A.W.U. Says Work At Kemira Miners' Matter
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation was advised by the Executive Council of the Australian Workers' Union to-day that…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Oppose Miners' Leaders
Abermain No. 1 miners' lodge nominated Mr. J. Fraser for President of the Northern District of the Miners' Federation, and Mr…
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Coal production was again high in the North yesterday. Three mines were idle for a loss of 2650 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →5 Huge Cranes For Open-cut Mines
MANILA, Sept. 22. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The steamer Kafiristan to-day loaded five huge cranes bought by the Australian Joint Coal Board…
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SYDNEY: Plans of the Joint Coal Board for the modernisation of N.S.W. mines will entail, it is…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board is to allow colliery owners a special increase of 1/ a ton on all coal produced on…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Federation is opposed to private employers opening up any new mines on the New South Wales…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) will not be opposed in the ballot to elect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Talks On Miners' Compensation
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) will confer with miners' officials only Tuesday on amendments to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week's Big Coal Output
State coal output this week should be over 250,000 tons, as strike losses for the week have dropped sharply to…
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The coal loss in the State yesterday was 4500 tons. The generally high Production this week and output from this year's…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—A world pneumonoconiosis conference, dealing mainly with methods to combat silicosis, would be held in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Production Down 25,200 Tons
To Aug. 14 coal production in N.S.W. was down 25,200 tons compared with last year's figures…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Chiffley will consider claims by the Miners' Federation for long-service leave. The General President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining College "Cost £100,000"
The Chairman of Cessnock Technical College Committee (Mr. R. E. Smith) said last night that, although he had not been informed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Trains Collide
Coal traffic was disorganised for six hours when two coat trains travelling to Port Waratah collided between Hexham…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Due to fewer stoppages on the Northern field, the State coal output this week was much higher than that for several…
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A post-mortem examination of the body of Nicholas Rodionolf today disclosed that death was due to natural causes…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Stanley Bruce McKensey has been elected a member of the South Maitland Mines Rescue Station Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ambulance Seeks Coal Board Assistance
Cessnock Ambulance committee has asked the Joint Coal Board for financial assistance towards the cost of buildinp a…
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