Criticism Of Coal Board
SYDNEY: "When the Joint Coal Board gets down to reorganising the industry, it will get…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1948
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See Minister On Mine Pensions
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Miners' leaders will seek an interview to-morrow with the Minister for Mines (Mr. Bladdeley) over the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Cost £70,000 Yearly
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The annual commitment of the Joint Coal Board in New South Wales was £70,000, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →B.H.P. Coal Stocks Suffered Again Today
With coal stocks at the B.H.P. at a low ebb, the position was further aggravated today by the loss of 1600 tons from the Lambton B mine and the Borehole seam of John Darling, both company pits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Stocks Near End Threat To Power, Gas, Railway
The Department of Railways, Newcastle Gas Company and Zara-street power station are desperately short of coal. The railway has only a week's supply on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Censorship To Prevent Riots On Gold Coast "Herald" Service
LONDON, March 10.—Censorship has been enforced on the Gold Coast to prevent incitement to riot, says a "Daily Express" reporter who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Near-Peak Coal Output Needed
Coal production in the North will have to be near peak in the next fortnight to ensure adequate supplies for railway departments in three States, industry, gas and electricity undertakings, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Output Down By Labour Shortage
Because of a shortage of men, Stockrington No. 2 colliery was producing only about 660 tons of coal a day instead of its capacity…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Insects Hold Up Coal Loading In Newcastle
Newcastle coaltrimmers refused to load coal into three ships this week because weevils and other insects wee in the holds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Amenities
The quicker the miners' leaders and the communists realise that the word "amenities" was not coined especially for the mining industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Move To Settle Mine Dispute
After he had adjourned an inquiry into the cause of disputes and stoppages at Stockrington No. 2 colliery yesterday, the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Output Up 12,000 Tons
Coal production on all fields in the State this week exceeded last week's production by 12,000 tons. The loss through stoppages amounted to almost 30,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slender Stocks Of Coal For Easter Period
Coal production on the northern field improved slightly this week, approximately 19,000 tons being lost compared with a loss of 21,000 tons for the previous week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Output Almost 2M. Tons This Year
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Joint Coal Board estimates that coal production on the New South Wales fields this year, including…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vote To End French Mine Strikes
PARIS, March 14. A.A.P.—Union officials representing 18,000 of the 30,000 French miners who are on strike in the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Mines May Resume To-day
Four Northern collieries which were idle on Friday are expected to work to-day. Pelaw Main is expected to resume…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Brief: Gold Coast Arrests
Accra police arrested six members of the United Gold Coast Convention. The Governor (Sir Gerald Creasy) accused them of inciting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Profit From Coal Point Fete
More than £100 was raised on Saturday afternoon at a garden fete conducted by Coal Point Progress Association at "Tree-Tops"—the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss in North Moderate Today
The coal loss was moderate on the northern field today, stoppages being confined to four pits producing about 4000 tons. Abermain No. 2, idle for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nine Mines Idle Today
A wide variety of causes laid nine mines idle in the north today. Coal lost totalled 5500 tons…
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