skye Point road fenced and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Hits British Production "Herald" Service and A.A.P.
LONDON, Sept. 5.—The Minister of Fuel (Mr. Shinwell) is conferring with members of the National Coal Board in any attempt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Dispute Closes 5 Coal Mines
A week-old dispute at Northern Extended Colliery over the allocation of labor led to the stoppage today of the four…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Heating "Upset Greta Seam Theory"
Heating up in No. 1 section of Bellbird colliery had upset a theory held by mining men for a long time, the miners' Northern District Check…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grimethorpe Miners To Stay On Strike
LONDON, September 7. A.A.P. —Miners at Grimethorpe colliery in South Yorkshire to-day decided not to return to work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Idle Mines Resume To-day
Three of five Northern mines idle on Friday are expected to resume to-day. They are Richmond Main, Aberdare and Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →First Coal was Exported in 1799
King Coal has been Newcastle's reigning monarch ever since Lieutenant John Shortland packed the first samples of "black diamonds" into his small whaleboat 150 years ago. Much of the progress and prosperity since then has been due to the rich black seams which abound in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extra Mine Shift Railmen Demand "No Discrimination"
There should be no discrimination in the payment of penalty rates for men who handled coal on back Saturdays, the Chairman (Mr. A. Silkman) told Port Waratah branch of the Australian Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Seek Higher Rate For Contract Work
SYDNEY—A preliminary hearing of claims by the Miners' Federation for Increased rates for contract mineworkers throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British-U.S. Agreement On Ruhr Coal
NEW YORK, September 7. A.A.P.—A co-ordinated programme for Ruhr coal production was reported yesterday by the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' President Off To Perth
SYDNEY, Monday.—The miners' General President (Mr. Williams) will leave Sydney for Perth to-morrow. He will attend a miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Coal Loss 2275 Tons
The coal production loss throughout the State yesterday was 2275 tons. Five small Northern mines and one Southern mine were idle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Miners "Sack" Persistent Absentee Members
LONDON, Tuesday. — Miners at Houghton Colliery (Durham), having sacked four "spivs" for persistent absenteeism and warned 20 others last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parties To Meet On Miners' Claims
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher to-day adjourned the preliminary hearing of an…
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