Coal For Federal Members
SYDNEY.—Federal Members of Parliament and bank officers appear to be assured of their hot water service at the head…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1948
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Letter Box Coal Sent Away
There has been much talk of a coal shortage, which resulted in rationing of power and gas. On May 23 the tug St. Giles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Board's £100 To Eisteddfod Body
The Joint Coal Board had donated £100 to Abermain Eisteddfod Committee, the Secretary (Mr. C. A. James) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Board, Miners Discuss Annual Leave To-day
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miners' leaders will confer with members of the Joint Coal Board in Sydney to-morrow on miners' annual…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Protest From Victoria On Coal Board Order
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The State Government will protest to the Federal Government against the Joint Coal Board's order that any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →7000-Ton Coal Pile Planned In Queensland
BRISBANE, Thursday.— Seven thousand tons of coal will be hauled 70 miles by road from Callide field to Gladstone and stockpiled for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Valley Mining Leases Will Not Be Extended
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The rights of mining companies holding leases in the Burragorang Valley would not be interfered with, although the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Leaders Will Discuss Coal Plan
SYDNEY.—The Joint Coal Board proposals to increase N.S.W. coal production in the rest of the year will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pit-Top Boys Retaliate Against Miners
Pit-top boys at Belmont North and Belmont No. 3 collieries, idle on Thursday when miners took the day off as a protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Nationalise Coal" Demand By Trades Hall
Newcastle Trades Hall Council Executive yesterday decided to ask the Federal Government to nationalise the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Back Saturday Shift— Miners' Leaders To Confer
SYDNEY, Friday.— Miners' leaders at a special meeting in Sydney on Monday will decide whether a proposal for back Saturday work in New South Wales coal mines will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Will Be Helped To Get Queensland Coal
BRISBANE, Friday.— The State Government will give all help to get coal by road from Callide coalfield to Gladstone for export to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Absenteeism Survey Miners, Single Women Worst Offenders
SYDNEY: Coal miners and young unmarried women are industry's worst offenders in absenteeism, according to a survey conducted by Sydney employers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lake Work For Coal Board Held Up
THE main difficulty in completing work authorised by the Joint Coal Board was lack of earth-moving equipment, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Losses Were Low Today in North
The northern coalfields began the week with a comparatively light loss of coal production due to stoppages today. Three mines were out of operation for an output drop of 2300 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Let Miners Be Fair And No One Will Be Cold
The miners' organisation has its responsibilities. Some of these it has not faced squarely. The heavy coal loss during the first six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners To Give Coal Case
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Federation will hold a public meeting in Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday night, to present the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bandits Wreck Malay Mine
SINGAPORE, July 12. A.A.P.-Reuter.— Communist terrorists to-day seized the colliery township of Batu Arang, 26 miles north-west of Kuala Lumpur, while skilled saboteurs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria Defies Coal Board
MELBOURNE: Without waiting for a reply from the Joint Coal Board, State Cabinet has decided to lift all restrictions on the use of electricity for cooking. On Friday, the Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Official Opening Of Awaba Mine
Awaba State coalmine, where work was begun in 1947 and which now produces 100 tons of coal a day, will be officially…
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