Build 500 New Coal Hoppers
Five hundred 16-ton coal hoppers are being built by A. Goninan and Co. for the Department of Railways…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Help Catherine Hill Bay; Coal Board Moves
The Coal Board told Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night that it was aware of the poor standard of living at Catherine Hill Bay, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Rose From 11/9 to 28/4 Ton
In 1936 the price of coal to the Electric Supply Department was 11/9 a ton, but in 1947 it had increased to 28/4, the Electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Well Behind Coal Target
STATE coal losses of more than 13,000 tons yesterday took the week's drop in output to more than 30,000 tons. At least…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →11 Mines Out: Coal Loss Less
The coal-production loss on the northern field today due to stoppages was substantially less than in the preceding two days. However, seven mines were but of operation. Three of them were open cuts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Output For Miners
NO STRIKES. Miners at Creswell Colliery (Notts, Eng.), who smashed their output target 41 times out of 52 in 1947…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Striking Miners May Be "Dealt With"
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) in Newcastle today threatened action against Stockrington No. 2 miners if they remained on strike despite an agreement for resumption reached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Better Conditions for U.k. Miners
LONDON, Jan. 14. A.A.P.—The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power (Mr. Alfred Robens) forecast a further loss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Committed on Gold Conspiracy Charge
PERTH, Wednesday. — Israel Hertz Kinstler, 43, engineer, in Perth Police Court today, was committed for trial on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trainer Thinks Mine Host Will Win Challenge
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Arthur Croall, trainer of Mine Host, to-day expressed confidence that the horse would win the Challenge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Host Went Well on Heavy Moorefield Track
SYDNEY: Challenge Stakes fancy, Mine Host, did not show a sign of lameness when he galloped five furlongs in 1.8 3/4 on a heavy track at Moorefield today. Because of heavy overnight rain, the course proper was closed at Victoria Park and Rosehill and many horses worked late at Rosebery…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coal Tribunal's Threat To Shut Stockrington Mine
Stockrington No. 2 Colliery may be closed down temporarily if employees do not resume work satisfactorily. This was indicated by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Meet Mr. Chifley on Pensions
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Miners' representatives to-day submitted to Mr. Chifley demands for an increase of 7/6 a week in miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Coal, But Still Big Loss
Coal production figures improved yesterday, but strikes continued at several collieries. Three big collieries in the north will remain idle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Coal Cargo Shipped This Year
The first collier to leave for interstate with coal mined this year was the Trident, which sailed yesterday, after delays caused by rain,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stockrington Stays Out Coal Tribunal To Act
Members of Stockrington No. 2 Miners' Lodge last night rejected by 40 votes to 21 a recommendation from their officers to return to work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Coal Tonnage Lost by Weather and Strikes in Week
This week's coal output loss in N.S.W. totals 50,000 tons from strikes, power failures and wet weather—mostly strikes. The week's coal balance-sheet stands—Weekly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suggest New Mines For Extra Coal
The book, "Coalmining in Australia" should have wide appeal. It reviews every aspect of the coal industry, and is written in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shipments Below Schedule
Coal shipments for Sydney and other States from Newcastle in the first mining week of the year were far below schedule. Heavy losses of production…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Experts to Examine Gold Deposits
SYDNEY, Friday.—Five South African geophysicists, who made a gold discovery in the Orange Free State, will arrive in Sydney from…
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