Three Northern Mines Idle; 2300-Ton Loss
Stoppages at three Northern mines yesterday caused a loss of about 2300 tons of coal. The bulletin issued by the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1947
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Britain May Have to Use Gold
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. A.A.P.—Britain will have no choice but to rely on her own and her Empire's gold resources, and her ability…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Waste, Coal Loss' From Machine Ban For Pillars
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Unnecessary waste and loss of coal had been caused since the State Government prohibited the use of machines on coal pillars,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deputies to Stop 61 Mines To-day Heavy Loss Of Coal; May Extend
Sixty-one mines on the Northern coalfields will be idle to-day because of a protest by deputies and shot-firers from the Newcastle and Maitland field against a decision of the Full bench of the State Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claims Miners Entitled to Annual Holidays
Sir.—"Fair Play" does not think that the miners are entitled to annual holidays. It is strange that at this late date in the 20th century some people…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →3 Compensation Awards; Northern Mines Accidents
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — In the Workers' Compensation Court to-day two former miners were awarded additional compensation for permanent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Need Federal Move For Mines Pensions Increase
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—To obtain increases in miners' pensions, the best thing to do was to bring pressure on the Commonwealth Government, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Casket Of Beaten Gold For Princess
SINGAPORE. Oct. 1.—The Celebration Committee, formed to organise the city's celebrations on Princess Elizabeth's wedding, has recommended a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1d Ton Way Of Getting More Coal
LONDON: Miners at a Nottinghamshire pit have proved that a penny a ton bonus can step up coal production by five and six tons a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →To Discuss Joint Coal Board For Queensland
BRISBANE, Wednesday.— The formation of a joint board to control the coalmining industry in Queensland will be discussed on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Deputies and Shotfirers Today Confirmed Decision to Strike
Deputies and shotfirers on the northern coalfields voted at meetings at Newcastle and Cessnock today for continuance of their strike against the decision of the Full Bench of the State Industrial Commission concerning claims for additional…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hit Coal Reserves
THE deputies and shotfirers' dispute on the Northern Coalfields will negate efforts by coal authorities to build up sufficient stocks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Resources Survey
The Standards Association of New South Wales has issued a supplement to its 1929 power survey report—the Coal Resources of Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop Press Compulsory Coal Talks
SYDNEY: The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Hamilton Knight) today referred the industrial dispute on the northern Coalfields to the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sydney Talks To-day on Coal Strike Deputies Firm; Court Warns On Award
Two meetings will be held in Sydney to-day to try to end the deputies and shotfirers' stoppage, which threw nearly all Northern mines idle yesterday. The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Hamilton Knight)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Told More Coal, Better Conditions
If mineworkers produced enough coal to maintain public services, better conditions must result for them soon, the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) told the Miners' General President (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Miners Will Resume On Monday: Men's Vote
Mines on the northern coalfields will resume operations on Monday. Striking deputies and shotfirers at meetings in Newcastle and Cessnock today voted for a return to work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forests Go Down Into Mines
In a little more than 40 years, colliery owners assisted by miners, have replanted huge forests in the mines of the South Maitland coalfield. The work was not done with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Miners Seek Big Wage Increase
LONDON, Saturday.—The National Executive of the Mineworkers' Union. has decided to approach the Coal Board with proposals for increases…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World's Richest Tin Mine For Sale
MKLBOURNK.—Mount Bischoff in mine, at Waratah, Tasmania—once known as the richest tin mine in the world—is to be…
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