Plans Desert Gold-Mine Town
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— A new mining town in the desert, 370 miles from Alice Springs, is being planned by a 70-year-olf prospector. Mr. H…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Mine Dust Conference
SYDNEY.—A conference of officials and delegates from south N.S.W. mining lodges at Wollongong tomorrow will review the outcome to talks…
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With five northern mines idle, coal production loss as a result of stoppages on the northern field today was about 4500 tons…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The only definite contestants to date in the ballot for the general presidency of the Miners' Federation are Messrs. I…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday—Miners' officials will confer to-morrow with the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Hamilton Knight) on proposed…
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With two big collieries Idle and another stopped at 1 p.m., the coal production loss in the Northern district yesterday was 3450 tons. Losses…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation would use its discretion in accepting the recommendations of the Joint Coal Board, the General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nominations For Miners' President Close On
SYDNEY: Nominations for the position of general president of the Miners' Federation will close on Friday. Indications today are that there will not be a big field, but this is…
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HONGKONG, Wednesday: Searchers have found all two million dollars in cold bars and coins which were scattered over a wide area when…
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SYDNEY.—The Miners' official organ, "Common Cause," today says that the personnel of the Joint Coal Board will inspire…
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Sir.—I wish to enter my personal protest against a decision of the Board of Management on the position of Mr. Comerford, who has…
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SYDNEY: The Coal Commissioner (Mr. H. L. Williams) said today that coal trimmers' refusal to work after 4 p.m., working only one shift daily, would have a disastrous effect on movement of coal to other States. He said much difficulty was being…
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Coal production loss as a result of stoppages on the Northern Coalfields today was nearly 7000 tons…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The cost of paying full compensation to all "dusted" miners is to be examined by officers of the Department of…
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ALTHOUGH no official announcement has been made, it is understood that lodges rejected the Northern Miners'…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When the Customs inspection of the steamer Hwa Lien was resumed to-day officers found bars of gold in the bags of…
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Northern miners' lodge have rejected the Board of Management decision, adoption of which would have made a number of…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday—The Central Coal Industrial Authority (Mr. Willis) to-day granted an application by the Miners' Federation for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →4 Mines, Abattori Idle: Protest On Meat Prices
Newcastle's meat troubles are not over. Four northern mines are on strike today in protest against the new increased meat prices, and there are moves to bring about a general…
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CAPE TOWN, Jan. 29. A.A.P.—The South African Government will present diamonds cut as brilliants and a gold…
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