Lithgow Miners to Stay Out
LITHGOW, Friday.—As their weekly one-day strike had not achieved results, miners of the Steelworks Colliery will remain on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1948
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Gold Coast Crisis Move
LONDON, March 5. A.A.P.—A state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor of the Gold Coast (Sir Gerald Creasy)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Stowage Test Pleases Minister
The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said yesterday he was pleased with the progress of the experiment being conducted at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Most Of Coal Loss In North
Three-quarters of this week's State coal loss of 42,570 tons was caused by strikes on the Northern field. The Northern loss, due mainly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board's £5000 Grant For Library
WOLLONGONG, Friday.—The Joint Coal Board had granted £5000 to assist Greater Wollongong Council provide library…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Reference Board Rejects Press Ban Move
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board (Mr. Gallagher) to-day refused to exclude the Press from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Secretary of Y.W.C.A. To Inspect Mine
The first invitation to new South Maitland Area Secretary of the Y.W.C.A. (Miss E. Brookman) came from a group of Kurri girls…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Garden Fete At Coal Point
A garden fete in the grounds of "Tree Tops," the charming home of Misses Dawkins and Tanner, Coal Point, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Move On Coal Diploma Classes
Establishment of a class at Kurri Kurri for the coalmining diploma course will be urged by Hunter Federal Council of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →B.h.p. Miners Ordered to Resume
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day ordered Burwood miners to resume at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cavity Stops Mine
Whitburn colliery at Greta was idle yesterday due to a huge cavity appearing in the main haulage tunnel. It was discovered when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal
The production of oil from coal is so large an economic project that it must be approached with caution. Advice received by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Section Open After 20 Years
THE Aberdare Central colliery cavil, which will be drawn this week, will include a number of new places in a section which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Committee May Meet This Week
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Advisory Committee, set up recently at a conference presided over by the Minister for Supply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →B.H.P. Coal "Serious" Loss In 3 Pits 75,000 Tons
The coal position at Newcastle Steel Works was serious, the Manager (Mr. K. Butler) said last night. Losses due to industrial troubles at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Coal Output Better
The resumption of five Northern mines yesterday improved the district's coal output by more than 4000 tons, compared with Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Output Is Improved
Northern coal production improved considerably today, the loss of 2700 tons providing a bright contrast with the drop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Board Diverts Coal To B.H.P.
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Joint Coal Board took action to-day to avert any reduction in out-put at the B.H.P. Steel Works at Newcastle because of a coal shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ruhr Coal
The German Coal Board in Essen announced that Ruhr coal production exceeded 300,000 tons daily for the first time since the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rothbury Miners' Merger Move
A special meeting of New South Wales Coal and Shale Employees' Union, which covers mineworkers employed at the Ayrfield collieries,…
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